How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart
Everyone deserves to feel the inner peace that comes from taking care of greenery. Beyond the obvious benefits--beauty and cleaner air--there's a strong psychological benefit to nurturing plants as a path to mindfulness. They can reduce our stress level, lower our blood pressure, and improve our overall outlook. And they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being.
When Summer Rayne Oakes moved to Brooklyn from the Pennsylvania countryside, she knew that bringing nature indoors was her only chance to stay sane. She found them by the side of the road, in long-forgotten window boxes, at farmers' markets, and in local garden shops. She found ways to shelve, hang, tuck, anchor, secure, and suspend them. She even installed a 150-foot expandable hose that connects to pipes under her kitchen sink, so she only has to spend about a half-hour a day tending to her plants--an activity that she describes as a "moving meditation."
This is Summer's guidebook for cultivating an entirely new relationship with your plant children. Inside, you'll learn to:
Pause for the flowers and greenery all around you, even the ones sprouting bravely between cracked pavement Trust that your apartment jungle offers you far more than pretty décorSee the world from a plant's perspective, trading modern consumerism for sustainabilityServe your chlorophyllic friends by learning to identify the right species for your home and to recreate their natural habitat (Bonus: your indoor garden won't die!)
When we become plant parents, we also become better caretakers of ourselves, the people around us, and our planet. So, let's step inside the world of plants and discover how we can begin cultivating our own personal green space--in our homes, in our minds, and in our hearts.
From the Publisher
Summer Rayne Oakes has been reaching people across the globe with the healing properties of gardening for years. Now, she brings what she’s learned to you, with vignettes that draw us into the hidden lives of our plants and playful illustrations from Mark Conlan.
Note: The below images do not appear inside the book
Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 500 species of live houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment. She’s an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New York Times profile) the icon of wellness-minded millennials who want to bring nature indoors.
This isn’t an interior design book about hanging ivy on your window sills. It’s about the real reasons that it’s good for you to bring plants inside.
You don’t have to quit your job, pack your bags, and move to the forest to feel connected to the natural world.
Most people think that the common potted plant is just a decorative object, but there’s also a strong psychological benefit to taking care of plants as a path to mindfulness.
"This book goes way beyond teaching us how to care for plants – it also shows us a better way to treat people." –Simon Sinek
In return for modest doses of attention and patience, plants will literally stand by you through thick and thin.
Who doesn’t want to cultivate beauty, care for the natural world, and live mindfully in these crazy times?
Taking care of other living beings is a basic human need.
Publisher : Optimism Press; Illustrated edition (July 9, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525540288
ISBN-13 : 978-0525540281
Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
Dimensions : 5.7 x 0.85 x 8.6 inches
Price: $25.00 - $21.14
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Summer Rayne Oakes, an urban houseplant expert and environmental scientist, is the icon of wellness-minded millennials who want to bring nature indoors, according to a New York Times profile. Summer has managed to grow 1,000 houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment (and they’re thriving!) Her secret? She approaches her relationships with plants as intentionally as if they were people.
Everyone deserves to feel the inner peace that comes from taking care of greenery. Beyond the obvious benefits–beauty and cleaner air–there’s a strong psychological benefit to nurturing plants as a path to mindfulness. They can reduce our stress level, lower our blood pressure, and improve our overall outlook. And they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being.
When Summer Rayne Oakes moved to Brooklyn from the Pennsylvania countryside, she knew that bringing nature indoors was her only chance to stay sane. She found them by the side of the road, in long-forgotten window boxes, at farmers’ markets, and in local garden shops. She found ways to shelve, hang, tuck, anchor, secure, and suspend them. She even installed a 150-foot expandable hose that connects to pipes under her kitchen sink, so she only has to spend about a half-hour a day tending to her plants–an activity that she describes as a “moving meditation.”
This is Summer’s guidebook for cultivating an entirely new relationship with your plant children. Inside, you’ll learn to:
Pause for the flowers and greenery all around you, even the ones sprouting bravely between cracked pavement Trust that your apartment jungle offers you far more than pretty décorSee the world from a plant’s perspective, trading modern consumerism for sustainabilityServe your chlorophyllic friends by learning to identify the right species for your home and to recreate their natural habitat (Bonus: your indoor garden won’t die!)
When we become plant parents, we also become better caretakers of ourselves, the people around us, and our planet. So, let’s step inside the world of plants and discover how we can begin cultivating our own personal green space–in our homes, in our minds, and in our hearts.
From the Publisher
Summer Rayne Oakes has been reaching people across the globe with the healing properties of gardening for years. Now, she brings what she’s learned to you, with vignettes that draw us into the hidden lives of our plants and playful illustrations from Mark Conlan.
Note: The below images do not appear inside the book
Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 500 species of live houseplants in her Brooklyn apartment. She’s an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New York Times profile) the icon of wellness-minded millennials who want to bring nature indoors.
This isn’t an interior design book about hanging ivy on your window sills. It’s about the real reasons that it’s good for you to bring plants inside.
You don’t have to quit your job, pack your bags, and move to the forest to feel connected to the natural world.
Most people think that the common potted plant is just a decorative object, but there’s also a strong psychological benefit to taking care of plants as a path to mindfulness.
“This book goes way beyond teaching us how to care for plants – it also shows us a better way to treat people.” –Simon Sinek
In return for modest doses of attention and patience, plants will literally stand by you through thick and thin.
Who doesn’t want to cultivate beauty, care for the natural world, and live mindfully in these crazy times?
Taking care of other living beings is a basic human need.
Publisher : Optimism Press; Illustrated edition (July 9, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525540288
ISBN-13 : 978-0525540281
Item Weight : 14.1 ounces
Dimensions : 5.7 x 0.85 x 8.6 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book informative and inspiring for plant lovers. They describe it as an enjoyable read with interesting stories and science-based information. The author’s passion for plants is portrayed through her storytelling style and the backstories of various plants. Readers appreciate the book’s combination of memoir and information on how to care for different types of plants.
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