Author: Chapman, Baylor

Brand: Artisan

Edition: Illustrated

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Binding: Hardcover

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 272

Release Date: 08-04-2014

Details: Product Description A follow-up to the widely popular Flower Recipe Book, The Plant Recipe Book is the next great thing in interior plant design, providing simple steps showing anyone how to create stunning living plant decor. Each one of the 100 “recipes” specifies the type and quantity of plants needed; clearly numbered instructions detail each step; and 400 photographs show how to place every stem. Traditional pots and plant containers are used, but so are less conventional vehicles and methods, like shutters and planting under glass. A basic how-to chapter provides planting techniques, a tools and materials list, sourcing and plant care information, and expert advice. From Booklist Chapman provides a step-by-step guide to creating living plant combinations or centerpieces. First she discusses indoor gardening tools, containers, techniques, and maintenance, and then offers recipes that specify the ingredients needed by listing the type and quantity of plants. Chapman provides numbered instructions for arranging the plants, while 400 full-color photographs spark enthusiasm and provide guidance for the finished piece. The arrangement recipes are organized alphabetically by plant and use such mainstream favorites as violets and begonias. Each plant appears in multiple recipes, enabling indoor gardeners to creatively display a single variety of plant in diverse and exciting plantings. A single lily takes center stage in a fancy fruit bowl, for example, and can be mixed with rubber plants and star-of-Bethlehem. Chapman offers more complex arrangements, involving, in one recipe, primroses sharing space in a vintage metal toolbox with a potato vine and five other plants. Many plant lovers will enjoy these creative, skill-building, and pleasing recipes. --Whitney Scott Review "We felt confident we could whip up "mammillaria on its own," ...Seeing the spare, elegant results, it nearly made our mouth water" - New York Times "The Plant Recipe Book reads, above all, like a love letter to greenery," - Food 52 'Required Reading" - Dwell Magazine "Fab floral arrangements you can actually make" - Lonny Magazine "there are hardcover, lusciously photographed books that make us want to kick over the coffee table and make something... The Plant Recipe Book is the latter kind of book.' The Horticult About the Author Baylor Chapman is the author of Decorating with Plants and The Plant Recipe Book and founder of Lila B. Design, a San Francisco–based plant design studio. She has been a guest on PBS’s Growing a Greener World, and her work has appeared in Good Housekeeping and Better Homes & Gardens. When not in her studio, she’s scouring plant nurseries and leading workshops to help plant lovers of all skill levels feel confident that they can make their spaces feel like home with just a little bit of green. Check out her tutorials on Sunset.com and Houzz.com, and follow her on Instagram at @lilabdesign.    

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English