Creative Houseplant Projects

Being a city-dweller I'm fascinated by indoor plants but tend to not research their growth beyond the little plastic tab with care instructions. Houseplant Party taught me a few basics on the plants that I currently have ( turns out my poor money tree was too dry with its browning leaves), and has given me ideas for other houseplants I'd love to have. With great photos, basic information (I need to replant my ponytail palm-that's-not-a-palm), I'm excited to change the way I care for them to make them look more amazing and add some feng shui to my city apartment.

This book is a great addition to your library if you want to spruce up your home with more houseplants like me. I love plants but I often struggle with finding the right way to care for them. This book starts off with an in-depth overview of a lot of common houseplants you can pick from, with some information on how to care for them too. We then go into more detail on how to keep the plants alive, for example, on how to properly water them which I found very useful. I also really liked the DIY section and I thought the layout with the pictures was aesthetically pleasing. However, one page of my review copy was upside down, and I also had some trouble with reading the font at times.

This is a fun little book full of some rather interesting little DIY plant projects and an assortment of recommended houseplants, some of which are rather unusual and some of which are pretty standard. It highlights about a dozen plants and then provides about a dozen projects. Examples of the projects are making a box shelf to hang on the wall with four compartments for four little plants, hanging a test tube that's mounted on a slice of wood and using that for rooting cuttings, and wrapping the root ball of a houseplant well with layers of something (I forget what, something to protect it that's light) and then lots of colorful string and hanging them with no pots. The book is rather short but it's well illustrated with great color photos and does provide some novel houseplant fun.

I read a digital ARC of this book for review.

A great book for beginners wanting to add houseplants to their home. This will give you all the information you need for selection, care and placement. I loved the pictures and descriptions of all the individual plants, and the second part with the DIY projects is a bit of fun. The reference information is the best part for me, and it is a good book to keep on your shelf or to give as a housewarming gift.

Great book for beginners. The images are helpful for anyone starting out. The DIY part Was fun with Some really nice projects for hangers and pots.

I loved this. It’s a perfect book for all plant lovers. It shares the best plants for indoor living, how to care for them, and (I think this was the best part) so many crafts for your plants! All very affordable, fun and easy to find materials for it!

This was the perfect book for someone who is new to houseplants. I have a few succulents and a pothos but I really want more plants. I just am not great at taking care of them at the moment. This book gives some of the most common house plants and what they need to survive. It also discusses proper techniques for watering the plants, fertilizing and propagating them.

There is also a very cute section for arts and crafts to do with houseplants, such as making a plant hanger using macrame. I thought this was a very good addition to the book and most of them seemed like very simple but effective crafts to brighten up or display your houseplants. Overall, this was a very cute and helpful book.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

I enjoyed this book as someone who is new to houseplants. It has a huge section of different crafts you can do for your houseplants and their presentation. I liked how there were photos that went along with all the crafts. I also liked that common names were used for the different types of houseplants mentioned and different information was provided for how to care for them. This is a good reference book for people looking to get into plants as well as those looking to do some crafts with plants.

Beautifully photographed book full of interesting and on-trend plant projects including cacti grafting, kokedama, and hangers

A great fully illustrated book with projects that are fully accessible and followable, to make your house pop with creative houseplant projects.

This was a fun read for new plant lovers. I am new to growing plants, so I especially loved the beginning with lots of tips for growing house plants. I've read quite a few plant books recently, and this book actually gave me even more new and helpful tips! There's a lot of ideas for projects with your plants, like making your own hanging plant holder and some other decorative projects. I enjoyed reading those, too, though I'm more interested in just looking at my basic plants in my house. At the end, the author shared some ideas for propagating plants, which I haven't seen in many other books.
This is a book to keep on your coffee table for guidance and gives you something fun to do if you are looking to be crafty.

I was in on the houseplant craze back in the 70's and am still a houseplant lover. This books covers lots of tips and tricks that even someone who has had houseplants for years can learn something new. Great houseplant crafting ideas as well as info on watering, propagation, and lighting requirements for some plants.

Houseplant Party is a fun upbeat style guide with tutorials for using houseplants as decor and helping them thrive. Due out 4th August 2020 from Quarto on their Cool Springs Press imprint, it's 112 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This is an accessible guide full of attractive projects using houseplants. It's split into three sections. There's a primer full of common (easy to culture) houseplants with general info about size, habits, botanical (Latin) names, and a clear color photo for each. The second section contains a very general culture overview with tips on pots, crockery, tools, and placement for best results. Finally, the tutorial projects are varied and attractive; everything from a mini zen garden to the requisite macrame plant hangers. I really liked that there were projects and recommendations for tillandsia (air plants) - they're such cool little plants and don't get enough use in most indoor home garden situations. Many of the projects use found objects and upcycling to prevent waste. The aesthetic is very 'green' and will fit with most modern decor.

Each of the tutorials contain an introduction, tools and materials in a bullet list sidebar, step-by-step directions, and multiple color photographs. The photos are very well done, clear and easy to understand. There's also a nice reference included which shows a number of different propagation methods (leaf cuttings, air layering, etc).

This is a useful and attractive guide with easy to follow and understandable instructions. The author/publisher have also included an index for easy reference.

Four stars. Lots to love here.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

I've been a plant parent since forever. In recent years my green thumb caused friends and neighbours to bring their dying houseplants to me, hoping I might rescue them. In most cases I could rescue the whole plant, or at least enough for regrowing.

Anyway, this book reminded me of the information and techniques I've been using to grow and propagate plants. It's a good book for anyone who thinks they might not be able to grow plants in their home because they don't have a green thumb. Most plants don't need you to have a gardening degree, they just need a bit of TLC, the right light and water.

The DIY projects in the last part of the book were very interesting, too. I'm going to try the Kokedama Ball with some of my plants next.

A fun mix of houseplant introduction, arts and crafts, and plant care, Houseplant Party is perfect for someone looking to spruce up their home with both some green and some homemade items. An accessible text that would work well as a gift book or for someone interested in getting into the houseplant craze.

Great beginner houseplant book! It.covers the basics such as watering, light, and fertilizer without making the reader feel overwhelmed. The featured plant projects were so cute and inspiring. Based on the photos and text, I would recommend this title for early 20s adults who are new to plant care and ready to jump in.

Fun book about houseplants and great projects you can do with them. The book starts with a section on the best houseplants for your space, followed by a section on care. Common ones are covered, along with some surprises. Then there are step by step (photos included) full color instructions for 15 projects - hangers, shelves, planters, and different ways to propagate. Good book for someone looking to start with houseplants or find more creative ways to display them.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a well rounded book for the new plant parent. It provides basic care and recommendations for common beginner plants, as well as some interesting projects to try to show off your plant collection. The projects are easy and very Instagram worthy, especially the test tube propagation stations. I liked that this book went beyond my expectations and provided instructions for propagating your own plants a variety of ways, including air layering, which I don't see that commonly in beginner books. Overall, it provides information to those just starting their plant collection, and inspiration for others to progress their own knowledge of propagation and craftiness. It's definitely worth a look no matter what your knowledge level is.

Houseplant Party by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf has some tips for what kind of plants to get as someone new to plants in their house, and then it has some projects for how you can elevate your plants, and make them more of a feature.

It has lots of information about looking after plants, such as certain plants only liking certain windows in the house, depending on which direction it faces, and which how to water plants.

It's a good first guide to plants, and will help you think about the way you care for them.  I found there were more projects than tips, but now that you've been forewarned, you can enjoy the book for what it is.

 Houseplant Party  was published on 4th August 2020, and is available to buy on  Amazon  and  Waterstones .  I’ve found a link to where you can search for  local bookshops , including independent!

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I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, and so my thanks to NetGalley, and to  Quatro Publishing Group  (the publishers) for this book.

I thought this was a very unique and intriguing book! There are many beautiful craft how tos that show how to display house plants in your home, from trellises to hanging to shelves and shadow boxes, this book has it all with abundant, beautiful how to pictures. The book makes it look so easy and the projects all have a modern, yet earthy vibe that I think most people will love!

Ok, this book is the coolest book on plants I've ever seen. It describes each common houseplant, how to love on it, and how to make little plant baby versions of your beloved houseplants. Past that, it describes DIY and home crafts you can do (many/all would be appropriate as a family project and done by kids of a certain age) for your plants. This is a really great book by someone starting out on their lifelong houseplant journey. Due to the beauty of the book, it could also be a gift for a more experienced houseplant parent. This would make a nice coffee table book (next to a houseplant of course).

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a complimentary eARC for review purposes*

As someone who really struggles to keep her plants healthy and happy this book is perfect.
This book includes descriptions of the most common house plants and goes into detail of what they need to thrive as well as information on how to identify what type of environment your house is and what plants are suitable for it.

The crafts look fun and I cannot wait to try them out

Houseplant Party is a lovely book. fairly simple, so perfect for a relatively inexperienced "plant parent" like me. It has lovely pictures, and would, in paper form, make a great gift. it gave me a bit more confidence around my plant care. If I have one criticism it is that it is a bit too Instagram ready and a bit too apolitical - at one point the book mentions GMO plants and that it's illegal to sell clippings from them and I squirmed at the idea of a corporation being able to own a plant in that sense, but pretty plants and decorating your house is the point of this book, not tearing down capitalism and starting the revolution.

The information in this book will set you up with the basics for caring for some fun plants. I learned alot fromt he information. The pictures helped me understand which plants i was seeing at the store and what envrionment they are best cared for in. I disagreed on the part about a betta tank. I think a 5 gallon or higher is appropriate for a tank that needs the water changes as it said anything smaller would need completely almost daily changes which can stress the fish. I thought the craft projects for the plants looked fun and easy to do yourself. I enjoyed reading through and learning about the plants as well as thinking creatively with what you could do with them. I really enjoyed the book and I think it will be very useful for others especially when just starting out.