How Not to Kill Your Houseplant
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How Not to Kill Your Houseplant by Veronica Peerless
You had one job: watering your new plant. But it's been a week and it's already dying. Fear not! This helpful guide is here to show you how to rescue your plants. Follow the survival tips outlined in this book and you'll be on your way to having your home brimming with green life. It's absolutely possible not to assassinate your houseplant - all you need is this book! From identifying exactly what's in the pot, to helping it flourish and grow, this is your guide to creating an oasis of happy, flourishing houseplants. With over 50 different types of popular houseplants, this book summarises what type of care your plants do (or don't) need. Find out which types of plant will thrive in your living space. You'll also discover how to keep a cactus alive, where to hang air plants, and how to repot succulents. Understand how much light, water, heat, and humidity your plant needs, whatever your horticulture woes, this book will explain and fix it. Yellowed leaves, drooping leaves, dried leaves, learn to spot the danger signs and how to take the proper action to rescue your sick plant. Packed with helpful tips, pictures, and information panels, How Not to Kill Your Houseplantwill equip you with the skills necessary to raise a healthy plant. Give Your Plants a Chance! If you're horticulturally challenged and can't keep a house plant alive to save your life, then this book is for you! This practical guide to raising indoor plants equips you with the know-how you need to care for your plants. Inside the pages of this comprehensive gardening book, you'll discover: - Tips on watering and feeding plants. - Advice on how to choose the perfect house plants for your unique space and needs. - Helpful survival tips and simple ways not to kill your plants. - Everything you need to know about lighting for house plants, from natural to artificial lighting sources. - Learn to spot the danger signs in unhealthy indoor plants and the effective techniques on how to rescue them.
Veronica Peerless is a trained horticulturalist and garden designer and an experienced writer and editor. She is currently Commissioning Content Editor at Gardens Illustrated, having previously worked as a content producer at www.gardenersworld.com and as deputy editor at Which? Gardening. She has contributed to publications including The English Garden, Garden Design Journal and Telegraph Gardening. She was horticultural consultant on The Gardener's Year, also published by DK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241302170 |
| ISBN 10 | 024130217X |
| Title | How Not to Kill Your Houseplant |
| Author | Veronica Peerless |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |