Living with Air Plants

“Kashima, a botanist, and Matsuda, a garden writer, offer a helpful guide to ornamental air plants–species capable of drawing most of the nutrients they require from the air–that’s so beautifully photographed it’s nearly guaranteed to turn casual page-turners into rabid fanciers of the family Tillandsia…Tillandsia beginners and experts alike will be encouraged and delighted.” –Publishers Weekly“Beautifully illustrated throughout, Living with Air Plants is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and community library Contemporary Gardening instructional reference collections.” –Midwest Book Review“Showing you everything from basic cultivation to creative display, this handbook and reference gives you all the basics…If you want fresh ideas for displaying air plants and other houseplants indoors, this book provides helpful tips and beautiful photos. Perfect for those who love an earthy style like I do.” –Empress of Dirt blog

Author Yoshiharu Kashima (Protoleaf) is a botanist and media commentator on air plants, succulents and other forms of indoor gardening in his native Japan. He directs purchasing and sales at the Tamagawa branch of Protoleaf Garden Island and manages the Chofu branch of tukuribaGREEN, a specialist plant boutique.

Stylist Yukihiro Matsuda (Brocante) is a gardening and lifestyle author, landscape architect, and owner of BROCANTE–a Yokohama shop selling antique furniture and home furnishings.