The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-how for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants
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It’s a whole new world of houseplants, so make yourself at home in it with this comprehensive guide from expert gardener Barbara Pleasant. If you love the idea of keeping houseplants, but struggle to care for them, you’ll find solace and invaluable advice in The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual. Even experienced houseplant enthusiasts will benefit from Pleasant’s expansive knowledge of indoor gardening, which includes personality profiles, growing needs, and troubleshooting tips for 160 blooming and foliage varieties. With tools such as a plant-ID guide, A-Z encyclopedia, and full-color photos, you’ll have everything you need to create a greener world, one houseplant at a time. Read more
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date : November 8, 2022
Language : English
Print length : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 163586660X
ISBN-13 : 05
Item Weight : 2.59 pounds
Dimensions : 7.63 x 0.78 x 10.63 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #318,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #44 in Container Gardening (Books) #53 in Ornamental Plant Gardening (Books) #81 in House Plant Gardening
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Format: Flexibound
This has been such a useful book on my houseplant journey. I have never been someone who could keep plants alive but suddenly at age 32 a switch went off and I am now a plant person. I am sure all of this information is available in some form online but it is so nice to have everything easily accessible in the same format for each plant and in bullet points. This book is pretty much a basic care encyclopedia. It has a lot of general plant care information including how to propagate all different kinds of plants to help you start your plant army. It also breaks down information by plant species to give more specifics on care. The information makes it super simple to make sure you are giving your new plat friend enough water, light, fertilizer, and humidity. It has what soil is best for each plant and tips for how to troubleshoot what is wrong with your plant. I reach for this book whenever I bring a new plant home and it has made me much more confident in my crazy plant lady adventure.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2020 by Paige C
Format: Flexibound
The title of this book is definitely telling the truth. I couldn't come up with any question for which I failed to find an answer. None of the information is too technical for the average house plant lover, and it is all easily accessible. The author begins her book with a brief introduction telling us how house plants benefit us, both physically and emotionally, followed by a useful plant identification guide. The greater part of the book is made up of three chapters covering blooming houseplants, foliage houseplants, and houseplant care. In the first two chapters the selected plants are illustrated with beautiful, large color photographs, and each one gets a description and a summary of it's needs in your home. Many also have troubleshooting guides. The final chapter gives readers a wealth of information and advice for keeping their house plants happy and healthy, with more photographs and helpful drawings. There are lots of cross-references in this section, so you are won't miss anything you might need to know about, such as all aspects of watering and drainage. The author ends with a glossary of houseplant terms, lists of plant suppliers and plant societies, a very useful cross reference between common and botanical names of plants, and an index to the book. This very complete guide to house plant care will be helpful to anyone who loves a house plant or a house full of plants, and I definitely recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2013 by Sheila Ary
Format: Kindle
I am not particularly fond of house plants. I have however received over the years a fair number of them, and have bought some myself, because my wife likes them. In my situation, I feel like I have received a lot of good tips about plants to make me appreciate them more and care for them better. I now understand better what types of soil to use (apparently there are 6 common types of soil), why/how to repot, how to water, and where to place plants. Another weird thing thay I never understood, namely the trimming of plants, is explained well here. Plants are apparently not like people. You can cut away large portions of them and they dont't mind, or even enjoy it. Another magical part that I didn't think possible was plant propagation. In short and rough words, you can apparently cut away parts of the plant, and make a new plant out of that. This works for almost all plants. Who would have guessed? :D This book contains sections that help you identify your plants. If so, identification is harder if you're reading this on a kindle device. To make up for this, look up the plant classes on the internet, and you'll be fine. I do recommend this book to whoever likes house plants, but people who are only trying to not kill their plants (like myself) can also benefit a lot from this :p
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Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018 by vlad-george ardelean
Format: Flexibound
I liked this "survival manual" because it is practical and useful. It is NOT a picture book about how to create attractive interiors with plants. It is a growing guide to 160 specific house plants or plant types with specific information about each plant's needs, soil, longevity, and propagation as well as troubleshooting for common problems. Each plant gets a 2-page spread with a great photo and consistent format. At the end are basic growing tips relevant to all house plants. The book helped me pick out plants that would thrive at my house and also helped me address some problems I was having with existing plants.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021 by Kris Abrahamson
Format: Paperback
Excellent book, highly recommend - contains a lot of specific info as well as a great glossary and reference section with useful diagrams and high quality information
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2025 by Nicole Smith
Format: Flexibound
This is perfect for what I wanted. When we moved into our new house, several friends gave us houseplants as gifts but not all of them did very well in our new home. This book helped me figure out what each one was, what light and water it needed, and how to better take care of it. They are all SO MUCH happier now. It was really easy to use, to find my plant, and get the info I needed quickly. I love it!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019 by N. T. Staal
Format: Flexibound
Tells you all you need to know to have successful houseplants: how houseplants earn their keep, individual information on 160 different plants, sensibly grouped by whether they bloom or not, and good advice on how to care for your plants. Provides knowledgeable advice missing in other books like the pretty but expensive, vacuous, and heavily-reliant-on-whitespace Houseplants: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants: for example, I think most people after transplanting or repotting a houseplant would give it water. Pleasant tells us don’t water newly transplanted or repotted plants for a few days to let the wounded roots wall off their injuries and to signal the healthy roots to spread out to seek water (p. 313), while Steinkopf and others leave it up us to find out the hard way that watering your newly potted plant too early promotes only root rot, not new growth.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018 by Judith Beasley
Format: Paperback
Exactly what I was looking for. Helps tell humidity, water and light requirements for many of my houseplants
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2025 by Bri Hall-Frank