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RHS Practical House Plant Book

Choose The Best, Display Creatively, Nurture and Care, 175 Plant Profiles
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In RHS Practical House Plant Book, Fran Bailey and Zia Allaway, alongside the Royal Horticultural Society, provide a comprehensive guide to choosing, caring for, and displaying house plants. This book includes expert advice on over 175 plant profiles, troubleshooting common problems, and exploring creative ideas to enhance indoor spaces. With vivid photography and practical tips, it offers everything you need to nurture your indoor garden successfully.
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RHS Practical House Plant Book

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Step-by-step projects for your home and conservatory

It's official — living with houseplants is good for your wellbeing! Turn your living space into an indoor oasis with our handy, easy to follow guide. Discover key indoor gardening design principles and learn how to care for your houseplants and keep them healthy.

The RHS Practical House Plant Book contains a dozen stunning step-by-step projects to help you assemble an eye-catching terrarium, create a floating kokedama 'string garden', or propagate succulents for your friends. Complete with 175 in-depth plant profiles, this is the essential practical guide for indoor gardeners.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241317594

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Contributors:

  • Consultant editor Christopher Young

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 829g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Fran Bailey grew up on a cut flower nursery near York, where her Dutch father Jacob Verhoef encouraged her love of all things horticultural. After studying at the Welsh College Of Horticulture, she moved to London to work as a freelance florist. In 2006 she opened her first flower shop, The Fresh Flower Company, in South London. Zia Allaway is an author, journalist, and qualified horticulturalist who has written and edited a range of gardening books for the RHS and DK, including the RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers. Zia also writes a monthly column on garden design for Homes and Gardens magazine and is a contributor to the Garden Design Journal. She runs a consultancy service from her home in Hertfordshire and offers practical workshops for beginners. Christopher Young is the horticultural team leader of the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship garden in Surrey. He is a passionate plantsman with a particular interest in exotics and ferns, and is also a member of the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee.

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