Understand light, watering and the plants that share your home.
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For Solving everyday plant problems
An approachable starting point for matching houseplants to light and spotting common care problems.
Indoor care principles help with tender collections, but a greenhouse can have much larger temperature swings.
ISBN 9780241636213 · Book details source
For Choosing and caring for houseplants
Combines plant selection with practical care and ideas for arranging an indoor collection.
Start with the conditions you can offer, then choose the plants to match.
ISBN 9780241317594 · Book details source
For Making more houseplants
A houseplant-focused introduction to propagation, progressing from straightforward cuttings to more involved techniques.
Useful for an indoor collection or warm propagation area. It is not a greenhouse crop calendar.
ISBN 9781800653108 · Book details source
For Building a varied indoor collection
A plant-by-plant houseplant reference to consult when choosing and caring for a growing collection.
Use it for plant research, then check whether your greenhouse stays warm enough in winter.
ISBN 9781925811773 · Book details source
For Unusual foliage plants
Explores the growing conditions behind a successful collection of unusual houseplants, including light, water and humidity.
Especially relevant to a heated growing space; tender foliage is not suited to a frosty greenhouse.
ISBN 9780241572351 · Book details source
For Understanding artificial light
A reference for indoor growers who want to understand light and plan a growing area around it.
Lighting products evolve: use the underlying principles and compare current equipment specifications.
ISBN 9781604697957 · Book details source
For Observing conditions before watering
Encourages an observation-led approach to indoor plant care and understanding the environment around your plants.
A useful change of approach if fixed watering schedules have not worked for you.
ISBN 9781419732393 · Book details source
These are editorial selections based on the subject, author and published book information. They are not a bestseller ranking, and we do not claim to have tested or read every book cover to cover. Reading levels and suitability notes are our guidance to help you choose.
Some titles are older, and some describe growing in warmer climates. Pair them with current UK advice and the conditions in your own greenhouse. Each card links to the book information used. Book-cover photography is not shown in this edition of the library.
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