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

Courtier, Jane; Clarke, Graham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785829202 ISBN 13: 9780785829201

Publisher: Chartwell Books, 2012

Synopsis

Houseplants are back in vogue and this book is the perfect re-introduction. Expert advice on how to decorate with plants is followed by an exhaustive directory of 170 common species as well as a further 130 more unusual varieties. Fully illustrated throughout with color drawings and photography, Indoor Plants helps you select the most striking plants for any interior and has everything you need to know to keep them healthy and display your plants impressively.

This book will help readers learn how to cope with plant pests and diseass, and expert tips on what to look for when buying indoor plants and ways to group plants to create striking effects. This book has everything you need to know about choosing and caring for houseplants in different parts of the home. An alphabetical charts featuring at-a-glance information on each plant's needs and preferred conditions, and the directories in this book feature more than 300 indoor plants.

Plants are living ornaments that grow and develop, undergoing subtle changes through the seasons and presenting an ever-varying display. A thriving plant is a source of pride to its owner, and it imparts a feeling of well-being to any room.  

Edition details

• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0785829202
• ISBN 13: 9780785829201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240