The House Plant Expert is the best-selling book on house plants, with complete coverage of all major types of house plant, with advice on how to keep your plants healthy, how to display your plants, dealing with pests & problems - even how to get more house plants for free. If you keep house plants (and who doesn't) you'll need this book!
| Chapter 1 | Plants in the Home | 3 |
| Introduction | 3 | |
| The ten golden rules | 4 | |
| How to choose the right plant | 4 | |
| The naming of house plants | 5 | |
| The shape of house plants | 6 | |
| The growing conditions for house plants | 8 | |
| Buying a house plant | 9 | |
| Taking it home | 9 | |
| Housing your plant | 10 | |
| Repotting your plant | 12 | |
| Facts & figures | 14 | |
| Chapter 2 | Displaying Indoor Plants | 15 |
| Introduction | 15 | |
| The Specimen Plant | 16 | |
| The Pot Group | 18 | |
| The Indoor Garden | 20 | |
| The Terrarium | 26 | |
| Positioning your plants | 29 | |
| A room-by-room guide to house plants | 32 | |
| Chapter 3 | The Classification of House Plants | 49 |
| Introduction | 49 | |
| Foliage house plants | 50 | |
| Flowering house plants | 54 | |
| Flowering pot plants | 56 | |
| Cacti | 58 | |
| Chapter 4 | House Plants A-Z | 60 |
| Introduction | 60 | |
| Varieties | 61 | |
| Chapter 5 | Plant Care | 226 |
| Chapter 6 | Increasing Your Stock | 237 |
| Chapter 7 | Plant Troubles | 241 |
| Chapter 8 | House Plant Grower's Dictionary | 247 |
| Chapter 9 | Plant Index | 251 |
| Acknowledgments | 256 |
francisLF
Posted April 24, 2012
I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Posted March 13, 2003
Dr. Hessayon's friendly book should the first pick for anyone ¿ expert or novice ¿ looking to get a handle on their indoor garden needs. Hessayon manages to create a comprehensive text to indoor gardening without churning out a heavy, massive or plodding tome. Houseplant profiles are thoughfully broken into intuitive plant categories - avoiding the annoying 'grab-bag' approach most guides of this type employ. While Chapter Four¿s houseplant profiles make up the bulk of the book, early chapters discuss just enough of the basics to encourage confidence in novice houseplant owners. Mini-chapters describe how to pick a good plant, potting info, window exposures, tips on home display, how to create a garden room, or make a terrarium. Overall, the Houseplant Expert¿s tone is non-threatening and personable. Care descriptions are right where they should be, under reliable ¿Secrets of Success¿ subheadings. Nice details, like the colorful pages on Bonsai Style, Food Houseplants and Forest Cacti, add enough spice without distraction from the main text.
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Posted January 30, 2001
I'm new with houseplants and this book has all the information I need in one place. Has great photos to help identify plants also.
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Overview
The House Plant Expert is the best-selling book on house plants, with complete coverage of all major types of house plant, with advice on how to keep your plants healthy, how to display your plants, dealing with pests & problems - even how to get more house plants for free. If you keep house plants (and who doesn't) you'll need this book!