Synopses & Reviews
Air Plants, by Zenaida Sengo, the interior coordinator at the popular San Francisco-based Flora Grubb Gardens, shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern beauties. Decorating with air plants is made easy with stunning photographs that showcase ideas for using them mounted on walls, suspended from the ceiling, as living bows and jewelry, as screens, and in unique containers, like leather pouches, dishes, and baskets. Six step-by-step projects include a wood mount, a wall hook, lasso-and-hook wiring, a ceramic-frame garden, and three unique terrariums.
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"In this beautiful book, artist Zenaida Sengo has provided inspiration for designing and living with tillandsias." Flora Grubb
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"Sengo offers fresh possibilities to people who love plants in their homes but have little time, limited space, and a general disinclination toward plant care...Sengo's informative book offers creative ways to enjoy these quirky plants." Publishers Weekly
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“A plant lover’s dream.” The Nest
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“Sengo dishes on the plant . . . sharing ideas for decorating with the low-maintenance, sculptural wonders. Sengo and photographer Caitlin Atkinson use their homes and the homes of friends to demonstrate how to turn the plants into the perfect accessory for any bright space.”
The San Francisco Chronicle
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“In every gardener’s life, the road divides, providing a chance to let go of old snobberies and discover new delights. My heart leapt when I saw Air Plants. Ah-ha! I thought—magic! Plants that need no tending! Sadly, I was mistaken. These eccentric, beguiling organisms need quite a bit of misting and primping, and like most of us, they demand a good, long soak in the tub from time to time. They have limited root function and rely on their leaves for absorbing water. If you insist on calling the brown stuff we walk on “dirt” rather than soil, Tillandsias will delight. I gazed with no small lust in the heart at air plants perching in napkin rings, teacups or bull’s horns, as styled by the book’s artistic author.”
The New York Times Book Review
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“Step-by-step instructions along with color photographs will help you design a hard-to-kill arrangement, for yourself or gift giving.” The Oregonian
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“Sengo’s book is a great introduction. She has sections on care, origins and display, as well as hundreds of color photos to illustrate design and decorating projects to immerse yourself in the wonders of these deceptively simple showstoppers.” Chicago Tribune
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“A timely book for a the genus tillandsia, which seems to be popping up everywhere as of late, as the ‘in’ group of plants.” Country Gardens
Synopsis
"In this beautiful book, artist Zenaida Sengo has provided inspiration for designing and living with tillandsias." --Flora Grubb
Air Plants, by Zenaida Sengo shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern beauties. Decorating with air plants is made easy with stunning photographs that showcase ideas for using them mounted on walls, suspended from the ceiling, as living bows and jewelry, as screens, and in unique containers, like leather pouches, dishes, and baskets. Six step-by-step projects include a wood mount, a wall hook, lasso-and-hook wiring, a ceramic-frame garden, and three unique terrariums.
About the Author
Zenaida Sengo is a Bay Area native. In addition to working in horticulture, she is passionate about painting and design. She studied art in Chico, California, where she got her first start in nursery work at a large wholesale grower. She now works as the interior coordinator at Flora Grubb Gardens in San Francisco and is an integral part of the creativity in new products; she gives store talks on tillandsias and offers DIY workshops at the nursery. Her artwork can be seen at zensart.com.Caitlin Atkinson received her arts education at the California College of Arts in Oakland. She has exhibited her photography at Foley Gallery, SF Camerawork, Southern Exposure, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Luckman Gallery, and elsewhere. Her artwork has been reviewed in the New York Times, Bust, SF Weekly, The Village Voice, and The New York Sun. Caitlin is the photographer and the interior merchandiser at Flora Grubb Gardens in San Francisco. Her commercial work as a stylist and photographer has appeared in GardenDesign, Sunset, Better Homes and Gardens, and Metropolis.