Plantopia: Cultivate / Create / Soothe / Nourish (Langue anglaise)

Product Description Taking the houseplant trend to the next level, this book offers―in addition to growing tips for over twenty varietals― rich inspiration for home decoration, crafting, and DIY natural health and beauty projects using nature. Leafy green houseplants, hardy succulents and cacti, and flowering perennials add as much to your daily sense of well- being as to the beauty of your home once you convert it into a plant paradise. Opening her book with all the essentials you need to cultivate twenty home varietals―from calathea to monstera to pilea peperomioides ―with practical tips for repotting, watering, and sunlight recommendations, Elle D�cor Id�e co-editor Camille Soulayrol takes the houseplant trend to the next level by offering a broad program of gorgeous DIY projects. She shares step-by-step inspiration for creating terrariums and aquatic plant habitats, decorative tips for showcasing plants at home with wreathes or geometric frames that allow vines to thrive, and nature-inspired table setting ideas incorporating leaves and dried herbs. Tips on how to frame blossoms and leaves and how to create herbal dyes for textiles round out a rich palette of home decorating projects. Learn to leverage the benefits of specific plants through recipes for natural cosmetics, essential oils, and herbal infusions sourced from your houseplant haven. Urban dwellers have finally caught on to the beauty, joy, and mindful benefits of bringing nature into the home, and this innovative book is essential reading to succeed in reinvigorating your interior using the diverse bounties of nature. Never has the art of creating an idyllic interior garden been covered in such a broad, accessible, and eye-catching volume, with its pastel color palette, innovative tutorials, and exquisite photography and illustrations. From the Back Cover Join the green revolution ! Bring plants into the home to reconnect with nature―it's the perfect antidote to life's frenetic pace. With stepby-step tips, you'll learn how to choose and care for stylish, low-maintenance houseplants, including ferns, air plants, cacti, and succulents. Then create your own garden of paradise with more than seventy fun and rewarding ideas for nesting at home with greenery. From decorative DIY crafts to natural, homemade cosmetics, and from infusions to essential oils, these simple-to-follow projects will foster a sense of well-being and turn your home into a leafy, relaxing retreat. • Foolproof growing tips • Terrariums and aquatic plants • Himmeli and macram� planters • Pressed leaves and flowers • Wreathes and decorative touches • Natural, homemade dyes • Embroidery samplers • Essential oils and beauty DIY • Infusions and green recipes About the Author Camille Soulayrol, co-editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Id�es, is an author, stylist, and visual designer.