House jungle
Subtitle: turn your home into a plant-filled paradise!
By: Annie Dornan-Smith
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; Storey Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781612129440
Subjects: Indoor gardening; House plants
Description: In House Jungle, Annie Doran-Smith presents a charmingly illustrated introduction to creating a plant paradise in any home. With an emphasis on plants that add the most to the home decor while also being easy to care for, Doran-Smith's visual guide covers all the basics, including equipment, containers, soil preparation, light requirements, and care techniques. Her plant illustrations show off the aesthetic features of each one, from palms and spider plants to succulents, hanging plants, bonsai, bamboo, air plants, and herbs. The result is a book that is both fun to browse as well as useful and inspiring. The small format and delightful illustrations makes it a perfect housewarming gift.
Table of contents: title: Why we should keep plants; title: Starting your indoor garden; title: Decorating with houseplants; title: Caring for your houseplants; title: Types of houseplants; title: Plants that tolerate shade; title: Plants that like sunshine; title: Houseplants that can take abuse; title: Where to buy plants; title: How to make more plants (for free!).