Product Description

Looking to bring some outside greenery indoors? Maybe you already have an indoor garden and are looking to create a botanical jungle.  Whatever the case may be, houseplants are an ideal inexpensive way to beautify your dwelling. You’ll be rewarded with purer air and you’re sure to enjoy watching your plant sprout, climb, and even flower.

Of course, before you start working on crafting a greenhouse, you need to know what kinds of plants you can grown in your home and which plants are best suited to your taste and style. Houseplants For Dummies introduces dozens of different foliage plants, flowering plants, cacti, and exotic varieties. Your green thumb is sure to get even greener once you’ve read about:

• Houseplant basics
• Identifying indoor microclimates
• Indoor plant “biographies”
• Differentiating between direct, indirect, and low light
• Watering needs
• Rules of fertilizing
• Temperature and growing cycles

Houseplants For Dummies is packed with houseplant growing techniques, tips, tricks, and even goes the extra mile with a chapter devoted to the various ways you can display houseplants if you’re looking for some bragging rights! Whether you’re new to the world of houseplant basics or you’re a seasoned gardener, you’ll get the “inside dirt” on topics such as:

• Various potting soil mixes
• Preparing plants for indoor life
• Cleaning, pruning, and staking
• Propagating houseplants
• Dealing with pests and diseases
• Building your own controlled climate
• And much more

The material is arranged into six clear and helpful sections: houseplant basics, houseplant profiles, growing essentials, potted plant maintenance, houseplant settings, and valuable ideas – each section helping you create your own indoor forest. Even if you’re convinced you have a black thumb, Houseplants For Dummies will have you living among the green in no time!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #249620 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 392 pages

Review
"The book is packed with lots of useful information for the beginning gardener, and it's a great refresher for the experienced gardener as well. Perennials for Every Purpose is certainly a welcome addition to my perennials library."

Ingram
Packed with expert advice and tips for keeping houseplants healthy in every room of the house--all year long! Includes complete categorized list of plants plus dozens of photos.

From the Back Cover
"Indoor gardening comes alive under the user-friendly guidance of Houseplants For Dummies."
— Matthew Gardener, President, California Interior Plantscape Association

Hundreds of houseplant profiles help you pick the right plants

Turn your home into a "green" house

Make any and every room healthier and more attractive with houseplants! In this indispensable indoor gardener’s companion, you’ll get the dirt on selecting healthy plants and keeping them lush – even if you’re convinced you have a black thumb! Complete with eight pages of color photos, it’s just what you need to transform your home into a leafy green paradise.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Select plants that are best for you
• Choose pots and potting soil
• Give plants the right amount of water and light
• Fertilize plants and protect them from pests
• Get plants to propagate