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Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > House plants
Whether it's driven by a passion for houseplants, a desire to grow
more tomatoes, or an interest in having a garden bursting with
colourful flowers, many people find themselves wanting more plants.
Luckily, it's easy to make more of your favourite plants - and it
can be done for free! Plant Parenting, by horticulture expert
Leslie F. Halleck, is a beginner-friendly introduction to plant
propagation through cuttings, layering, dividing, and more. Halleck
details the basic tools necessary, demystifies seed starting and
saving, and shares easy-to-follow instructions for the most
practical techniques. She also provides additional information on
controlling pests and diseases and transplanting seedlings and
cuttings. Charming, richly illustrated, and accessible, Plant
Parenting is for beginning gardeners, houseplant fans, and anyone
looking to make more of their favourite plants.
Delving into all aspects of designing and maintaining unique
interior landscapes, this colorfully illustrated book demonstrates
how to realize landscapes for a variety of different interiors,
from private homes to corporate office buildings, and in styles
ranging from naturalistic to abstract. Photographic examples of the
authors own designs and the natural materials that inspired them
show how to construct an infrastructure and select the right plants
for different design themes, including jungles, deserts, gardens,
seasonal pieces, and sanctuaries and memorials. A plant index is
also included."
Plants change working environments, adding a touch of nature and
style and improving the indoor climate. Through their form, colour
and type of growth, they represent a living design material.
Whether it is in an open-plan office, co-working space or employee
lounge, their positive effect on people is visible and tangible.
This book is targeted towards those who want to integrate plants
into their spatial concepts. With current examples of greenterior
design, artistic plant constellations and insights into the design
of plant pots, along with background knowledge from exemplary
projects and interior architecture with botany.
The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplant-from ancient Rome
to Victorian England to Instagram-a botanical adventure full of
histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points
along the way. From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that
fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been
humanity's companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast
explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an
entertaining narrative of the peculiar, often dramatic story of the
cultivation and domestication of the not-so-humble houseplant.
Including entertaining historical vignettes, DIY plant projects,
and accessible tips and tricks for caring for your own historical
houseplant collection, this book has any plant-curious reader
covered. Readers will come away with practical projects, expert
advice, and an understanding of the historical significance of
houseplants as well as an appreciation of the cultures from which
they emerged. Both fascinating and fun, Taming the Potted Beast
will take readers on exhilarating botanical adventure through the
ages.
Turn your indoors into a green oasis! Learn about 175 house plants
and follow step-by-step projects to create an indoor garden. A
plant book perfect for people who live in apartments and
enthusiastic gardeners who want to move their gardening expertise
inside! Learn how to create an indoor garden that will improve your
wellbeing, is good for the environment, and will bring tranquillity
to your home. The RHS Practical House Plant Book shows you how to
create a green home - literally. Inside this plant guide you'll
find: - A "Designing with Houseplants" section that reveals key
principles for choosing, arranging, and curating your houseplant
collection - More than 175 plant profiles that provide detailed
information and care instructions on a wide variety of plants,
including ferns, orchids, and succulents - Unrivalled practical,
illustrated information on plant care, propagation, pests and
diseases, pruning, and problem-solving - 12 photographic
step-by-step projects offer exciting ideas for using plants to
stunning effect in your home and conservatory Now you can display,
nurture, and care for plants even if you do not have garden space!
This RHS plant guide profiles the best indoor plants like ferns,
bamboo, orchards, cacti, and succulents. It includes information on
air-purifying plants to ensure easy breathing in your home. Author
and horticulturist Zia Allaway has combined her practical know-how
with Fran Brailey - London houseplant shop owner's - design
inspiration so that your indoor garden will enhance your home's
aesthetic. You will learn how to care for plants and cultivate
various species. Understand repotting, water, compost, draining,
pests, diseases, diagnosing sickly plants, and how to create good
light and temperature conditions. With over a dozen step-by-step
guides and profiles on 175 plants, you will assemble an
eye-catching bottle terrarium, craft your macrame hanging planter,
or propagate succulents for your friends in no time.
This trio of notebooks brings the evergreen charm of succulents to
everyday notes and to-do lists. Each sleek journal features
gorgeous photography of succulents on the cover, a stitched spine,
a foil-stamped cover, and lined interior pages.
_____________ "Everything you need to know about keeping plants in
your house... lovely pictures, tips, tricks... I love it." (Zoe
Sugg a.k.a Zoella) Love plants, but short on outdoor space? Keen to
fill your home with greenery but don't know where to start? Or
perhaps you've been labelled a house-plant serial killer? Then this
is the book for you. With stunning photography and expert
step-by-step tips, Bring The Outside In reveals everything you need
to know to help your plants thrive, from dramatic statement foliage
and miniature citrus trees to table-top terrariums and hanging
planters. With chapters on orchids, cacti, herb gardens and chilli
plants, your home will be flourishing in no time.
Have trouble keeping house plants alive? Struggling to find your
green fingers? Fear not! You can still have a beautiful
plant-filled home with this stunning guide to indoor plants.
Whether you are looking to cultivate an entire indoor garden, or
simply wish to know more about your single cactus, you can be sure
to find the right information for you amongst the seventy-five
plants in this stylish guide. And the best bit? All the plants are
easy to maintain so even the most timid of gardeners can enjoy
turning their hand to this green-fingered pastime. Learn how to
care for succulents, cacti, flowering and foliage plants even with
a full-time job, with this unique gardening guide that is made to
fit alongside our modern-day schedules. With endless inspiration to
brighten up your home,desk or office, this beautiful book of plants
from across the world is a must for lovers of art and design, as
well as plants.
In today's world of technological advancements, political
polarization, the responsibilities of life and career, and the
unending world of social media chatter, many of us are stressed
out, inside all the time, and yearning for peace. After certified
horticulturalist and master pruner Karen Hugg discovered the
miraculous effects of peaceful planting on her own life, she
wondered whether these powerful benefits were limited to people who
had a garden. Can apartment dwellers heal from their stress with
either a small or no outdoor area? Is it possible to create a
soothing green space indoors with houseplants? And, for those who
are either physically unable or uninclined to grow plants, could
they benefit as well by mimicking a green space through photos and
decor? According to the growing amount of scientific research about
the healing effects of nature, the answer is yes. Leaf Your
Troubles Behind shows readers how to discover nature's healing
effects to reduce stress and increase happiness. This practical and
inspiring book puts forth the concept of "Green Leisure", an
original and approachable system for dialing into nature's healing
via seven basic destressing strategies. Composed of relatable
stories, insightful scientific research, and fun, easy-to-do
exercises for beginners and experts alike, this guide to
houseplants and their profound impact will be a refreshing oasis in
our mostly indoor world of work, school, and home where screens,
not nature, dominate our lives. Through stories, science, and
easily replicable exercises, Leaf Your Troubles Behind offers
detailed how-to advice on creating your own plant-oriented space to
unlock and maintain the power of nature at home.
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