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The Urban Gardener Indoors: How To Grow Things Successfully In Your House, Apartment, Or Condo
Now that you?re an expert at adapting your fast-paced urban lifestyle to your desire for "greener" living, Sonia Day shows you how to expand and prolong the life of your outdoor oasis while creating an indoor paradise for the winter months. You?ll learn how to: ? grow hassle-free houseplants ? start seeds ? force indoor bulbs ? arrange winter plants for the balcony ? winter compost ? pot and store bulbs on the balcony until next spring And much, much more! The Urban Gardener Indoors also features hot tips on the benefits and drawbacks of solariums, pet-friendly and not-so-friendly houseplants, and new seasonal trends in poinsettias and Christmas cactuses?everything you need to know to create the indoor urban garden of your dreams.(March 2004)
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Key Porter Books (February 10, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1552632318
ISBN-13: 978-1552632314
Product Dimensions:  6.9 x 0.5 x 9.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
Average Customer Review:  3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,981,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #105 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Climate > Temperate   #520 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > By Technique > Urban   #759 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Gardening & Landscape Design > House Plants
This book about growing plants indoors follows Sonia Day's highly regarded book The Urban Gardener: How to Grow Things Successfully on Balconies, Terraces, Decks. Growing plants indoors is a much more limited topic and unfortunately this is a much more limited book.The book starts with descriptions of some 20 easy-to-grow indoor plants such as dracaena and croton and some plants that are better avoided. It describes how to grow amaryllis, herbs and African violets, how to treat holiday plants and how to force bulbs. It goes on to discuss the importance of the correct level of light, tips for watering, growing plants from seed and dealing with plant pests and diseases. There is really nothing here that is new or original and there were many common plants - Boston fern and hoya come to mind - that barely rated a mention.On the plus side, Sonia Day's writing is always fresh and light. It's a pleasure to read her prose even about the most mundane of topics. She is knowledgeable, not only growing plants successfully, but also about finding sources for research.But there was so much lacking in this book - what about bromeliads, bonsai, cacti and succulents? What about using plants in specific rooms - the kitchen, dining room, bathroom? What about terrariums and mixed plantings? It was a disappointment to find such a limited and pedestrian approach from a respected and able writer.
This book about growing plants indoors follows Sonia Day's highly regarded book The Urban Gardener: How to Grow Things Successfully on Balconies, Terraces, Decks. Growing plants indoors is a much more limited topic and unfortunately this is a much more limited book.The book starts with descriptions of some 20 easy-to-grow indoor plants such as dracaena and croton and some plants that are better avoided. It describes how to grow amaryllis, herbs and African violets, how to treat holiday plants and how to force bulbs. It goes on to discuss the importance of the correct level of light, tips for watering, growing plants from seed and dealing with plant pests and diseases. There is really nothing here that is new or original and there were many common plants - Boston fern and hoya come to mind - that barely rated a mention.On the plus side, Sonia Day's writing is always fresh and light. It's a pleasure to read her prose even about the most mundane of topics. She is knowledgeable, not only growing plants successfully, but also about finding sources for research.But there was so much lacking in this book - what about bromeliads, bonsai, cacti and succulents? What about using plants in specific rooms - the kitchen, dining room, bathroom? What about terrariums and mixed plantings? It was a disappointment to find such a limited and pedestrian approach from a respected and able writer.
This book is always good to pick up, get excited about indoor plants. It was wonderful when I lived in an apartment.
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