200 House Plants Anyone Can Grow

by Richard Gilbert

A complete guide to mastering the essentials of indoor plant care and to using plants creatively around the house200 popular and easy-to-grow house plants lavishly illustrated with full colour photographsConcise and easy-to-follow growing instructions for each plantCommon names usedQuick diagnosis "trouble-shooting" guide helps solve problemsHandy decorating tips show where to position house plants to best advantagespecial feature articles on palms, ferns, bromeliads, and succulents and cacti

Genres: Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 1988

About the author

Richard Gilbert has always had a passionate interest in growing house plants and there can be few writers with greater experience. He is particularly interested in begonias, bromeliads and saintpaulias (African violets) but has grown virtually every house plant available at some time. A long standing member of the Royal Horticultural Society, he now sits on their committee responsible for greenhouse and house plants. This committee recommends suitable awards for exhibits of plants in its field of interest, including those at the Chelsea Flower Show. He has also been chairman of the British Saintpaulia and Houseplant Society since 1965.
Richard Gilbert has travelled throughout the world to study plants in their native habitats and the knowledge he imparts comes totally from first-hand experience.