Acknowledgments

Thank you, Jules—it has been a dream to work and travel together, and we absolutely adore the beautiful photography that you created for this book.

Thank you to Judy, Shawna, Heesang, and the entire Abrams team for believing in us, and for bearing with us and our relentlessness from time to time. This book would not be what it is without you.

Thank you to these wonderful people: Viktoria, Alina, Artem, Theodora, Benjamin, Tim, Hannes, Juliette, Gaëtan, Louison, Rebecca, Aleksi, Ben, Jennifer, Julie, Brooks, Asa, William, Andy, Tylor, Anthony, Tish, Matt, Kelsey, Audrey, Grayson, Olive, Rudy, Lucas, Renato, Toy, Derek, Michell, Felipe, Júlia, Renata, Maurício, Octávio, Samantha, Fanny, and all their furry companions.

I am thankful for all the ongoing love and support I receive from so many people. This love is my engine, my source of inspiration and strength, my reason to laugh, to work, and to go that extra mile. I also want to apologize to all of them for my lack of time and attention, for my frayed nerves at times and frequent absence during the book-writing process. Merci to my plant partner Judith for bearing with me, my chaos and confusion, and all the late-night chats and calls, as well as to Robert for trusting me with his wife during a three-week-long production trip. With this book I hope I can return some of the love to all of them and beyond—to the entire Plant Tribe out there! You all made this happen. I am humbled and grateful. Dedicated to Cleber.

—Igor

Merciii to Robert for his unconditional love, patience, and Fifth Beatle support; to my dear family for their enthusiasm and confidence in me; to Simone for his precious advice and humor; to my Mastermind buddies (Anne, Cécile, Catherine, Clotilde, Jane) for their guidance. Merci to Igor, the best partner in green crime that I could wish for. Thank you for making Urban Jungle Bloggers such a fun, crazy, and green adventure, and for teaching me over and over again that sleep is overrated. And thank you to the entire Plant Tribe for sharing your love and stories. It is so heartwarming!

—Judith