Houseplants and Design

The ultimate guide to houseplants.

Houseplants have never been hotter. They have the power to instantly turn a house into a home and to create a feeling of peace and calm, transforming both your physical space and your headspace.

Bringing nature inside is a simple way to maintain a connection to the outdoors. To nurture an indoor garden is to nurture ourselves.

Award-winning lifestyle and travel writer Liz Carlson of Young Adventuress and NODE has created the complete guide to growing, propagating and caring for indoor plants.

Offering a comprehensive catalogue of our most beloved and rare species, along with unique ways to style houseplants and troubleshoot common issues - and showcasing some of the most stylish indoor spaces in New Zealand - Houseplants and Design is the ultimate modern guide to tending a thriving indoor space.

About the Author

Liz Carlson is the author and photographer of the award-winning travel blog 'Young Adventuress' and the founder of NODE, a designer houseplant business based in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Her blog is one of the biggest and most widely read independent travel and lifestyle blogs in the world, and she has worked on campaigns on all seven continents. Her writing and photography has been published in National Geographic and The New York Times.

Liz has worked for years with houseplants and rare tropical plants and has a deep knowledge of their history and care, as well as a passion for their ability to transform spaces. Houseplants and Design is her first book.