Wild at home : how to style and care for beautiful plants / Hilton Carter.
By: Carter, Hilton [author.]
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TextPublisher: London : CICO Books, an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 141 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781782497134; 1782497137.Subject(s): House plants | House plants| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Hilton Carter's love for plants is infectious... His lush and exuberant displays are inspiring reminders that plants can be so much more than neat little containers on a window sill." Grace Bonney, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Design*Sponge
Take a tour through Hilton's own apartment and other lush spaces, filled with a huge array of thriving plants, and learn all you need to know to create your own urban jungle. As the owner of over 200 plants, Hilton feels strongly about the role of plants in one's home--not just for the beauty they add, but for health benefits as well: 'having plants in your home not only adds life, but changes the airflow throughout. It's also a key design element when styling your place. For me, it wasn't about just having greenery, but having the right variety of greenery. I like to see the different textures of foliage all grouped together. You take a fiddle leaf fig and sandwich it between a birds of paradise and a monstera and.... yes!' You will be armed with the know-how you need to care for your plants, where to place them, how to propagate, how to find the right pot, and much more, and most importantly, how to arrange them so that they look their best. Combine sizes and leaf shapes to stunning effect, grow your own succulents from leaf cuttings, create your own air plant display, and more.
Includes index.
Introduction : into the wild -- How I got started : Frank, my fiddle-leaf fig -- Green in the home -- Styling with plants -- Living with plants -- Plant-care essentials.
Make your home a healthier and more beautiful place to be with Hilton Carter's inspirational ideas. Take a tour through Hilton's own apartment and other lush spaces, filled with a huge array of thriving plants, and learn all you need to know to create your own urban jungle. As the owner of over 200 plants, Hilton feels strongly about the role of plants in one's home - not just for the beauty they add, but for health benefits as well: 'having plants in your home not only adds life, but changes the airflow throughout. It's also a key design element when styling your place. For me, it wasn't about just having greenery, but having the right variety of greenery. I like to see the different textures of foliage all grouped together. You take a fiddle leaf fig and sandwich it between a birds of paradise and a monstera and. yes!' You will be armed with the know-how you need to care for your plants, where to place them, how to propagate, how to find the right pot, and much more, and most importantly, how to arrange them so that they look their best. Combine sizes and leaf shapes to stunning effect, grow your own succulents from leaf cuttings, create your own air plant display, and more.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction-into the wild (p. 7)
- How I got started: Frank, my fiddle-leaf fig (p. 8)
- Chapter 1 Green in the Home
- A love letter to greenery (p. 14)
- Friends with benefits (p. 16)
- Shopping for plants (p. 19)
- Tools of the trade (p. 24)
- Chapter 2 Styling with Plants (p. 28)
- Planting by design (p. 30)
- Pots and base trays (p. 34)
- Plant accordingly (p. 36)
- Home grown (p. 41)
- Making a plant hammock (p. 46)
- Making a plant throne (p. 52)
- Jungle by the Falls (p. 56)
- Making a lamp terrarium (p. 62)
- Chapter 3 Living with Plants (p. 66)
- Plants in the home (p. 68)
- Home tour: Jamie Campbell and Dairy Bynum (p. 70)
- Home tour: Brenna Mathers and Elan Kotz (p. 76)
- Home tour: Jessica and Michael Kremen (p. 83)
- Home tour: Michelle Geczy (p. 88)
- Chapter 4 Plant-Care Essentials (p. 94)
- Potting your plant (p. 97)
- Let the light in (p. 106)
- Watering (p. 110)
- Feeding (p. 116)
- Sic transit Gloria (p. 117)
- Propagation (p. 118)
- Troubleshooting (p. 130)
- Pest control (p. 132)
- Hilton's recommended plants (p. 134)
- Index (p. 142)
- Love and thanks (p. 144)
