House Plants for Every Space: A Concise Guide to Selecting, Designing and Maintaining Plants in Any Indoor Space

Etsuhiro and Momoko, nursery owners collectively known as Green Interior, debut with a helpful manual on how to integrate plants into one’s home. Offering tips on finding the right flora for one’s lifestyle, the authors suggest that hydroponic plants make it easy for novices to tell when they need watering and that the high shade tolerance of monstera plants make them ideal “for people who often sleep with the curtains closed in the morning.” Etsuhiro and Momoko provide a comprehensive overview of how to administer basic care, recommending that readers avoid unnecessary replanting and place plants in locations with lots of light and humidity. An extensive “house plant catalog” profiles a variety of popular plants; for instance, leafy Aceraceae plants have been shown to “remove indoor toxins,” Myrtaceae trees require frequent misting, and some Lamiaceae shrubs “release a fresh fragrance” from their leaves. The guidance on caring for plants will be a boon to first-time plant owners and stylish photos of houses decorated with greenery spark the imagination (one residence uses hanging plants in place of curtains). Even readers without a green thumb will feel inspired to add some plants to their living space. (June)