The Indoor Garden Book: The Complete Guide to the Creative Use of Plants and Flowers in the Home [Paperback]

John Brookes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1994

Beautify any home with this stunningly colorful paperback guide to stylish flowers and plants.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: DK Dorling Kindersley; 1st edition (March 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564585271
• ISBN-13: 978-1564585271
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,169,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive guide on indoor plant decorating., February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Indoor Garden Book: The Complete Guide to the Creative Use of Plants and Flowers in the Home (Paperback)

This book has a lot of style and substance. It's mainly geared for someone who wants to decorate with house plants and the advice on leaf coloring and size of plant is really helpful if you want to know how to display your plants aesthetically. The book is organized by house location (living room, bathroom, etc.) then the kinds of plant (bulbs, bushy plants, upright plants, winter flowers, etc.). There's also a section in caring for dried flowers. The section in artificial lights and hydroculture is a bit scanty, but that doesn't seem to be the main focus of the book. The care and regulation of plants is shunted in the back section of the book.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview, May 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Indoor Garden Book: The Complete Guide to the Creative Use of Plants and Flowers in the Home (Paperback)

This book is wonderful for quick reference. Beautiful pictures help guide plant selection. The "plant finder's guide" is useful because it uses symbols to define the care needed for each plant. This guide is categorized by the physical characteristics of the plants (ie, trailing plants, climbing plants, etc.). What is lacking is a more comprehensive selection of plants, especially the more unusual ones.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, August 9, 2003

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This review is from: The Indoor Garden Book: The Complete Guide to the Creative Use of Plants and Flowers in the Home (Paperback)

I purchased this book used. It is absolutely wonderful including a multitude of projects with easy to understand directions, recommendations and suggestions. The entire 'manual' is chock-full with beautiful color photos. Projects range from arranging to terrariums to bonsai to optimal placement, to plant care. This book is indispensable to someone looking for a few fun projects or someone who just wants to add a gem of a plant book to their shelf. Happy Reading!