Renowned gardening experts Roy Lancaster and Matthew Biggs combine their expertise in What Houseplant Where to address the special problems faced by indoor gardeners. What Houseplant Where provided at-a-glance guidance to choosing plants that will thrive in your home, even in difficult or unusual locations. Each plant entry is supported by clear advice on the main care requirements -- light, temperature, humidity, feeding, and watering -- and any special needs the plant may have; in short, all the facts you need to guarantee the right choice. Section by section, the authors identify the best plants for every area of your home -- whether for floral or foliage effect, for specific uses such as trailing or climbing, or simply to suit a particular location or "mini-climate," such as low-light corner or warm, humid bathroom. With superb, full-color photographs of more than 400 readily available plants and suggestions for many hundreds more, What Houseplant Where is an indispensable guide to creating year-round interest in every room.
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Anyone who's ever mourned a failed potted plant will welcome the encouragement and practical advice this simple, colorful guide offers. The authors use several criteria--foliage and floral effects, trailing or climbing habits, and suitability for particular locations, such as bathrooms--to identify the best plant candidates for each part of the home. Concise plant listings are grouped in such sections as "Houseplants for Large Rooms," "Herbs for the Kitchen," and "Houseplants with Bold-Colored Flowers," and each listing includes plant size, care instructions, and is accompanied by a detailed photograph of leaves, flowers, and fruit (where appropriate). A section at the front gives tips on plant placement, general maintenance, and propagation; for convenience, the index lists both common and Latin names. With detailed listings for more than 400 plants and suggestions for many more, it's a great resource for every houseplant lover.
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Aimed at the beginner as well as the experienced houseplant gardener, this book is arranged by room characteristics or the physical features of plants (e.g., needing full light, bearing fragrant flowers). Each two-page section describes about nine plants and includes a color photograph of each. Cultural information is brief and can be misleading. For example, about poinsettias the authors say "with patience they can be encouraged to flower for a second year or more." However, they don't mention that in order to bloom poinsettias need total darkness for 14 hours each night for eight weeks starting in late September. Boxes in each section list other plants that fit the category, but not all are covered in the book. While the photographs are lovely and the layout is attractive, there are better books for beginners, including Pat Regel's The Houseplant Survival Guide (Taunton, 1997) for clear, detailed instructions on houseplant care and Ingrid Jantra and Ursula Kr?ger's The House Plant Encyclopedia (LJ 3/15/97) for information about individual species.ASue O'Brien, Downers Grove P.L., IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful for this beginner!,
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This review is from: What Houseplant Where (Hardcover)
Unlike another reviewer, I found this book very useful. I am pretty much a beginner with houseplants. I don't understand why some plants fail and others don't. This book was very helpful to me because it gives details about which plants like low light, full sun, lots of water, a dry environment, etc.Based on the info in this book I purchased a large hibiscus plant for a sunny sliding glass door window. It's gorgeous, it's blooming -- it's all I could want in a plant. The book IS organized -- and it's true, the same plant appears in several places, but that's because a low-light plant might also be a good trailing plant! The organization is by type of foliage, light requirements, showiness of the plant, and other categories. Probably not the kind of classification that a horticulturist would like, but it was very useful to me. There are lots of pictures so you see exactly what the plant will look like, and they're labeled with both Latin and common names. If you're looking for a plant for a specific place in your house, this book is an excellent resource.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Now where did I put that plant?,
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This review is from: What Houseplant Where (Hardcover)
This book has an interesting twist that you won't find in most plant books - it has a whole section on what plants go well in what rooms. It includes the standard "How this book work" and plant basics. I like how they have plant care broken down into "Everyday care" and "Longer-term Maintenance." Every day care includes picking your plants, transporting plants, light, temperature, feeding, watering and cleaning. Longer-term maintenance includes repotting, pruning and training. These sections are short, but cover the necessary basics. There is a section on propagating and a section on problems (over/under watering, pests and diseases). There is a section on choosing your plants for their flower (Floral Effect) or for their beautiful or interesting leaves (Foliage Effect). If you are looking for a plant with yellow leaves or a plant with sword shaped leaves the Foliage Effect section a good place to look. There is a section call "Special Uses" which includes "Houseplants for Beginners," Houseplants Tolerant of Neglect," "Beneficial Houseplants," and many more.Some plants are listed more than once because they fit into more than one category. Each time the plant is listed it includes a very short description and water, light and feeding information. I use this book mostly for the pictures and the placement ideas. It has great pictures and great ideas for placement. The room to room guide is something I haven't found in any other book. It gives you an idea of what plant to put in what room. Do you have a room with a sunny windowsill? The Locations will give you some suggestions for your windowsill. If you have a dry room, this book has suggestions. It has suggestions for almost every room in the house. This book is good for beginners and intermediate plant grower. The advanced plant grower might not find it as helpful, but the advance grower might still find the Locations section interesting.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really Liked It!,
By "photogirl09" (Lakewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What Houseplant Where (Hardcover)
All I know about caring for houseplants is that you have to water them now and then. No wonder that I have killed most plants that I have owned! This book was really helpful for me. It is great in that it's broken down into categories such as locations (windowsill, low light, full light, humid rooms, offices etc). There are also sections for different types of flowers (fragrant, winter blooming) and foliage. And for me there are the sections on houseplants tolerant of neglect and houseplants for beginners. Every plant listed in the book is accompanied by a nice picture. Next to each plant there are directions on the type of light it needs, fertilization and watering guidelines and the temperature and humidity it needs. The beginning has great tips for everyday care, trouble shooting problems.This book is definately for someone with little gardening experience. I found it to be extremely helpful.
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