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The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual
Essential Gardening Know-how for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants
Barbara Pleasant(0)
About
It's a whole new world of houseplants, so make yourself at home in it! If you love the idea of keeping houseplants, but struggle to care for them, you'll find solace and invaluable advice in this comprehensive guide from expert gardener Barbara Pleasant. Even experienced houseplant enthusiasts will benefit from Pleasant's expansive knowledge of indoor gardening, which includes personality profiles, growing needs, and troubleshooting tips for 160 blooming and foliage varieties. Create a greener world, one houseplant at a time. Barbara Pleasant has written about organic gardening and self-sufficient living for more than 30 years. Her books include Starter Vegetable Gardens, The Complete Compost Gardening Guide, The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual, The Gardener's Bug Book, The Gardener's Weed Book, and The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases.
Introduction
How Houseplants Earn Their Keep
Plant Identification Guide
Part One: Blooming Houseplants
Part Two: Foliage Houseplants
Part Three: Houseplant Care
Appendices
Glossary of Houseplant Terms
Resources for Houseplant Lovers
Botanical Name/Common Name Cross Reference
Index
Acknowledgments
Discover Gardening in the Great Indoors
Do you love the idea of having houseplants but find that they tend to die in your care? Have you ever received a gift of a gorgeous flowering pot that you can't identify and have no idea how to keep alive? Or maybe you're already a houseplant enthusiast, ready to expand your knowledge -- as well as your plant collection.
Barbara Pleasant covers these situations and more in her friendly approach to selecting and caring for indoor plants. With personality profiles, growing needs, and troubleshooting tips for 160 blooming and foliage varieties, you'll never kill another houseplant.
Learn about indoor gardening with an inexpensive supermarket plant. Improve your office air quality with a healthy green companion. Immerse yourself in the tropical lushness of ferns and bromeliads. Whatever you're looking for in a houseplant -- a hip flamingo flower, a delicate orchid, or a sturdy Swedish ivy -- you'll find it here. "Cursed with a brown thumb?…Barbara Pleasant has come to your rescue."-Stephanie Bloyd, Mother Earth News, August-September 2006
Introduction
How Houseplants Earn Their Keep
Plant Identification Guide
Part One: Blooming Houseplants
Part Two: Foliage Houseplants
Part Three: Houseplant Care
Appendices
Glossary of Houseplant Terms
Resources for Houseplant Lovers
Botanical Name/Common Name Cross Reference
Index
Acknowledgments
Discover Gardening in the Great Indoors
Do you love the idea of having houseplants but find that they tend to die in your care? Have you ever received a gift of a gorgeous flowering pot that you can't identify and have no idea how to keep alive? Or maybe you're already a houseplant enthusiast, ready to expand your knowledge -- as well as your plant collection.
Barbara Pleasant covers these situations and more in her friendly approach to selecting and caring for indoor plants. With personality profiles, growing needs, and troubleshooting tips for 160 blooming and foliage varieties, you'll never kill another houseplant.
Learn about indoor gardening with an inexpensive supermarket plant. Improve your office air quality with a healthy green companion. Immerse yourself in the tropical lushness of ferns and bromeliads. Whatever you're looking for in a houseplant -- a hip flamingo flower, a delicate orchid, or a sturdy Swedish ivy -- you'll find it here. "Cursed with a brown thumb?…Barbara Pleasant has come to your rescue."-Stephanie Bloyd, Mother Earth News, August-September 2006