How NOT to Kill Your Houseplants: The Foolproof Guide to Lush, Healthy Plants - Softcover

Pregosin, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595192769 ISBN 13: 9780595192762

Publisher: iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

This book boldly goes where no plant book has gone before: to the hard-hitting facts of what works and what doesnt workwhen it comes to growing lush, beautiful plants that bring joy and beauty into our lives. It does this by exploring the most common causes of plant death: Choosing the wrong plants in the first place Over-watering them The ills of bad soilThe ill-conceived transplantsThe fertilizing issue The bugs issue The I-cant-bear-to-prune-my-plants syndromeAnd more!In so doing, this book debunks myths left and rightlike that disastrous water once a week thing. It throws out the silly plant hypelike that nonsense you find in any other plant book about how fussy African violets are. This down-to-earth guide is chock-full of vivid information, humorous examples and analogies. In short this foolproof guide is guaranteed to turn around the worst plant killer!

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Pregosin was the owner of The Village Green Garden Shop. Her shop has been written about in The New York Times and New York Magazine. She has been an instructor at the illustrious Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, has appeared on CNN, done gardening spots for radio, and is a guest speaker for various gardening clubs.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0595192769
• ISBN 13: 9780595192762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188