Product Information
Welcome to a whole new world of houseplants -- and a whole new generation of plant lovers ready to embrace the joy of indoor gardening! For the nearly 50 percent of U.S. households who spend six billion dollars every year on indoor plants to decorate, purify the air, and generally boost the spirits, The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual 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 bGuide to Houseplant Careb 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherStorey Publishing, LLC
ISBN-101580175694
ISBN-139781580175692
eBay Product ID (ePID)45387691
Product Key Features
Book TitleComplete Houseplant Survival Manual : Essential Gardening Know-How for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicHouse Plants & Indoor, Container, General, Ornamental Plants
IllustratorYes
GenreGardening
AuthorBarbara Pleasant
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Cursed with a brown thumb'...Barbara Pleasant has come to your rescue."--Stephanie Bloyd, Mother Earth News, August-September 2006, "Cursed with a brown thumb?...Barbara Pleasant has come to your rescue."--Stephanie Bloyd, Mother Earth News, August-September 2006, " Cursed with a brown thumb'... Barbara Pleasant has come to your rescue." -- Stephanie Bloyd, Mother Earth News, August-September 2006
Lccn2005-014205
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal635.9/65
Lc Classification NumberSb419
Table of ContentIntroduction 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