Easy-care Guide to Houseplants (Quick Guide Series) - Tapa blanda

For beginner to expert gardener, award winning author Jack Kramer offers practical advice and trade secrets inEasy-Care Guide to Houseplants. This book provides all readers need for success with nearly 200 of the most popular houseplants grown in North America.Part 1 introduces the types of houseplants and their origins, and then explains selection and care.Part II showcases individual plants and describes their needs. Illustrating this authoritative guide are 500 full-color photos and drawings-many of them showing procedures step-by-step.

This book provides all you need for success with nearly 200 of the most popular houseplants grown in North America.Part I introduces the types of houseplants and tells you their origins, and then explains selection and care. Part II showcases individual plants and describes their needs. Illustrating this authoritative guide are 500 full-color photos and drawings-many of them showing procedures step by step. You'll learn how to
- Select plants suited for conditions in your home
- Place plants where they'll thrive
- Feature houseplants in home decoration
- Choose plant containers
- Care for and propagate your own plants
- Avoid plant pests and diseases without resorting to dangerous chemicals
- Grow culinary herbs and force bulbs
- Use artificial lights to display plants and help them grow
- Install hanging plants attractively - and securely