Charles C. Powell, Rosemarie Rossetti
Description
Classical teaching in horticulture generally is based on the needs of outdoor or greenhouse plants, an approach not necessarily appropriate to maintai
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ning healthy plants indoors. The groundbreaking information contained in The Healthy Indoor Plant satisfies the need for a volume devoted entirely to indoor ornamental horticulture. This comprehensive, profusely illustrated volume uses a holistic approach to provide accessible information about the healthy management of plants being kept indoors for long periods of time. The authors show how the various aspects of plant care are interrelated. Plant care requires attention to and knowing about the interaction of the plant and its environment and understanding the relation between the plant, its parts, and their functions. Outstanding features: offers clearly written and well organized descriptions; includes chapters on the makeup of a plant and the processes going on within plants; includes encyclopedia of common indoor plants for useful reference; contains a table of conversion factors valuable in many contexts; provides a comprehensive glossary of terms.
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Genres
Health & Wellness
Tags
Gardening
House Plants & Indoor
Reading Moods
Adventurous & Action-Packed
Tragic & Heart-Wrenching
Playful & Lighthearted
Contributors
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Publishing Info
Publisher
Waveland Press, Incorporated
Month-Year
Jul, 2000
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9781577661573
ISBN-10: 1577661575
Language
English
No. of Pages
295
Format
Paperback
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