Inspired Houseplant Transform Your Home with Indoor Plants from Kokedama to Terrariums & Water Gardens to Edibles

The ultimate go-to guide for aspiring indoor gardeners, this book offers inspiration and instruction to envision and create your own gorgeous in-home garden spaces.

With plentiful images and a distinctly modern and sophisticated feel, this book imparts both easy-to-follow advice and creative garden-design inspiration. Whether you are looking to pick a statement plant for your living room, create a terrarium centerpiece, or arrange an artful display of air plants, this book will provide the tools you need. And like the garden spaces it will inspire, the book will be a piece of art to display. You'll be tempted to thumb through it again and again — for both resource and relaxation.

Includes:
-Plant Basics: beginner-friendly plant care info
-Plant Guide: profiles of popular indoor plants
-Plant Projects: fun, easy projects with major wow factor (including trending designs like terrariums, air plants, marimo and other underwater gardens, kokedama, mounted staghorn ferns, and edible herbs)
-Plant Style: ways to use plants in interior design for every style from Desert Boho to Midcentury Modern

"'Black thumb,' you say? That’s not a problem with The Inspired Houseplant, Seattle native Jen Stearns's gorgeous and helpful new book. Part advice manual, part plant guide, part DIY project tutorial, it’s sure to provide inspiration and instruction no matter your gardening level." Seattle Times

"The Inspired Houseplant will point you toward your perfect greenery." Real Simple

The ultimate indoor gardening book, this guide offers inspiration and instruction for creating vibrant in-home gardens and caring for your houseplants

With plentiful images and a distinctly modern and sophisticated feel, this book imparts both easy-to-follow advice and creative garden-design inspiration. Whether you are looking to pick a statement plant for your living room, create a terrarium centerpiece, or arrange an artful display of air plants, this book will provide the tools you need. You'll be tempted to thumb through it again and again--for both resource and relaxation. The Inspired Houseplant includes:

- Plant Basics: beginner-friendly plant care info
- Plant Guide: profiles of popular indoor plants
- Plant Projects: fun, easy projects with major wow factor (including trending designs like terrariums, air plants, marimo and other underwater gardens, kokedama, mounted staghorn ferns, and edible herbs)
- Plant Style: ways to use plants in interior design for every style from Desert Boho to Midcentury Modern

Jen Stearns was born and raised in the historic Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, where she spent time in her mother's vegetable garden as a child. A lifelong plant lover, she has a BS in environmental science from the University of Washington and has found her calling empowering beginning gardeners to create spaces brimming with personality and life. She is the owner of Urban Sprouts, a plant storefront, online store, and mobile unit that offers hands-on classes, private events, and subscription services to make plant care simple and enjoyable. She lives with her husband in Renton, WA.

So, you’ve decided to bring greenery into your home and take the leap into plant parenthood! Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds. The key to entering the indoor houseplant world is getting the right plant for you and your space. Think of adding a new plant to your space like a mash-up between home improvement and bringing home a new pet...

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