Author(s): Liz Carlson

Gardening General

Houseplants have never been hotter. They have the power to instantly turn a house into a home and to create a feeling of peace and calm, transforming both your physical space and your headspace.

Bringing nature inside is a simple way to maintain a connection to the outdoors. To nurture an indoor garden is to nurture ourselves.

Award-winning lifestyle and travel writer Liz Carlson of Young Adventuress and NODE has created the complete guide to growing, propagating and caring for indoor plants.

Offering a comprehensive catalogue of our most beloved and rare species, along with unique ways to style houseplants and troubleshoot common issues - and showcasing some of the most stylish indoor spaces in New Zealand - Houseplants and Design is the ultimate modern guide to tending a thriving indoor space.

Contents: Chapter 1 How houseplants saved me
Chapter 2 Seeking inspiration in nature
Chapter 3 Tropical houseplants, cacti and succulents
Chapter 4 Sourcing and caring for plants
Chapter 5 The art of the plant shelf: plant styling ideas
Chapter 6 Living with houseplants
Chapter 7 The life-changing power of plants

How to speak plant: key botanical vocabulary
Aroha and all the thanks
Plant index