Landscaping Indoors - Softcover

Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Appell, Scott D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889538183 ISBN 13: 9781889538181

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2000

No more solitary houseplants on the windowsill-this book will inspire gardeners to create their own exquisite indoor gardens, whether it's a fernery, an orangerie, a water garden, or any number of other superb examples of indoor landscaping. This book includes basic information on growing, such as how to use artificial lighting, water, mix soil, fertilize, and control pests. Written by leading experts, it contains information on bamboo, trailing epiphytes, intriguing cacti and succulents, and uncommon members of the genus Ficus. A lively history of indoor gardening and a resource section, which includes a list of suppliers, rounds out this informative landscaping reference.

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About the Author:

Scott D. Appell is director of education for the Horticultural Society of New York and a member of the publications committee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. He is the author of Pansies and Tulips and contributed to Smith & Hawken's Book of Outdoor Gardening and 1001 Ingenious Gardening Ideas. He runs his own landscape consulting firm, the Green Man. He lives in New York City.

From Publishers Weekly:

With contributions by various horticultural experts, this book continues Brooklyn Botanic Garden's award-winning series of gardening handbooks for the 21st century. It begins with an examination of the Victorians' fascination with growing plants indoors, a practice possible when glass manufacturing techniques made windows affordable to all. This happily coincided with the 19th-century's expanding world of commerce and trade, which also involved plant collecting. Several indoor garden designs are discussed with advice for assessing and establishing sufficient air circulation, temperature, moisture and light. Detailed instructions also are given for growing plants in Wardian cases and terrariums and for building an epiphyte tree and even an indoor water garden. Chapters are devoted to the selection and care of such popular plants as palms, cacti, ferns and ficus with the added surprise of chapters on growing citrus fruits and even bamboo indoors (and a note of comfort stating that not all bamboo are invasive, lest readers envision some kind of science fiction plant invasion). A helpful list of more common indoor plants and their cultivation requirements will appeal to readers who possess minimal time and plant expertise. Chapters are also devoted to the crucial elements in any successful plant cultivation: soil, light and water. A welcome addition is the information on biological pest control. Numerous designs and photos and sources for plants and supplies complete this practical volume. (Dec.)
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