A friendly guide to understanding what your houseplants need and nursing struggling ones back to health
Helping houseplants thrive
Sarah Gerrard-Jones, a self-taught houseplant enthusiast known as the Plant Rescuer, has made a name for herself by taking in neglected, unloved plants and bringing them back to health. In this book she explains how to look after houseplants of every kind, and how to read the signs a plant gives when something is wrong.
Who will enjoy it
Houseplant owners of every level, from beginners with one plant to collectors, who want practical help keeping their plants healthy.
What you will get
A practical, encouraging guide that helps readers understand their houseplants, spot problems early and give struggling plants a second chance.
The Plant Rescuer Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Houseplants · Plant care · Indoor gardening
Length
256 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
The book begins with the basics: choosing the right plant for the light and space you have and getting everyday care right, so that plants are not just surviving but thriving. Gerrard-Jones explains why changes in a plant's appearance, such as yellowing leaves, brown tips or drooping stems, are often a cry for help, and how to work out what is really going wrong.
Later sections help readers diagnose and treat common problems, and offer encouragement for bringing a struggling plant back from the brink. The book is illustrated with colour photographs throughout and is written in a warm, reassuring voice. It aims to build confidence and intuition rather than offer rigid rules, so readers learn to observe their plants and respond to them. Readers are encouraged to treat each plant as an individual with its own needs. It was chosen as one of the Gardens Illustrated books of the year in 2022.
Friendly, practical and reassuring, a useful book for anyone who has ever watched a houseplant decline without knowing why. It is especially good for beginners who want to understand the reasons behind the advice. About 256 pages in the Bloomsbury hardcover.
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