Description
User-friendly and highly accessible, this is a practical, fully illustrated and inspiring guide to indoor gardening by self-taught plant enthusiast Jade Murray. Here you will find invaluable tips and advice for choosing, caring for and propagating houseplants. Having limited space is no barrier to indoor gardening. Many of these plants are perfect for small homes and space-saving ideas abound – eg vertical arrangements – whether hanging in a basket, bunched on a shelf, on a window sill or grouped on a ladder.
Chapters include:
- the easiest houseplants to grow for complete beginners (including Chinese Money Plants and Dragon Trees)
- the best ‘diva’ plants for creating drama and conversation pieces (including String of Dolphins and Elephant Ear)
- air-purifying plants (from ferns and lilies to the Fiddle Leaf Fig)
- humidity-loving plants (including the Lipstick Plant and Asparagus Ferns)
- heat-resistant indoor plants (cacti and succulents)
- plants to help with pests (including Venus Fly Trap and Trumpet Pitcher)
Throughout the book you will find:
- advice on where to best position plants in the home
- ideas for how to display them to best advantage, including vertical arrangements
- tips on soil mix, watering, feeding and trouble-shooting
- step-by-step photographs for plant propagation
- an at-a-glance summary of Jade’s ‘golden rules’ for success
Jade firmly believes that plants can be restorative and therapeutic – a positive asset in any home or office. Her advice and enthusiasm shine on every page of this book – as do her glorious photographs.
