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    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants: Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home
    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants: Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home
    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants: Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home
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    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants: Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home

    By Dueep Jyot Singh and John Davidson

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    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants
    Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home

    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    How to Choose Houseplants
    Temperature
    Humidity
    Different Types of Containers
    Light
    Watering your plants
    Rule of hand Watering Tips
    Going for a long holiday – What about my indoor plants?
    Feeding Your Plants
    Re-potting a plant
    What Is the Best Potting Mixture
    Training and Pruning Your Plants
    Cleaning Your Plants
    Common pests and their treatment
    Appendix
    Index of common names and botanical names of popular houseplants.
    Author Bio
    Introduction
    Millenniums ago, a man deciding to build a garden was fortunate because he had all that land right outside his door. All he had to do is clear out a piece of land, and mark it with a boundary wall. After that, he could go hunting for attractive looking plants in the wild, and bring them back home. With a little bit of care and cherishing, he would soon have a tame garden of his own.
    But today, a large number of us are not so fortunate. Space is at a premium. Concrete jungles have taken the place of what was once nature’s backyard. And that is why man is looking for easy options to bring beautiful greenery inside his limited space.
    And so this book is for all those, who want to know more about indoor plants, how to grow them, how to take care of them, which are the best plant varieties which flourish indoors and tips and techniques with which you can enjoy not only a relaxing hobby, but also greenery around you.
    Until just after the Second World War, indoor household plants were limited to ferns, palms, and potted plants, which flowered in season. Surely plants like aspidistras were also popular for interior decoration but soon more and more wide-ranging varieties and species of foliage parted plants began to be known to keen gardeners.
    This change is due chiefly to the architects who designed postwar buildings on severe lines. Gone were the rambling houses with huge gardens. Strictly utilitarian designs were utilized by architects to design these houses and flats.
    Frankly speaking most of them were chicken coops. The introduction of houseplants in a large variety of colors and fonts provided a flash of color to those austere and severe designs. You could relieve the simplicity and the austerity of the home by growing houseplants indoors.
    Thanks to the improved heating and lighting systems, many varieties which were once grown in hot houses, greenhouses and conservatories would now flourish indoors as houseplants. There are many plants which are easier to grow, and last for several years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJD-Biz Corp Publishing
    Release dateJul 30, 2014
    ISBN9781311346421
    The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants: Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing Houseplants in Your Home

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      The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants - Dueep Jyot Singh

      The Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants

      Easy Tips and Techniques for Growing

      Houseplants in Your Home

      Healthy Gardening Series

      Dueep J. Singh and John Davidson

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      The information is this book is provided for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be used and medical advice or a substitute for proper medical treatment by a qualified health care provider. The information is believed to be accurate as presented based on research by the author.

      The contents have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other Government or Health Organization and the contents in this book are not to be used to treat cure or prevent disease.

      The author or publisher is not responsible for the use or safety of any diet, procedure or treatment mentioned in this book. The author or publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions that may exist.

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      The Book is for informational purposes only and before taking on any diet, treatment or medical procedure, it is recommended to consult with your primary health care provider.

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