Plantcraft: A Growing Compendium of Sound Indoor Gardening with Sound

by Janet Cox, Win Ng (Illustrator), Spaulding Taylor (Photographer)

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

92 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Michael Fierce · Rating 5 out of 5]

PLANTCRAFT - A GROWING COMPENDIUM OF SOUND INDOOR GARDENING WITH SOUND.

I picked up this wonderful book from my local library booksale just a couple days ago.

Basically, this book derives its idea from the age-old *wives' tale* that *your houseplants grow better when you talk to them.* And if that's so, *what would happen if you were to play appropriate music for them, then?*

Unfortunately, my copy is missing the 45 rpm record that is supposed to come with it.
:(

But, luckily, there's more to it than just that. This book also details how to grow your houseplants correctly, balanced out nicely with some perfectly accomodating pictures, that make it a very magnetic read.

Of these pictures, many are fantastical fairy tale-like line art drawings, memorably, one of Eve, a bird, and a Unicorn, in the Garden of Eden, all framed inside an apple.



And this fun one highlighting ways to combat plant diseases.



Janet Cox did a wonderful job writing this in a very upbeat easy-to-read format interspersed with some lovely illustrations done by Win Ng that immediately caught my eye the first time I quickly leafed through it; of animals, inc. hummingbirds, a cat, a lion, an elephant, birds, lizards, bunnies, fish, a giraffe, a hippo, and more, as well as bugs inc. cute aphids, dragonflies, mealy bugs, snails, a red spider, a white fly, along with Fairies, a Unicorn, Adam & Eve, an assortment of houseplants etc. There's also some small black & white plant photos taken by Spaulding Taylor printed in the back.

Overall, very well put-together and a gem I'm very fortunate to have found.

I can already tell this is a book I will read over & over again over the years, just so I can put a goofy grin on my face everytime I do, and experience what it feels like to plant my feet firmly in the shoes of an urban flower child.

This book was produced in 1973 and, I'm afraid to say, I think it'll be one long slow ass wait before they ever make another book quite like it.



*Highly recommended for plant lovers and those looking for something different to fit on their shelves in-between books on gardening, plant folklore and cryptobotany!!!!!

**Now I just need to purchase one with the record so I can watch my plants boogie it on up!

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great and a bit of a time capsule from 1973, Yerba Buena Press, San Francisco!
One bit of information was that any 3 books about plants will differ in some of the advice for plant care. I had never though about this except to wonder about why they did. So now we know. I liked this book a lot and wish that it still contained the sound piece.