How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

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As well as a practical look at creating an indoor urban oasis, it features several fun profiles of Plant People across the globe. Whether you want a lone spider plant to soften a bookcase, or a fern-filled rainforest for a bathroom, open your eyes to growing and styling possibilities in every room with this ultimate resource for greening up your gaff. Everything you need to know about lighting for house plants, from natural to artificial lighting sources. Instagram plantfluencers aren’t the only ones who can keep monstera and snake plants lush and green. But the number one reason houseplants die is due to incorrect watering and the leading mistake with this is overwatering.

Many people, he adds, are too quick to throw out plants they mistakenly believe are dead, when in fact they simply need help. It’s just a matter of considering all the variables and testing for each one, but with time, experience, and a few mistakes, you’ll learn to understand the signs better. If you find that your plant isn’t getting enough sunlight or may need an extra boost, you can use a grow light at home. For each entry, there are one or more additional plants with similar care to the main plant, with a short note about any slight differences.There are plant enthusiasts, too, who bring in “good bugs” for their plants, like plant YouTuber Summer Rayne Owens.

This means you can do any number of the "mistakes" listed in our article which can all end in disaster.There's a large picture in the center, which is surrounded by text boxes with common problems the plant may face, followed by clear solutions to each one. Containing care instructions for all the houseplants you have or could have in your home, the info is clear, easy to understand and thorough. Which makes it all the more frustrating — and/or gutting, depending on your personality type — when a houseplant’s health fails. Loads of houseplants are discussed with handy cross reference guides to other similar types, lots of helpful pictures, it's a really interesting and informative book.