An inspiring, lavishly illustrated guide to creating a wonderful display of flowering and foliage plants indoors. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is an excellent house plant resource. It is packed with color photos featuring a vast array of indoor plants. Lists based on characteristics such as color, foliage, & shade tolerance make choosing the right plant for you easy. The book starts out with great advice on choosing the right room for your plant based on heat, humidity, & lighting conditions. Design suggestions include cover plant groupings, seasonal selections, & miniature displays. Care & maintenance of plants follows. There are helpful suggestions on purchasing, fertilizing, potting, propagating, pruning, & training the plants. There is even a section on diagnosing plant problems & dealing with pests & diseases. There is also a wonderful guide to plant families & a plant encyclopedia. Information includes photo, common name, scientific name, origin, physical characteristics, ideal growing conditions, feeding & propagation.
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