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The story of how plants and flowers have shaped interior design for over 200 years

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“Highly accessible and a thoroughly good read”—Katie Dutton, Gardens Illustrated

“Sparke is at her best speculating about plants’ associations with femininity and the domestic…Here the author is in her happy place—the gendered domestic interior...It is an area of design history she grabbed early for herself and has never been afraid of defending.”—Jane Audas, World of Interiors

“At the heart of this beautifully produced and scholarly book is the exploration of our long, and often complex, relationship with indoor plants, from exotic specimens extravagantly displayed in specially commissioned buildings, to the tasteful touches of greenery adding background texture to domestic decor. I found it completely fascinating.”—Monty Don, author of American Gardens

Nature Inside

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    A Hardback by Penny Sparke

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 23 February 2021
      ISBN-13 9780300244021
      978-0300244021
      ISBN-10 0300244029
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of architecture History of art Home & Garden Gardening: plants and cultivation guides

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The story of how plants and flowers have shaped interior design for over 200 years

      Trade Review
      “Highly accessible and a thoroughly good read”—Katie Dutton, Gardens Illustrated

      “Sparke is at her best speculating about plants’ associations with femininity and the domestic…Here the author is in her happy place—the gendered domestic interior...It is an area of design history she grabbed early for herself and has never been afraid of defending.”—Jane Audas, World of Interiors

      “At the heart of this beautifully produced and scholarly book is the exploration of our long, and often complex, relationship with indoor plants, from exotic specimens extravagantly displayed in specially commissioned buildings, to the tasteful touches of greenery adding background texture to domestic decor. I found it completely fascinating.”—Monty Don, author of American Gardens

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