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Houseplants for Beginners

A Simple Guide for New Plant Parents for Making Houseplants Thrive
By Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
Series: New Shoe Press
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Houseplants for Beginners by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is a comprehensive guide that simplifies the art of cultivating houseplants. This book offers essential tips on choosing the right plants, understanding their care requirements, and resolving common issues, all tailored for novice gardeners. It's an ideal resource for anyone looking to thrive with indoor greenery.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you are new to the world of indoor gardening and eager to learn the basics of plant care. It offers practical tips and easy-to-follow advice on choosing and maintaining houseplants, making it a perfect guide for novices who want to bring a touch of greenery into their homes.

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Houseplants for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to becoming a confident houseplant parent, from what plants to choose to how to make them thrive.

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Choose the right houseplants for your space and then help them thrive with Houseplants for Beginners at your side.

Having happy, healthy plants can make a space feel happy and healthy too. They add colour, texture, and beauty—and can also improve air quality. For new plant parents eager for these benefits, this affordable, adapted edition of Houseplants by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf offers easy-to-understand information and advice. Each chapter deals with a key element of houseplant care, including light, water, soil, potting, and containers.

The book also offers details on how to pick the right plants for your specific living situation. Go beyond just keeping your plants alive to understanding how to make them thrive. With Houseplants for Beginners, you will learn:

  • How to choose the right plants for your space and lifestyle
  • The specific needs of each plant species you have chosen
  • Care essentials, including light, soil, and watering basics

This book is organised to take you from starter plants to caring for more adventurous choices like tropical, climbing, and flowering species. This is the resource you can depend on to take you from your very first plant to seasoned plant parent.

Series: New Shoe Press

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760383902

Publisher: New Shoe Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: New Shoe Press

Illustration: color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 144

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Home & Garden Lisa Eldred Steinkopf Non-Fiction Series: New Shoe Press

About the Author

Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is The Houseplant Guru, who features all things houseplants on her blog, thehouseplantguru.com. She is the author of Houseplants and Grow in the Dark and has written for HGTVgardens.com, Real Simple magazine, Michigan Gardener Magazine, the houseplant section of Allan Armitages Greatest Perennials and Annuals app, and Michigan Gardening Magazine, where she writes a monthly column. She worked for more than a decade at Steinkopf Nursery as the Annuals and Houseplants Manager, and has been interviewed online, in print, and on TV about houseplants. She harbors well over 1,000 houseplants in her home.

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