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- ISBN
- 9780881927320
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Timber Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0881927325
ISBN-13
9780881927320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45576520
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tempting Tropicals : 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Ornamental Plants
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Gardening
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
35.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-005552
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Thorough practical advice on 175 plants that are native to both tropical and temperate regions encourages the houseplant enthusiast to experiment with flowering vines, petite carnivorous plants, maples, palms, and many more." -- The Bookseller , April 15, 2005, If you want to create a windowsill collection to rival any outdoor garden in beauty and personality, read Tempting Tropicals., If you're interested in growing tropical plants at home or in a greenhouse, Tempting Tropicals is for you. The author is an experienced, professional gardener who presents a comprehensive guide to growing luscious houseplants. Her enthusiasm proves irresistible., In this original and comprehensive guide to luscious houseplants, Ellen's enthusiasm, like the plants, is irresistible., Ellen's extraordinary enthusiasm is matched by her vast knowledge of the subjects she writes about and she brings both talents to bear in her latest book. -- Patricia A. Taylor "Trenton Times" (05/04/2006), If you're interested in growing tropical plants at home or in a greenhouse, "Tempting Tropicals" is for you. The author is an experienced, professional gardener who presents a comprehensive guide to growing luscious houseplants. Her enthusiasm proves irresistible., One of the best things about this book is how the clear, informative writing answers many of the questions gardeners at any experience levels will have., The best book on indoor plants I have come across in a long time. -- Suzanne Pierot "American Ivy Society Newsletter" (01/01/2005), A well-rounded reference ... entries include something for every taste, from oddly alluring species to dramatic, architectural selections and beguiling flowers. -- Alice Joyce "Booklist" (10/01/2005), Ellen's extraordinary enthusiasm is matched by her vast knowledge of the subjects she writes about and she brings both talents to bear in her latest book., Zachos allows gardeners to daydream of sultry climates during those cold, colorless days of winter. -- Judy Lowe "Christian Science Monitor" (04/25/2006), Thorough practical advice on 175 plants that are native to both tropical and temperate regions encourages the houseplant enthusiast to experiment with flowering vines, petite carnivorous plants, maples, palms, and many more., One of the best things about this book is how the clear, informative writing answers many of the questions gardeners at any experience level will have. -- Phil Stapf "Hobby Greenhouse" (04/01/2006), In this original and comprehensive guide to luscious houseplants, Ellen's enthusiasm, like the plants, is irresistible ... I highly recommend it., "Tempting Tropicals" is a must-have for gardeners interested in exotic plants. -- Russell Studebaker "Tulsa World" (11/26/2005)
Dewey Decimal
635.9/523
Synopsis
An original and comprehensive guide to 175 luscious houseplants, including feeding, container choice, light, water, temperature requirements, propagation, and pests and diseases. Full color., Original and unique, this guide to luscious, choice indoor plants will convert anyone to a passion for gardening indoors. The possibilities presented are dazzling -- lush flowering vines or petite carnivorous plants, intoxicating fragrant jasmine or spiky sculptural succulents. Included are chapters on sustenance, container choices, light, water and temperature requirements, propagation, pests and diseases, even how to summer plants outdoors and travel with them on holidays. Over 200 gorgeous color photographs round out the detailed descriptions of 175 choice plants native to both tropical and temperate regions. In her entertaining style, plant fanatic Ellen Zachos invites everyone, from the horticulturally clueless to the avidly addicted, to share her passion for exotic and unusual indoor plants., Original and unique, this guide to luscious, choice indoor plants will convert anyone to a passion for gardening indoors. The possibilities presented are dazzling-lush flowering vines or petite carnivorous plants, intoxicating fragrant jasmine or spiky sculptural succulents. Included are chapters on sustenance, container choices, light, water and temperature requirements, propagation, pests and diseases, even how to summer plants outdoors and travel with them on holidays. Over 200 gorgeous color photographs round out the detailed descriptions of 175 choice plants native to both tropical and temperate regions. In her entertaining style, plant fanatic Ellen Zachos invites everyone, from the horticulturally clueless to the avidly addicted, to share her passion for exotic and unusual indoor plants.
LC Classification Number
SB419.Z33 2005
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