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January 18, 2006
Tempting Tropicals: 175 Irresistible Indoor Plants
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This is the book for all of us who have tried to grow something indoors and failed for one reason or another. And we are not talking here about philodendrons and ivy. Zachos throws the door open to all sorts of exotics, plants whose names summon up great pleasure: jasmine, passion flower, frangipani; and plants whose names just make you scratch your head: baseball plant, fire flash, purple waffle. Along with excellent chapters on light, water, grooming, diseases and pests, and feeding, Zachos describes each plant's very specific growing requirements. You get the sense that these are all based on close, first-hand observation and experience. The book manages to be both a useful reference book (and we are always looking for truly useful garden books) and a handsome gift.
Posted by gardenguidenyc at January 18, 2006 10:25 AM