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Taming the Potted Beast
The Strange and Sensational History of the Not-So-Humble Houseplant
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This book is ideal for plant lovers, garden enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the cultural and historical significance of houseplants. It offers a blend of history, practical advice, and creative projects, appealing to both beginners and seasoned plant caretakers.
The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplant—from ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagram—a botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.
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The colourful, peculiar history of the houseplant—from ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagram—a botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.
From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity's companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an entertaining narrative of the peculiar, often dramatic story of the cultivation and domestication of the not-so-humble houseplant.
Including entertaining historical vignettes, DIY plant projects, and accessible tips and tricks for caring for your own historical houseplant collection, this book has any plant-curious reader covered. Readers will come away with practical projects, expert advice, and an understanding of the historical significance of houseplants as well as an appreciation of the cultures from which they emerged.
Both fascinating and fun, Taming the Potted Beast will take readers on an exhilarating botanical adventure through the ages.
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ISBN: 9781524869007
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 October 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 231.0mm
Weight: 447g
Pages: 272
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About the Author
Molly Williams is the author of Killer Plants: Growing and Caring for Flytraps, Pitcher Plants and Other Deadly Flora and she writes regularly for Apartment Therapy's gardening and horticulture section. She grew up on a flower farm and is now a professor of writing in New England.
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