Air Plants: The Curious World of Tillandsias
“In this beautiful book, artist Zenaida Sengo has provided inspiration for designing and living with tillandsias.” —Flora Grubb
Air Plants shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern, easy-to grow houseplants. Stunning photographs showcase creative ideas for using tillandsias mounted on walls and suspended from the ceiling. You’ll learn how to use the plants in living hair accessories and jewelry and in unique containers, like dishware, leather bowls, 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.
Reviews (213)
Should be called “Decorating With Air Plants”
This book does contain a whole slew of very nice pictures. Unfortunately it is very lite on information about the care and propagation of air plants. The main focus of this book is displaying and decorating with air plants. The author is obviously very artistic and does show you some very pretty examples of her decorating style. But i don’t care in the least about how air plants look next to her favorite mineral samples.!? 2/3 of book is nothing but decorating ideas and the other 1/3 is mostly photos of airplants, though they are very nice photos. VERY LITTLE actual information about raising air plants.
Beautiful images, minimal information
After doing as much research as possible on the web (very little available by the way) I decided to order this book to get some more meaningful information. Unfortunately, the book offers the exact same information I was finding on the tillandsia websites, which just wasn't enough. I will have to learn through trial and error I suppose. I gave it three stars because it is full of beautiful pictures that grabbed by attention for a couple of hours.
An Inspiring Air Plant Guide!
I've grown air plants for years with differing results (some thrive, some die). Growing information for tillandsias has been difficult to find and is often overly vague and broad. This book provides great information on the different types of air plants and super useful guidelines for watering and fertilizing. On top of all that, the photos throughout the book are beautiful! This book gave me all sorts of new ideas for displaying my tillandsias.
A Great Introductory Guide To The World Of Tillandsias
I wanted to learn more about Tillandsias. This book provides a general guide to the growing and caring of these exotic plants. It addition, information regarding the prevention and treatment of diseases and pest most problematic to Tillandsias is provided. The book is full of pictures. Instructions and guides are accompanied by pictures exhibiting the information ensuring the information provided is clearly understood. It provides a brief guide to some of the many different varieties that exist. The ladder half of the book is filled with even more pictures, numerous ideas, designs and instructions on the many, many ways of mounting and displaying these beautiful, exotic treasures.
A great book!
This is a great book! I'm a beginner but it certainly answered all my questions. Yes, there were a lot of decorating ideas but it also answered all my questions about care and identified all the ones I've ever seen. Pictures are great and there are lots of details about watering, light, growth, fertilization etc. Maybe an expert would need more information but it certainly is a great book for beginners like me.
Best Book on Tillandsias
Very informative book, the best I've seen dealing with tillandsias. Aside from the clear and thorough cultivation information, the author provides an abundance of high-quality photos and suggestions of how to display these plants with no roots and pots. Clearly, the author has fun displaying her collection creatively, and changing the displays on a whim (which means she gets to play with and really enjoy her plants - the ultimate in plantsmanship!) - and she shares a bookful of uncomplicated, reproducible ideas with the reader. No matter where you fall on the plant-owning spectrum, you'll probably find something to enjoy in this book. If you don't own tillandsias when you open the book, you'll be eager to acquire some by the time you close it!
Very satisfied with this book!!
I’m ready to explore some more! Book is in three parts. 1. The overview and care. 2. A look at common and easy to find tillandsias. 3. And a third section on crafty ideas. I think the ideas on how to display tillandsias was unexpected (to me) in their “craftiness.” But after the overview and a taste of what’s out there... the chase is on! I’ve started to look for a specific variety and have found this could be a pleasant little “hobby.”
Learned a lot
I am new to the world of tillandsias and personally enjoyed the book. I am not one who like to read and I get bored really easy. This book has wonderful pictures throughout and informative. I now know what a tilli looks like, from the picture, when it's dry and needs water. I knew the leaves would curl but some just have a curl to them. Also knowing which environments the species originate from is helpful with watering. I thought they all liked a good soaking at least one a week but apparently not. I've learned a few important things from this book and recommend it.
Useful reference
I found this to be quite informative when I decided to try my hand at keeping plants alive again. I do not at all have a green thumb so I wanted to try air plants which require very little fuss to maintain. I often do pick this up as reference whenever I'm not sure about my plants. Using this as a guide, I've kept my plants alive for 3 months so far.
Great for a beginner
Beautifully photographed. Clear and thorough instructions on how to care for air plants. I'm new to this fad but have to admit I'm enjoying caring for these little things. I have the opposite of a green thumb so the fact that I've been able to keep them alive for over a month is a good sign. I've gotten several ideas from this book, and learned that I can use pretty much anything to display them. I always thought I need to buy a terrarium bowl but that's not the case. It's inspired me to use small Japanese bowls I like to collect, as well as jam jars that I used to throw away. Lots of helpful tips in this book.
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