Green Dumb Guide to Houseplants: 45 Unfussy Plants That Are Easy to Grow and Hard to Kill

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Holly Theisen-Jones

Green Dumb Guide to Houseplants

45 Unfussy Plants That Are Easy to Grow and Hard to Kill

Holly Theisen-Jones

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Chronicle Books
07 June 2023

House plants

For those who want to take care of houseplants but can hardly take care of themselves, The Green Dumb Guide to Houseplants is the perfect handbook for even the most greenery-inept individual.

We all love the idea of houseplants, and maybe you've stood by helplessly as a cactus went all slimy or you've endured the perpetual indoor autumn of an unhappy Ficus. Good news-all of the plants in this book have two things in common: They're easy to find and hard to kill.

The benefits of plant ownership are legion. Studies indicate just being around plants creates a relaxing effect on people. And plants make great roommates-no Peace Lily will ever criticize you for quitting your workout video to go finish a box of Triscuits.

Does your bedroom have a mattress on the floor and Christmas lights taped to the wall? Put a Money Tree in the corner. Instant upgrade! Are you a corporate lackey trapped under fluorescent lights and a drop-tile ceiling? A colorful Calathea or a chunky little Aloe could help restore your will to live. The Green Dumb Guide to Houseplants is full of useful advice, crucial dos and don'ts, and keys to identifying that cool plant you saw at your grandma's house one time-ensuring success to even the most risk-averse, commitment-phobic indoor gardeners.

By: Holly Theisen-Jones
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781797216645
ISBN 10: 1797216643
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 07 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Holly wrote a viral piece on wellness-industry influencers for McSweeney's in 2017 called My Fully Optimized Life Allows Me Ample Time to Optimize Yours and was subsequently shocked by people's inability to distinguish satire from reality after she was offered contracts as a life coach, invited to contribute to wellness blogs, and even asked to speak at events. As she says, ""At first, it was funny. Then it was scary."" During a brief, unimpressive career in horticulture, Holly learned that she is to tropical plants as Charlie Brown is to Christmas trees and switched careers to human services. If plant murder were a crime, she would be on the way to Venezuela. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, six frogs, and a house full of plastic succulents."