Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants [Paperback]

Jack Kramer Mr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Quick Guide Series | Publication Date: July 28, 1999

For beginner to expert gardener, award winning author Jack Kramer offers practical advice and trade secrets in Easy-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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a winner! In this thorough yet easy-to-read book, Jack Kramer shares the secrets of a life-time cultivating houseplants."
-Dick Tracy, garden writer, Sacramento Bee

"One of my favorites is Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants... overflowing with helpful tips, it has chapters on every aspect of plant care. The section on decorating with houseplants is the best I've seen."
-The Washington Daily News

"You'll find all the advice you need in gardener Jack Kramer's latest book on houseplants. Filled with detailed descriptions of over 200 different plants, the book is an invaluable reference... The practical guide is fully illustrated with procedures for potting, trimming, and propagating your in-door blooms."
Janice Guerrasio, Log Homes Illustrated
March 2000

Review

"This is a winner! In this thorough yet easy-to-read book, Jack Kramer shares the secrets of a life-time cultivating houseplants."
-Dick Tracy, garden writer, Sacramento Bee

"One of my favorites is Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants... overflowing with helpful tips, it has chapters on every aspect of plant care. The section on decorating with houseplants is the best I've seen."
-The Washington Daily News

"You'll find all the advice you need in gardener Jack Kramer's latest book on houseplants. Filled with detailed descriptions of over 200 different plants, the book is an invaluable reference... The practical guide is fully illustrated with procedures for potting, trimming, and propagating your in-door blooms."
Janice Guerrasio, Log Homes Illustrated
March 2000

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner (July 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580110630
• ISBN-13: 978-1580110631
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book packed with great info, September 27, 1999

By 

Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for learning to grow & care for houseplants. It is full-color and packed with photos. It is loaded with advice on basic care & propagation, as well as elimination of pests & diseases.

I loved how it helped me choose a proper container for each plant & the appropriate room for its needs. I was also impressed that there were step-by-step instructions for installing supports for hanging plants & a growing stand.

An indispensable plant glossary in the back lists the plants by family. A photo is included along with common name, scientific name, size, description & propagation methods. Light, soil, & temperature needs are also here. The differences between the plant families are explained as well & many of the plants that make them up are listed. It even gives you decorating hints. Before you buy any houseplants, you must read this book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Growing plants is easy after all!, December 21, 2001

By 

Bonnie Burton (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants (Paperback)

I picked up Jack Kramer's book Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants at an Ace Hardware store when I was first attempting to grow some other houseplants besides the unkillable Devil's Ivy. As far as your basic guide to plant care goes, this is the stuff. I'm constantly thumbing through it when I need to figure out which plants would thrive best in a dark bedroom or a bright kitchen. Plus the photos are simply beautiful. Some of the highlights of the book include decorating with plants, choosing houseplants, growing herbs inside, picking the right containers, raising and grooming, propagating and understanding plant problems. This handy book also gives you step-by-step instructions on how to build your own knockdown growing stand.
(...)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a picture for every plant, April 8, 2003

By 

"aulsand52" (Cordele, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants (Paperback)

This was a very informative book. I have never been a able to keep a plant alive before. Now people say I have a green thumb.
My home and deck are full of healthy beautiful plants. Every plant,in the book, has a great photo and full discription of light needs and exact fertilizer times and needs. I have had a hard time finding a few of the fertilizers needed, so I may start tring some of the great fertilizer recipes given. Every thing needed is here. How to propigate, transplant, divide. A full list of discriptions of possible plant problems and the solutions. I would suggest this book to anyone as a great resource. As a matter of fact, I've lent it out a few times.(But I make sure to get it bact soon)