The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-How for Keeping (Not Killing) More Than 160 Indoor Plants by Barbara Pleasant provides practical, hands-on advice for how to care for 160 beautiful houseplants, including many new selections that have entered the retail market in the last ten years.
For new indoor gardeners, Pleasant offers basic information on how to identify their plants, as well as where to place them and how to keep them healthy. In-depth plant profiles provide troubleshooting guidelines to quickly identify symptoms, causes, and remedies to common problems for each species. Information about how to repot, propagate, and display each plant, as well as advice on the very best varieties, makes this an indispensable reference for every houseplant lover.
A more general guide to Houseplant Care addresses every aspect of plant care in an A-to-Z format, from choosing the proper containers and soil mixtures, to coping with pests and diseases, as well as watering, pruning, and staking. With The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual, no green thumb is required to be successful at keeping, not killing, indoor plants.
About the Author
Award-winning author Barbara Pleasant has written about tackling some of gardeners' worst nightmares: bugs, plant diseases, and weeds. Her books include The Gardener's Bug Book, The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases, The Gardener's Weed Book, and Garden Stone, 2003 winner of the Garden Writers Association's Garden Globe Award. A contributing editor to Mother Earth News and regional correspondent for Gardening How-To magazine, Barbara lives in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Book Details
For new indoor gardeners, Pleasant offers basic information on how to identify their plants, as well as where to place them and how to keep them healthy. In-depth plant profiles provide troubleshooting guidelines to quickly identify symptoms, causes, and remedies to common problems for each species. Information about how to repot, propagate, and display each plant, as well as advice on the very best varieties, makes this an indispensable reference for every houseplant lover.
A more general guide to Houseplant Care addresses every aspect of plant care in an A-to-Z format, from choosing the proper containers and soil mixtures, to coping with pests and diseases, as well as watering, pruning, and staking. With The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual, no green thumb is required to be successful at keeping, not killing, indoor plants.
About the Author
Award-winning author Barbara Pleasant has written about tackling some of gardeners' worst nightmares: bugs, plant diseases, and weeds. Her books include The Gardener's Bug Book, The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases, The Gardener's Weed Book, and Garden Stone, 2003 winner of the Garden Writers Association's Garden Globe Award. A contributing editor to Mother Earth News and regional correspondent for Gardening How-To magazine, Barbara lives in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Book Details
- Turtleback: 365 pages
- Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (September 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580175694
- ISBN-13: 9781580175692
- Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches
- List Price: $24.95
- Amazon.com Price: $16.47
- You Save: $8.48 (34%)
