books about: houseplants

books about: houseplants

books:

Houseplants

The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-How for Keeping (Not Killing) More Than ...

Barbara Pleasant

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2005

Perfect for environment and care demands.
So many houseplant guides glut the market that it may initially seem difficult to see the need for yet another - but here's something different, offering color photos, a plant ID guide to help those who receive 'mystery houseplants' as gifts, details on low-maintenance ...

Forcing, Etc.: the indoor gardener's guide to bringing bulbs, branches & houseplants into bloom.

Katherine Whiteside

Workman Publishing Company, 1999

Expert gardening advice blends with floral styling
Expert gardening advice blends with floral styling techniques as Katherine Whtieside offers an introduction to the finer art of forcing bulbs, branches, and other flowers in Forcing, Etc. Plant features include the most common flowers which are grown through forcing, ...

How to Know and Grow Gesneriads

The Gesneriad Society, Inc.

The Gesneriad Society, Inc, 2007

Outstanding introduction to easy-to-grow plants
The updated edition of How to Know and Grow Gesneriads is a treasure trove of information for those already growing these easy houseplants and for those who are interested in growing them. The booklet has long been out of print and this edition, with its numerous color ...

The Houseplant Encyclopedia

Ingrid Jantra, Ursula Kruger

Firefly Books, 2006

Most comprehensive house plant book out there!
This book is absolutely the most comprehensive house plant book out there. It covers almost every topic I can conceive of and then some. There are pages devoted to not only propagating plants, but also watering (quality, temperature method), repotting and caring ...

Houseplants for Dummies

Larry Hodgson, National Gardening Association

For Dummies, 1998

Clear and Sound Information
This book is well written and provides sound information and guidance. I bought the book because I know little about houseplants. After a few minutes of reading I went to the nursery as an informed consumer. The salesman in the store where I bought my plants ...

Indoor Gardening the Organic Way: How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants

Julie Bawden Davis

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007

Great reference I use over and over again
I keep going back to this book time and again as a reference for my many questions. It is challenging and informative, but is also written for those of us who have had less experience in organic gardening. This book makes a great gift. I have bought 6 to give as ...

The Complete Guide to Houseplants: The Easy Way to Choose and Grow Healthy, Happy Houseplants

Valerie Bradley

Readers Digest, 2006

Over three hundred color photos to compliment plant lists and tips
If you are seeking a single volume guide to houseplants, take a look at Valerie Bradley's The Complete Guide to Houseplants: it packs in details on all kinds of plants, including over three hundred color photos to compliment plant lists and tips. Care instructions ...

Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and ...

Lewis Hill

Storey Publishing, LLC, 1985

Home Gardener
I really like this book. I love to grow plants from seeds and this book helps me understand how that works and how I can grow even more things from seeds. As well as grafting and other techniques I've never tried. It is a bit technical, but I am only a home ...

Indoor Plants: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Caring for Houseplants

Grahame Clarke

Reader's Digest, 1997

Very Reliable Help
As a novice houseplant keeper, I rely heavily on the books I read for information I need to keep my plants healthy. This book helped me identify ALL the plants I own, which was no small feat in that most were given to me by others who didn't know the variety. It has ...

Complete Guide to Houseplants

Ortho

Ortho, 2004

great for novice plant lovers
I bought the book in hopes of learning how to properly maintain my houseplants. There was a wealth of information and simple easy to understand language!

Houseplants From A to Z (Compass Guides)
Karin Greiner, Angelika Weber

Barron's Educational Series, 2007

This heavily illustrated handbook shows and tells plant lovers virtually everything they need to know in order to maintain house plants that bring life and color to indoor spaces. Here are single-page profiles of approximately 200 house plants, some especially desirable for their beautiful and often unusual foliage, and others for their ...

37 Houseplants Even You Can't Kill
Mary Kate Hogan

Sterling, 2007

Some would-be gardeners simply have the opposite of a green thumb: everything they touch seems to wilt. But perhaps the problem lies not with the person but with the plant! These 37 varieties of flowers, foliage, and cacti will hold their own in the face of minimal TLC?which is absolutely perfect for anyone who wants lush greenery but hasn?t the ...

Hip Houseplants

Orlando Hamilton

DK ADULT, 2001

I love it!
This will be the 8th time I have started to write this review today! I can't quite sum up into words how much I am enjoying this book! I love plants-- unfortunately; I know nothing about caring for them and keeping them healthy. I bought this book because I recently ...

The Don't Throw It, Grow It Book of Houseplants

Millicent Ellis Selsam

Random House (Merchandising), 1977

Best Houseplant Book I Have Found
This book is essential for the at-home gardener. It catalogs techniques for transforming household herbs & fruit and veggie seeds into beautiful houseplants. Although I have yet to germinate the elusive avocado pit, I have a much brighter kitchen because of this book.