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What Is My Plant Telling Me?

An Illustrated Guide to Houseplants and How to Keep Them Alive
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What Is My Plant Telling Me? is an illustrated, easy-to-follow guide designed to help both new and experienced plant parents keep their house plants healthy and thriving. The book deciphers common plant distress signals like brown tips, yellow leaves, and rotting roots, offering practical advice on how to interpret and respond to these signs. Covering fifty popular indoor plants, it includes tips on the best locations for plants indoors, choosing suitable pot sizes, and selecting plants that suit your space.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for anyone interested in house plants, from beginners wanting to learn the basics to experienced gardeners seeking to better understand their plants’ needs. It also suits those looking to enhance their home décor and well-being through indoor gardening.

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This illustrated guide to the fifty most popular house plants will show readers how to speak their plant’s language, identify classic distress signals, and intervene successfully to keep them thriving for years to come.

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Keep your house plants alive and thriving with this illustrated, accessible guide to popular house plants for new and experienced plant-parents alike.

Many new gardeners are finally starting to understand why bringing the outside indoors is so appealing. From improving home décor to mental health, plants have so many benefits. But keeping them alive (and most importantly, thriving) isn’t always easy! What does it mean if your plant has brown tips? Rotting roots? Yellow leaves? The list goes on.

Don’t you just wish your plants could communicate what’s wrong and how to fix it?

What Is My Plant Telling Me? answers all your plant-based questions, making it the perfect companion for anyone interested in keeping their plants looking their best. This illustrated guide to the fifty most popular house plants will show you how to:

  • Speak your plant’s language
  • Identify classic distress signals
  • Intervene successfully to keep your plants thriving for years to come
  • Choose plants that work best for your space
  • Pick the best locations within your home to keep your new plants
  • Identify the pot size needed when you want to replant
  • And more!

Whether you’re interested in growing a cactus, orchid, or even the popular Fiddle Leaf Fig, this book is the perfect guide to deciphering the message your plant is telling you and what you can do to revive it.

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Publishers Weekly praises the book, noting that the author effectively explains plants according to the environments they thrive in. Budding green thumbs will find the tips invaluable and worth revisiting.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781982189815

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon Element

Illustration: 4-c illus t-o

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Loni Harris

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 556g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Emily L. Hay Hinsdale is a freelance writer, an enthusiastic cook, a dedicated traveler, a determined pedestrian, and a life-long gardener.

Loni Harris specializes in hand lettering and florals and has artwork with major US retailers such as Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Staples. She loves hiking, working on her farm, and binge-watching while sketching.

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