Urban Botanics
An Indoor Plant Guide for Modern Gardeners
by Emma Sibley
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Pub Date Jan 25 2022 | Archive Date Jan 04 2022
Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion | Frances Lincoln
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Description
Whether you are looking to cultivate an entire indoor garden, or simply wish to know more about your single cactus, you can be sure to find the right information for you amongst the more than seventy plants in this stylish guide. And the best bit? All the plants are easy to maintain so even the most timid of gardeners can enjoy turning their hand to this green-fingered pastime.
Driven by the beautiful artwork of the phenomenally talented Maaike Koster, alongside insightful text from Emma Sibley, co-founder of London Terrariums, each entry offers a concise but complete guide to these plants, telling you their origins, how to care for them and where in your home they will thrive.
Each plant is rendered in considered detail, taking up a full double page spread, with half of this space allotted to the illustration, facing a paragraph on the plant itself, care tips and any information about fellow species.
The accessible text and simple instructions make this book just as well suited to those with no gardening experience as to those with years of practice. These plants can be grown in any in-door space and are easy to maintain, so you no longer need a large garden or hours of free time to maintain a vibrant collection of greenery in your home.
These plants add interest, tranquility and colour to every corner of our lives, so embark on a verdant adventure with this beautiful and comprehensive guide!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780711268678 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 160 |
Featured Reviews
Sinead H, Reviewer
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. It’s a really useful guide to indoor plants. Beautifully illustrated and with lot of tips for the care of your plants. Really enjoyed it.
Emma I, Reviewer
Thank you for my advanced copy. This book contains beautiful illustrations and well worded descriptions on how to care for a range of house plants.
Gonza B, Reviewer
I had read the first version, but this illustrated one is beautiful!
Avevo letto la prima versione, ma questa illustrata é bellissima!
I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.
jc C, Educator
Urban Botanics is a beautifully illustrated guide to a variety of different houseplants. Alongside the full page watercolour illustration there is an information paragraph all about the plant and where it comes from. Guidance is given on how to care for the plant and where to place it in the home. The plants are divided into succulents, cacti, flowering plants and foliage, and while the information for each plant is succinct it is enough to help you get started. Overall a lovely coffee table book to help you get a feel for the different types of houseplants. It would make a lovely gift book with one of the plants detailed in the book.
Mariah M, Educator
A beautiful read to introduce house plants to someone or a lovely gift for the plant lover in your family, Urban Botanics is brimming with lovely plant illustrations and short but concise care descriptions for all your various houseplants. All the plants discussed can be grown indoors making this the ideal guide for someone who resides in a city but loves greenery. I throughly enjoyed my read of this.
Reviewer 515830
Urban Botanics discusses types of plants that have grown in popularity. The illustrations are beautiful (sidenote). There is an existing surge in beautifying our home, ever since we have been spending more time living and working from our there, and many people are doing that with plants. Urban Botanics shows you that there is no better way to breathe life into a room than with some greenery. A great gift to give alongside one of the plants mentioned. Urban Botanics provides quick, useful information for the caring of each plant so you can be the best plant parent, no green thumb is needed.
Mary A, Librarian
A great book on using houseplants to beautify your home no matter where you live. Those living in smaller spaces will appreciate plants that bring the outdoors in yet doesn’t require constant care. Many plants I currently own and can attest to their ease of care and the satisfaction they bring into one’s life.
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