The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing House Plants: The art and science to grow your own house plants (Kew Experts)

Introduction to growing house plants -- Plants -- Project 1: several steps up -- Project 2: making a decorative screen -- Project 3: a shallow bowl for succulents -- Project 4: carnivorous vase -- Project 5: desert islands -- Project 6: hanging gardens -- Project 7: windowsill propagation -- Project 8: picture perfect -- Project 9: simple kokedama -- Project 10: miniature rainforest -- Project 11: natural air fresheners -- Project 12: driftwood anchor.;Which are delicate and which indestructible? - We show how to find the right home for your plants and the right plants for your home. Growing House Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, combining exquisite botanical illustrations with practical indoor projects. Readers can discover over 70 life-changing plants and 12 home-transforming projects. Each project is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs. Starting from the premise that we want to show how to grow the right plant in the right place, we demonstrate the benefits of all common house plants and how to care and curate them in the home. Includes cacti, succulents, bromeliads including air plants, foliage house plants, flowering house plants, house plants for scent and air freshening. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents INTRODUCTION TO GROWING HOUSE PLANTS PLANTS Delta maidenhair fern Urn plant Black aeonium Chinese evergreen PROJECT 1: SEVERAL STEPS UP Amazonian elephant’s ear Barbados aloe Pineapple Tail flower Asparagus fern Cast-iron plant Bird’s nest fern Ponytail palm PROJECT 2: MAKING A DECORATIVE SCREEN Painted-leaf begonia Old man cactus String of hearts Parlour palm Spider plant Natal lily Jade plant Sago palm Dumb cane PROJECT 3: A SHALLOW BOWL FOR SUCCULENTS Venus fly trap Dragon tree Cape sundew Golden cane palm PROJECT 4: CARNIVOROUS VASE Moulded-wax succulent Golden barrel cactus Hedgehog cactus Fishbone cactus PROJECT 5: DESERT ISLANDS Devil’s ivy Candelabra plant Fiddle-leaf fig Mosaic plant Fairy elephants’ feet Cape jasmine Peacock plant Scarlet star PROJECT 6: HANGING GARDENS Zebra cactus Bellmore sentry palm Wax flower Polka dot plant Jasmine Flower-dust plant String of pearls Living stones Pincushion cactus Prayer plant PROJECT 7: WINDOWSILL PROPAGATION Rose grape Swiss cheese plant Blushing bromeliad Monkey cups Boston fern Bunny-ears cactus False shamrock PROJECT 8: PICTURE PERFECT Moonstone Geranium Button fern Radiator plant PROJECT 9: SIMPLE KOKEDAMA Heart leaf Missionary plant Staghorn fern Cretan brake fern PROJECT 10: MINIATURE RAINFOREST Bamboo palm Mistletoe cactus African violet Snake plant PROJECT 11: NATURAL AIR FRESHENERS North American pitcher plant Dwarf umbrella tree Christmas cactus Donkey’s tail Peace lily Stephanotis PROJECT 12: DRIFTWOOD ANCHOR Cape primrose Air plant Silver-inch plant Spineless yucca Fern arum Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Picture acknowledgements Which are delicate and which indestructible? – We show how to find the right home for your plants and the right plants for your home. The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing House Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, combining exquisite botanical illustrations with practical indoor projects. Readers can discover over 75 life-changing plants and 12 home-transforming projects. Each project is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs. Starting from the premise that we want to show how to grow the right plant in the right place, we demonstrate the benefits of all common house plants and how to care and curate them in the home. Includes cacti, succulents, bromeliads including air plants, foliage house plants, flowering house plants, and house plants for scent and air freshening. Which are delicate and which indestructable? - We show how to find the right home for your plants and the right plants for your home. Growing House Plants is a beautifully illustrated giftable gardening reference book, combining exquisite botanical illustrations with practical indoor projects. Readers can discover over 70 life-changing plants and 12 home-transforming projects. Each project is described and illustrated with step-by-step photographs. Starting from the premise that we want to show how to grow the right plant in the right place, we demonstrate the benefits of all common house plants and how to care and curate them in the home. Includes cacti, succulents, bromeliads including air plants, foliage house plants, flowering house plants, house plants for scent and air freshening