Into Green

Caro Langton and Rose Ray are the founders of plant design studio Ro Co @studio.roco and have a decade of experience in the indoor garden design business. They are the authors of best-selling houseplant care and styling bible House of Plants and the popular propagation guide Root Nurture Grow.

Into Green is a meditative and engaging guide to help us reconnect with nature and tune in to the natural world around us

Intentions The who, why and how of the book - Note reader from Caro - Note to reader from Rose Reconnect Take new paths, discover yourself - Introduction: unearth new pathways - Slow down to reconnect - Find your labyrinth - Journal: grow a pocket garden - Nature meditation: a neighbourhood pilgrimage Reignite Stir your energies, find peace within - Introduction: sense your superpowers - Walk auditory landscapes - Have a conversation with silence - Conjure mood with scent - Reinterpreting nature: nostalgic aromatherapy (room sprays) - Nature meditation: songs of the aurora Wonder From ordinary to extraordinary - Introduction: notice the extraordinary in the ordinary - See the world with new eyes - Taste your neighbourhood - A world within a flower - Draw nature forms - Nature meditation: the power of moss Disappear You are small, but the possibilities are infinite - Introduction: Feel small and find awe - Bathe in a forest - Imagine landscapes - Reinterpreting nature: ramble with the elements (seasonal drinks) - Nature meditation: vibrate with the universe Fail Cultivate chaos, embrace the accidental - Introduction: find beauty in chaos - Try everything, make mistakes - Grandma's allotment - Get to the middle ground moment - Reinterpreting nature: re-wildflower your garden (seed bombs) - Nature meditation: embrace natural disorder Unlock Welcome your feelings, foster hope - Introduction: use your hands to unlock your feelings - Turn the earth - Nurture prickly pets - Make miniature gardens - Reinterpreting nature: microgreen gardening - Mini nature meditation: start a garden Renew Appreciate authenticity, unearth truth - Introduction: read old books, treasure old things - Look out for strays - Befriend an ancient tree - Reinterpreting nature: refresh fabrics with food waste - Mini nature meditation: life cycle of stars Share Open up, invite the world - Introduction: the joy of giving - Community and kindness - Propagate and let go - Reinterpreting nature: air-drying clay pots for gifting cuttings - Mini nature meditation: the kinship of atoms Retreat Create your sanctuary - Summary of how