LIVING ROOM

To paraphrase Chongue, this is the place to go wild. ‘Tall, tree-like plants, such as the rubber plant and dinner-plate ficus, are great if you want to add drama to your living area,’ he writes. He favours foliage over flowering plants, as they thrive all year round, while most flowers only appear once a year. Use greenery to conceal a television or to act as the centrepiece of a closed-off fireplace, or arrange them on a coffee table. ‘ When it comes to pots, choose similar textures and tones to those in your furniture,’ Chongue recommends. This will stop a greenery-filled space feeling chaotic.