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How Not to Kill Your Houseplant New Edition: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

by Veronica Peerless

A practical guide to indoor plant care

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A practical guide to indoor plant care

Veronica Peerless’s guide organizes houseplant care around the everyday questions that arise after a plant comes home: what its leaves may signal, and how light, water, food, temperature, and humidity factor into its care. It covers 119 indoor plants, with advice on spotting problems and taking steps to help an ailing plant. The book also matches plant choices to different indoor conditions, from bathrooms and cool rooms to sunny spots and dim corners. Its scope extends from identifying a plant to managing vigorous growth, making the subject practical and specific to the spaces where plants are kept.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners seeking guidance on caring for indoor plants.
  • Houseplant owners who want help recognizing common plant problems.
  • People choosing plants for particular rooms or light conditions.

Themes

Indoor plant carePlant health and troubleshootingLight, water, temperature, and humidityChoosing plants for indoor spaces

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Book overview

How to keep alive 119 gorgeous indoor plants, then help them bloom and thrive.

You've welcomed a plant into the home: Now what? Your first job is to keep it alive, then after that help it bloom and thrive. Learn all the tips and tricks you need to become a proud plant parent--of more than 100 different plants (if you're up for it)!

Yellowed leaves, drooping leaves, dried leaves, even though you've watered it: What's going on? How Not to Kill Your Houseplant will explain--and fix--your houseplant woes.

Learn to spot the danger signs and take the proper action to rescue your sick plant.

Follow quick tips to understand what your plant does and doesn't like: how much light, water, food, heat, and humidity.

Discover the perfect plant for your unique space and needs. Bathrooms, cold rooms, at a desk, on a windowsill, or in a gloomy corner or hot suntrap--there are plants for every location to create your own indoor oasis.

Thisis your guide to every stage of plant parenting for beginners, from identifying exactly what's in the pot to keeping it in check when it grows too well!
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