Living with Plants - Hardcover

This beautifully illustrated book takes a highly innovative look at choosing and displaying plants within the home. Imaginative ways of living with plants are considered room by room - from kitchens and bathrooms to sittingrooms and hallways. Decorating styles such as rural simplicity and modern contemporary are looked at in turn, featuring plants from ferns, grasses and herbs to cacti and bulbs. An easy-to-use plant directory of all the plants that are featured in the book, plus more, gives no-nonsense advice on care for each plant. Symbols are used to show suitable conditions, including low light spots, draughty corners and warm humid areas, for each plant. - A totally fresh approach to using plants within the home, giving a wealth of creative and inspirational ideas for displaying plants to complement the style of the interiors - Includes specially commissioned stunning full-colour photographs - Written by a leading garden designer and highly acclaimed author

George Carter is one of Britain's most exciting garden designers and his work can be seen throughout Europe and the United States. George now combines garden and exhibition design projects, and his 1999 garden for Christie's at the Chelsea Flower Show Sculpture in the Garden won an RHS gold medal. He is a frequent contributor to many magazines, including House and Garden, The World of Interiors and Gardens Illustrated, and is author of The Garden as Theatre, Formal Gardens and, most recently, Gardening with Herbs and Gardening with Containers. Marianne Majerus is a leading gardening and interiors photographer with a passion for plants. Her work is featured in numerous publications including Gardens Illustrated, Ideal Home, The English Garden, House and Garden and The Times Magazine. She worked with George Carter on Gardening with Herbs and Gardening with Containers.