Lisa Muñoz - House Planted: Choosing, Growing, and Styling the Perfect Plants for Your Space (TEN SPEED PRESS)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the team at Ten Speed, without whom this book would not exist. You all believed in me, rallied behind my ideas, and supported me every single step of the way. To Kaitlin Ketchum, Lisa Regul, Want Chyi, and Emma Campion, thank you for being so detailed, asking all the right questions, getting excited about plants (its infectious!), and holding my hand throughout a completely new process for me. I cant thank you enough for making this all happen so seamlessly.

Thanks also to photographer Erin Kunkel for sharing your home and capturing plants so beautifully. Thank you to Natasha Kolenko for helping to style this book and being an extra set of eyes and hands throughout the shoot. Thank you to Settlewell, Lightly, and Hudson and Oak for your support and gorgeous planters. Big thanks also to Cactus Jungle, Delano Nursery, Flora Grubb, Plants and Friends, and Sloat Garden Center for the beautiful plants.

Thank you to my family; my partner in life, pasta, and plant parenting, David Azzoni; and Marty, our scruffy dog, who snuggled up next to me throughout the writing process. To my madre; dad; sister, Lori (aka Manzanita Roja); stepdad, Gerald; and stepmom, Betty: you have my heartstrings. Thanks also to my dear friends who encouraged me to write about plants, and many thanks to those who helped guide, proofread, and cheer me on along the wayFelix Cabrera, Valentina Savarese, Elena Azzoni, Christine Hernandez, and Doan Ly. Thanks to my grandparents, June and Bill and Rafaela and Frank, for always being so passionate about your gardens throughout my childhood. You left a lasting impression on how wonderful and inspiring plant life is, and Im thankful it stuck with me all these years. Thank you to Radiolab and Oliver Sacks for keeping my brain stimulated and curious. Thank you to my plant and record collections for keeping me motivated and moving forward. And last but certainly not least, thank you to my plants. Weve been through it all together, havent we? And we just keep on keeping on.

About the Author

Lisa Muoz is a Brooklyn-based interior plant designer and owner of Leaf and June. The name Leaf and June combines Lisas nickname, Leaf, and her influential maternal grandmothers first name, June. She started gardening as a child alongside her grandparents in San Antonio, Texas. Lisa earned her certificate in horticulture at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 2013 and continues to learn something new about plants every single day. Her work includes indoor plant design and container gardening for residential and commercial spaces. Leaf and June has been featured in the New York Times , Architectural Digest , Vogue , New York Magazine , and Design Sponge .

Besides having a green thumb, Lisa has a passion for visual design, and her business savvy is grounded in fourteen years of experience as an animation, motion design, and visual effects producer.

Unsurprisingly, she has been known to name her plantsusually after dear relatives and music artists.

Plant Photography Index

Dracaena marginata, Philodendron Congo Rojo , Alocasia Regal Shields

Monstera deliciosa

Philodendron hederaceum, Euphorbia trigona Rubra , Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita

Monstera adansonii

Ficus elastica Tineke

Platycerium bifurcatum, Dracaena trifasciata, Saintpaulia ionantha, Monstera deliciosa, Ficus elastica, Alocasia Regal Shields

Peperomia albovittata Rana Verde , Epiphyllum anguliger

Ficus lyrata, Monstera deliciosa, Anthurium plowmanii, Strelitzia reginae, Ficus elastica Variegata , Hoya carnosa Variegata , Hoya carnosa Compacta , Thaumatophyllum xanadu

Monstera deliciosa, Dracaena trifasciata, Aechmea fasciata

Asparagus plumosus, Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita

Monstera deliciosa

Pilosocereus azureus, Philodendron hederaceum, Euphorbia tirucalli, Dracaena marginata, Cereus repandus, Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita , Euphorbia trigona Rubra , Echinopsis pachanoi

Peperomia obtusifolia, Peperomia caperata Ruby Ripple, Peperomia caperata Rosso , Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum, Peperomia argyreia, Alocasia amazonica Polly

Schefflera arboricola, Ficus benghalensis, Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Ficus elastica

Monstera deliciosa, Alocasia Regal Shields , Aechmea fasciata, Platycerium bifurcatum, Monstera deliciosa

Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Epipremnum aureum, Monstera adansonii

Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Haworthiopsis attenuate

Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum, Peperomia caperata Ruby Ripple , Aeschynanthus radicans, Asparagus plumosus, Beaucarnea recurvata, Peperomia caperata Silver Ripple

Peperomia albovittata Rana Verde , Monstera deliciosa, Pilea peperomioides, Hoya carnosa Variegata , Monstera deliciosa

Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Peperomia albovittata Rana Verde , Monstera deliciosa, Pilea peperomioides

Epiphyllum anguliger, Peperomia albovittata Rana Verde , Aspidistra elatior, Ficus elastica, Yucca elephantipes

Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum

Nephrolepis exaltata, Asparagus plumosus, Platycerium bifurcatum, Begonia maculata

Platycerium bifurcatum, Begonia maculata, Livistona chinensis

Curio rowleyanus, Chlorophytum comosum

Dracaena trifasciata, Alocasia amazonica Polly

Ficus lyrata, Dracaena bacularis Mikado , Philodendron cordatum, Beaucarnea recurvata

Hoya carnosa Variegata , Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum

Ficus lyrata, Anthurium plowmanii, Strelitzia reginae, Ficus elastica Variegata , Hoya carnosa Variegata , Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, Hoya carnosa Compacta , Scindapsus pictus Argyraeus

Pilosocereus azureus, Philodendron hederaceum, Euphorbia tirucalli, Dracaena marginata, Cereus repandus, Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita , Euphorbia trigona Rubra , Echinopsis pachanoi

Begonia maculata, Philodendron hederaceum, Opuntia basilaris Baby Rita

Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, Tillandsia spp.

Ficus benghalensis, Schefflera arboricola, Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Anthurium superbum, Platycerium bifurcatum, Philodendron Moonlight , Aloe vera, Dracaena trifasciata, Asplenium nidus

Aeschynanthus radicans, Peperomia caperata Silver Ripple , Asparagus plumosus

Philodendron Congo Rojo , Alocasia Regal Shields

Platycerium bifurcatum, Monstera adansonii, Scindapsus pictus Argyraeus

Platycerium bifurcatum, Dracaena trifasciata, Saintpaulia ionantha, Monstera deliciosa

Begonia maculata, Ficus lyrata, Dracaena bacularis Mikado , Dracaena fragrans Lemon Lime

Begonia maculata, Ficus lyrata, Dracaena bacularis Mikado

Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Anthurium superbum, Kalanchoe tomentosa, Philodendron Moonlight , Platycerium bifurcatum, Aloe vera

Scindapsus pictus Exotica , Aeschynanthus radicans, Monstera deliciosa, Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa

Peperomia caperata Silver Ripple , Anthurium superbum, Peperomia caperata Emerald Ripple , Scindapsus pictus Exotica , Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum, Peperomia obtusifolia, Peperomia caperata Ruby Ripple , Peperomia caperata Rosso , Philodendron hederaceum, Peperomia argyreia, Alocasia amazonica Polly , Peperomia caperata Silver Ripple

Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, Tillandsia spp.

Epipremnum aureum, Monstera adansonii

Nephrolepis exaltata, Chlorophytum comosum, Dracaena trifasciata

Alocasia Regal Shields , Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum

Curio rowleyanus, Chlorophytum comosum, Dracaena trifasciata, Alocasia Regal Shields

Aloe vera, Dracaena trifasciata, Asplenium nidus

Scindapsus pictus Exotica , Monstera adansonii