How to Raise a Plant: and Make It Love You Back (A modern gardening book for a new generation of indoor gardeners)

by Morgan Doane, Erin Harding

Overview

A perfect guide for anyone eager to see their plant offspring thrive.

This attractive little book is ideal for the novice 'plant parent', providing tips on how to choose plants, where to keep them in your home, and above all else how to care for them and keep them thriving. 

Indoor plant experts from the popular account @houseplantclub, Erin Harding and Morgan Doane, bring the trendy and timeless subject to life alongside their beautiful photographs of happy plants in the home.

Ways to Make Your New Plant Love You:
• Discover the best houseplants to green up your space
• Learn how to maintain your collection by propagating and repotting
• Finding the right tools and materials, and how to tackle pest control
• Building terrariums and other DIY projects for happy plants
• Interior stylings suggestions from boho to modern to classic, there design inspiration for everyone!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786273024
Publisher:	Laurence King Publishing
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	410,610
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Erin Harding from Portland, Oregon, purchased her first houseplant, the Pregnant Onion plant (Ornithogalum longibracteatum), over 20 years ago and now shares her home with over 80 houseplants. Together they began Instagram's @houseplantclub in 2015. The group has been growing by 10k followers a month and now has over 200k followers.

Morgan Doane from Tampa, Florida, loves String of Pearls, Pilea peperomioides and Monstera deliciosa and her favorite way to display them is in pots she collects while traveling.

Editorial Reviews

"A *pretty* guide to keeping your green friends alive (and actually thriving), with tips on how to choose plants, where to keep them, and how to care for them" Buzzfeed

"...an easy-to-follow guide." — Refinery29

"...when we spotted the brilliant, zero-effort watering trick in the book - we knew we'd discovered a game-changer." — Real Simple

"Keep this handy, and you'll stop living in constant fear of is today the day my plant will die?" — House Beautiful

"In this succinct, 112 page guide by Morgan Doane and Erin Harding of Instagram's @houseplantclub, brief bits of advice and encouragement accompany the sorts of loving photos that have so far earned the duo more than 465,000 followers." —Gardenista

"If you give a plant the proper amounts of water, food, and sunlight, they can absolutely love you back. This book will show you all the secrets of the house plant heart and show you how to win it over forever." —Book Riot

"In How to Raise a Plant: And Make it Love You Back, Doane and Harding cheerfully explore all aspects of plant care and share fun DIY project ideas to inspire creative types. How to Raise a Plant is a labor of love, combining their formidable knowledge into one colorful guide." - Shelf Awareness

"Doane and Harding cheerfully explore all aspects of plant care and share fun DIY project ideas to inspire creative types. How to Raise a Plant is a labor of love, combining their formidable knowledge into one colorful guide." -Caribbean Today,

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"The title of this houseplant book itself will catch your attention — and the book’s content does not disappoint... this is one of the best houseplant books for the novice 'plant parent,' providing tips on how to choose plants, and above all how to care for them and keep them thriving." - Wild Plantage,

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"A *pretty* guide to keeping your green friends alive (and actually thriving), with tips on how to choose plants, where to keep them, and how to care for them" Buzzfeed

"…an easy–to–follow guide." – Refinery29

"…when we spotted the brilliant, zero–effort watering trick in the book … we knew we'd discovered a game–changer." – Real Simple

"Keep this handy, and you'll stop living in constant fear of is today the day my plant will die?" – House Beautiful

"In this succinct, 112–page guide by Morgan Doane and Erin Harding of Instagram's @houseplantclub, brief bits of advice and encouragement accompany the sorts of loving photos that have so far earned the duo more than 465,000 followers." –Gardenista

"If you give a plant the proper amounts of water, food, and sunlight, they can absolutely love you back. This book will show you all the secrets of the house plant heart and show you how to win it over forever." –Book Riot

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