How to Keep Your Plants Alive
50 Plants That Are Impossible to Kill
Published on 12. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-64643-428-2 (ISBN)
Description
Stop guessing and start growing-this practical houseplant survival guide shows you exactly how to keep your indoor plants alive, even if you've failed before. Learn simple plant care habits, rescue dying plants, and build a thriving indoor garden with easy, low-maintenance houseplants.
If you've ever Googled "why is my plant dying?" or wondered if you're overwatering (again), you're not alone. If your plants keep drooping, yellowing, or dying despite your best efforts, the problem isn't you but the lack of clear, beginner-friendly guidance. Most plant care books overwhelm with jargon-this one simplifies everything.
Designed specifically for beginners, this indoor plant care guide focuses on resilient, hard-to-kill plants and practical, real-life solutions for busy people.
In this go-to plant care manual you'll find:
50+ beginner houseplants that are easy to care for and hard to kill
Step-by-step indoor plant care tips for watering, light, and plant health
Clear warning signs for overwatering, underwatering, and plant stress
Proven strategies to revive struggling or dying houseplants
Beautiful illustrations and quick-reference plant profiles
Whether you live in a small apartment, have low light, or just forget sometimes, this guide meets you where you are. Perfect for beginners, busy lifestyles, and anyone who wants greenery without the overwhelm, this guide helps you turn uncertainty into confidence.
If you've ever Googled "why is my plant dying?" or wondered if you're overwatering (again), you're not alone. If your plants keep drooping, yellowing, or dying despite your best efforts, the problem isn't you but the lack of clear, beginner-friendly guidance. Most plant care books overwhelm with jargon-this one simplifies everything.
Designed specifically for beginners, this indoor plant care guide focuses on resilient, hard-to-kill plants and practical, real-life solutions for busy people.
In this go-to plant care manual you'll find:
50+ beginner houseplants that are easy to care for and hard to kill
Step-by-step indoor plant care tips for watering, light, and plant health
Clear warning signs for overwatering, underwatering, and plant stress
Proven strategies to revive struggling or dying houseplants
Beautiful illustrations and quick-reference plant profiles
Whether you live in a small apartment, have low light, or just forget sometimes, this guide meets you where you are. Perfect for beginners, busy lifestyles, and anyone who wants greenery without the overwhelm, this guide helps you turn uncertainty into confidence.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Dimensions
Height: 153 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
412 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64643-428-2 (9781646434282)
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Dr. Kit Carlson earned her PhD in Plant Microbiology and Pathology at the University of Missouri, and conducted her post-doctoral research at Virginia Tech, focused on molecular diagnostics of plant disease. Kit has been a botany professor for nearly two decades. During her tenure she has served thousands of students and developed and instructed more than fifteen different plant science courses. She and her students have conducted and published research on a wide range of topics, including plant disease, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, public land, science education, and more.