Happy Houseplants: 30 Lovely Varieties to Brighten Up Your Home (Books for Gardeners, Home Decoration Books, Books for Millenials)

For anyone who has longed for a garden of their own—whether a city dweller or one with less-than-green thumbs—this is a handy little guide to growing and maintaining houseplants. Cheerful and informative, Happy Houseplants will guide any budding indoor botanist through a bevy of topics, from soil and water to light and fertilizer. With beautiful illustrations accompanying 30 different profiles of plants, from the easygoing Air Plant to the striking Zebra Cactus, this nifty book is the perfect gift for anyone looking to bring a piece of the outdoors inside. Cover 1 Title 3 Dedication 5 Copyright 4 Contents 6 INTRODUCTION 9 GETTING STARTED 13 Tools 14 Gloves 14 Hand Tools 16 Pruning Tools 18 Watering Containers 20 Materials 22 Fertilizer 22 Pots and Containers 23 QUICK GUIDE TO REPOTTING 26 Potting Mixes 27 MAKE YOUR OWN ALL-PURPOSE POTTING MIX 27 MAKE YOUR OWN AFRICAN VIOLET POTTING MIX 29 MAKE YOUR OWN CACTUS AND SUCCULENT POTTING MIX 29 THE HAPPY HOUSEPLANTS 31 African Violet 32 Air Plant 34 Aloe Vera 36 Amaryllis 38 Blue Chalk Sticks 40 Burro’s Tail Cactus 42 Chili Pepper Plant 44 Cushion Moss 46 Desert Rose 48 Fairy Castle Cactus 50 False Shamrock 52 Firestick Cactus 54 Foxtail Fern 56 Grape Hyacinth 58 Hen and Chicks 60 Jade Plant 62 Jasmine 64 Lemon Button Fern 66 Lily of the Valley 68 Lucky Bamboo 70 Maidenhair Fern 72 Moon Cactus 74 Paperwhites 76 Ponytail Palm 78 Prickly Pear 80 Silver Vase Plant 82 Snake Plant 84 String of Pearls 86 Tulip 88 Zebra Cactus 90 RESOURCES 93 Tools 94 Materials 94 Plants 95 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 96 Chronicle Ebooks 98 Chronicle,Books,LLC Enhance your home décor with this guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants, with information on thirty common, easy-to-grow varieties. For anyone who has longed for a garden of their own—whether a city dweller or one with less-than-green thumbs—this is a handy little guide to growing and maintaining houseplants. Cheerful and informative, Happy Houseplants will guide any budding indoor botanist through a bevy of topics, from soil and water to light and fertilizer. With beautiful illustrations accompanying thirty different profiles of plants, from the easygoing Air Plant to the striking Zebra Cactus, this nifty book is the perfect gift for anyone looking to bring a piece of the outdoors inside. The garden inspiration appeal of Succulent Garden Notecards (28K net) meets the simple illustrated how-to approach of 50 Ways to Wear a Scarf (130K net) in this practical-yet-lovely guide to growing houseplants.