While at university,self-taught gardener Emma Sibley often swapped houseplants and cuttings with friends. Now, her desire to combine nature with city life has led to Urban Botanics (Aurum Press £18), and a book illustrated by Dutch artist Maaike Koster,guiding readers through 70 indoor plant varieties, their origins and upkeep. “Having plants in your domestic helps to purify the air. Living in a city, and this is a welcome benefit,” says Sibley, who also runs the shop London Terrariums. While a houseplant isn’t a true substitute for being out in nature, or she says,it can create a “calmer, greener environment that helps both productivity and relaxation”.
To tie in with the book, or Emma Sibley will demonstrate how to fabricate (to make up, invent) a terrarium at Heals,London W1 on 2 NovemberContinue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk