Happy, Healthy Houseplants: How to Stop Loving Your Plants to an Early Grave

by Kellyn Kennerly

Cultivate a flourishing indoor jungle with Kellyn Kennerly’s approachable houseplant care tips and tricks. Finally understand the foundations of practical plant care, with quick-look guides on light, watering, soil, humidity, fertilization and pesky pests. Learn the secrets to quality care for 20 of the most popular houseplants, including Pothos, Philodendron, Monstera, Alocasia, Peperomia, Hoya, Orchids and more. Master the art of self-sustaining terrariums and Instagram-able living walls alongside other fantastic DIY plant projects.Known for her candid hot takes – no, you aren’t a terrible plant parent if you use a self-watering pot – Kellyn is all about making houseplants accessible to all, whether it’s your first plant baby or your fiftieth. Her exclusive Anxious Plant Parent Guide gives readers actionable tips to prevent overloving their plants to an early grave and easy traveler tips for when life brings you away from home. Her Advanced Care Techniques make pruning, repotting and propagation stress-free and easy. Whether you’re looking to turn a green thumb verdant (or just keep your first few plants alive), Kellyn provides the most accessible, practical plant guide out there.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

Published November 26, 2024

Reviews

[Reagan Kapasi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good review of popular houseplants tips and tricks. Propogation explainations were well done.

[Josianne Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good information for beginner indoor plant gardeners like me.

[Allana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was basically just a vessel for me to choose which plants to add to my indoor forest :)
Dylan is sighing but I cannot hear it over the gentle leaf movements (my husband loves me and my plants)

[Mary Foxe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skimmed.