There is this basic guide on the plantation process. Author kept it very simple and useful. She took care of every single element important in planting a sapling.

Here she included many plants that can be planted to keep in house and decorate the area with greenery. There were names of the plants that looks good in houses.

5 sections divided the method into:
Planting
Watering/Fertilizer
Lighting
Problem Solving
Plant Profiles

Well, this is one of the few acts I would like to get my hands dirty in. There is a depth in explaining briefly about which plants demands sunlight from which direction. Some need direct and some even needs indirect sunlight also. One need to watch for pest control also, and saving plants from pests by keeping them quarantine.

I liked this guide-book for it made me learn some new things from the ones I already trying while gardening.

This is a good basic book for beginners, as promised. It goes into grooming, propagating, potting, fertilizing, etc. and then gives profiles and directions for many easy care plants and a few moderate care plants, with photos and details for each. There are already many great books of this type, but this is a good one.

I read a temporary digital copy of this book for review.

Thank You NetGalley for digital ebook arc.

I loved this book. Labeled for beginners, I think this book has something for those who have more experience as well. I loved the pictures throughout the book and the front cover. The author does a great job of breaking down each chapter. She gives information that is very detailed, but not overwhelming. I also enjoyed the breakdown into individual plants and information on watering, fertilizing, propagating, diseases, etc. This is a book to keep rereading and reference when having plant questions.

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Houseplants for Beginners by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf is a great starter book for anyone wanting to learn more about houseplants.

It’c nicely divided into five chapters: Planting; Watering and Fertiliser; Lighting; Problem Solving; Plant Profiles.

The chapters are nicely laid out and the information is not overwhelming for plant novices. There are eighty-eight profiles of house-plants that are easy to take care of with clear instructions on how to do so.

I’ve never had much luck with houseplants, so was really keen to read this book and I feel that I should be able to grow one of the plants successfully now.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Quarto Publishing Group, for making this e-ARC available to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I thought Houseplants for Beginners by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf was very well done.

User-friendly. Got right to the point. Listed many easy-to-find houseplants and some not so easy to find.

The format is fantastic. First planting, then watering and fertilizer, followed by lighting, problem-solving, and plant profiles with each topic comprehensive, especially for a beginner book which is helpful.

Then each plant has an accompanying photo with light preference, watering, flower, size, and how to propagate. Excellent. Also, the author has an excellent blog for more houseplant help.

The only thing I would add is instead of circle photos insert a four-part photo. A leaf close-up, a section, the plant in flower, and then the plant as a whole to see its full potential size. I think all of this is valuable for the selection for choosing a houseplant, especially for apartments.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher Quarto Publishing for the opportunity to read and review Houseplants for Beginners by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf.

I recently started my plant mom journey, so to have this guide at my fingertips is so helpful. And it breaks everything down to make it easy to pick the best plant and how to take care of the ones you already have. Highly, highly recommend to all plant parents new and okd

This is an excellent reference book for beginner houseplant parents. It has great tips in the first part of the book that I had to scour the internet for when I first started. The houseplants chosen to be included in the second part of the book as east to moderate care and include the care instructions as well as other pertinent details.

A great resource to have on your shelf.

This book will be quite useful to novices who want to have happy houseplants. Those with some experience may also find that they learn something in these pages.

Following a useful introduction this book is broken down into sections on planting, watering & fertilizer, lighting, problem solving, and plant profiles.

I liked the author’s encouraging and low key style. She is a good guide. Her text is accompanied by both photos and helpful graphics.

I especially liked the information on plants that are easy to grow. In that way, a gardener can be set up for success.

Highly recommended to those who want to be surrounded by healthy plants.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title.

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Despite an appealing clean layout, and color photographs, the text is the real gem of this title. In detail, and without word salad, the author goes into how to choose, and care for your new plants.

I’ve grown outside stuff for years, and have talked about growing stuff indoors for ages, but tend to get overwhelmed (is it pet safe? Is it relatively simple to care for?). Historically, I’ve had a black thumb for indoor plants as in every time I’ve tried I wind up with the same result - nearly dead plants that I wind up giving to better houseplant parents so they don’t meet an early demise. The sense of overwhelm combined with my black thumb has frozen me for a long time but this book helped calm my worries and lead me toward the plant store once again with hope.



Thank you to New Shoe Press and NetGalley for the DRC!

Houseplants for Beginner’s
The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants
Lisa Eldred Steinkopf
For me there is something special about having a house plant to nurture. I love African Violets for their beautiful blooms and Wandering Jew for the variety of leaves and color. Plants add a sense of home to a house. Plants have an added benefit of cleaning the air.
Be prepared to get your hands dirty. The time comes when the plant you have nurtured will need to be repotted. You will need to assess whether the plant is root-bound or undernourished. Does the plant need new pot to match your décor? Author Lisa Eldred Steinkopf offers a list of potting supplies and discusses repotting and up-potting. There are photos to help the reader understand the process.
When you are just beginning to raise houseplants, you may ask yourself when do I water my plant and how much. Equally important is how much fertilizer should I use. Some plants require more water than others, some plants are watered from the bottom and others from the top, with some plants you should avoid getting water on their leaves.
In the winter I like to use a plant light on my leafy friends. Some plants take more light than others. Some plants need indirect light while others like direct sunlight. You also need to consider whether your plant will receive east, west, north or south light.
Houseplants can get pests! How dare a mite attack one of my precious house plants. It is best to quarantine a new houseplant for about a month to determine if it has any unwanted pests and to protect your other plants. There are also diseases and other damage to watch for.
Some plants are easy to grow and some not so easy. The author has divided the plants into “three groups, easy to grow, moderately easy to grow, and challenging to grow.” Just because a plant is easy to grow doesn’t mean you can neglect the plant completely and neither does it mean the plant is undesirable. Air plants are supposed to be one of the easiest to grow and yet I have very little luck with them. An African Violet is in the moderately easy to grow group. They are a small plant preferring an east window and a plant light. Keep the plant medium consistently moist. Since this is a book for beginners the author does not focus on hard to raise plants.
Well written, chockfull of information that even a seasoned plant lover can learn from.

Such a fun book! It was so helpful! It had great lists of houseplants, had them categorized and how to take care of each. It had categories of easiest to harder. The pictures and graphics were adorable and so eye catching!

Even for an experienced houseplant grower there are some great tidbits of advice here. I really liked the section on repotting and up-potting, since the author explains the reasons behind the process and what can happen if you up-pot to pot that's too big for your plant.

The book walks you through best watering practices, drainage, fertilizing, trimming, and propagating your plants. I found the section on trimming to be the most helpful for me, as I've always wondered if I should, when I should, and how much was too much. There are chapters on natural and electric light, problem solving, and types of plant pests and how to deal with them.

Finally, the book ends with plant profiles rated by ease of growing. There are beautiful photos for each variety and extensive information including light preferences, watering, flower, size, and propagation for each time.

This is truly a beautiful gift for yourself or a friend.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press for an advance reader's copy.

I am new to houseplants so this helps a lot and I will definitely be referring back to it. Very informative with an almost idiots guide which was fantastic. Would highly recommend

Ms. Steinkopf does an incredible job of relaying detailed information on houseplants. I have read many beginner books on houseplants, and this one by far has packed the most in-depth information for those new to houseplants, or for those who wish to better care for their plant companions. I have almost eighty houseplants of my own, and it was interesting to find out things that I did not know before about some of them. I would definitely recommend this book for those beginning their plant journey, or for those who made need a few tips. Colorful images also add to the appeal of this book.

Houseplants for Beginners is a marvelous introduction to houseplants for the beginner, or for people like me who don't have a green thumb! This book goes into planting and potting, watering and fertilizing, lighting, and problem solving (with pests and such). There is also a large section on plant profiles for things that are easy, or moderately easy, to grow. These profiles include a little about the plant, their light preference, guidelines for watering, if/when they flower, and their size. Plus, there are lots of gorgeous pictures. This is a great resource if you are interested in houseplants and want to learn!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!

SO HELPFUL. I’m notoriously bad with plants… like I pretty much kill any plant I touch and there’s just sooo much information on the internet that I just get overwhelmed and even more confused. This was super easy to read, the layout was great and the pictures and diagrams were really helpful. She talks about planting, watering and lighting among other things. Some pretty basic stuff but that’s what I needed. I’d love to have a physical copy on hand to refer to when I need it!

Good book for people wanting to get houseplants and keeping them alive. The reader learns which houseplants are good for them, because not everyone has a green thumb. Good book for anyone wanting a quick overview of choices that are out there, the plants that needs the least from you to the plants that needs just a little bit more.

What a great find this book was! First off, Eldred Steinkopf assures us that there is no such thing as a green thumb. Music to my ears!
This book has everything a beginner need but includes enough to keep an intermediately experiences hobbyist's interested as well. The guide is broken into 5 sections including Planting, Watering/Fertilizer, Lighting, Problem Solving and final chapter on Plant Profiles. I found all to be helpful but loved the problem solving and the fantastic index at the end which included plants organized by care difficulty. If you have a plant or two in your home, this book is the guide for you!
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Excellent catalog of houseplant information! I really enjoyed the section on trouble shooting issues! So many pretty plant pictures!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC.