Get Plants: How to bring green into your life

Description

Nothing brings life to a room like a plant. And science suggests that they're good for us too, lifting our moods and making us healthier. But if your office is bare, your home lacking green - where do you start? Get Plants can help. Designed for beginners and those who don't think of themselves as gardeners, it's an accessible illustrated guide to bringing plants into your life. Katherine Price draws on the latest knowledge from Kew Gardens about cultivation and horticulture to show you how to make use of the different ecological niches in and around your home, from a shady basement stairwell to the sunniest of south-facing windowsills. Exciting contemporary photography shows how plants can pep up your living space. From growing trees from seed to keeping your bromeliads topped up with water, Get Plants helps you understand what plants need and why - and what they can do for your living and working space. Don't be intimidated by gardening any more - open up Get Plants and get your green thumb working!

Katherine Price is a professional writer of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a trained gardener, having previously worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 10 years.

"A good read. . . . This is the ideal book for your student son or daughter if they lack green fingers, as Katherine takes a youthful and upbeat approach to matching plants to personality types."-- "Country Living" "As the resurgent interest in houseplants abounds, this book is bang on trend. It shows that with a little basic know-how you can find a plant or flower that will flourish in any of the different ecological niches found in and around the home."-- "Flower Arranger" "I hope that through reading and enjoying this wonderful book, many more people will be encouraged to 'have a go'--to be enticed to share their living spaces with plants, to seek to understand their needs, to enjoy the successes, and to learn from minor setbacks. All of our lives are richer when shared with plants!"--Richard Barley, director of horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew "Country Living"