Yates Top 50 Indoor Plants And How Not To Kill Them!

by Angie Thomas, Yates Australia

The top 50 indoor houseplants for Australia and New Zealand - what they look like and how to keep them alive.

Bring the outdoors in and give new life to your home with plants! House plants are well and truly back on trend - they instantly lift the space, make the room feel fresh and welcoming, and brighten your mood.On top of this, indoor plants are great for purifying the air and creating a healthier home. The microbes in the soil, together with the potted plant, work wonders in reducing harmful pollutants released from indoor furniture (it's true: look at the study conducted by the University of Technology, Sydney).

So if you feel like your rooms need a splash of colour and a breath of life, try adding some plants. From large leafy shrubs to sweetly shaped succulents, you'll find something to love and how to care for it right here! With loads of glorious illustrations for inspiration, information on which plants are suitable where, and clear advice on how to pot, prune and pet your plants, this is the perfect guide for bringing the outdoors in - no matter what the level of your gardening skills!

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening, Nature, Plants

208 pages, Paperback

Published April 14, 2020

Reviews

[Jen | jenreadsx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well worth a read for all houseplant lovers!
Basic information and easy to understand which is exactly what you want sometimes!
Covers a good variety of plants too

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've never really been interested in indoor plants and during COVID lockdowns, I came to loathe them because every single person seemed to have one in their background on Zoom. Suddenly, they became trendy la-la and that just turned me off even more. And not just that; they all happened to be Monstera deliciosa, which has to be one of the most revolting plants ever. I have really visceral reactions to plant aesthetics, obviously. But when I recently moved into a 1860s weatherboard cottage and a friend gave me a Pilea peperomioides (which has pleasingly round and velvety-soft leaves) as a housewarming gift, I found myself finally getting interested in indoor plants. But only the round, velvety-soft or patterned ones. This book was a good general guide to 50 common indoor plants and I read the whole thing though trying not to look too long at aesthetically offensive (read: spiky or shaggy) plants like Mother-in-law's tongue, Dragon tree, Spider plant and Peace Lily. What I'd collected prior to reading this book were Pilea peperomioides, Asplenium bulbiferum, FittoniaHypoestes phyllostachya, Calathea, Philodendron, Epipremnum aureum, Senecio rowleyanus and Crassula ovata. What I'd add now based on photographs in this book are Ctenanthe, Maranta leuconeura and Peperomia argyreia. And maybe rescue the Ficus elastica at my parents' place that's been living outside for years. Good general guide for those starting on their indoor plant journey; just ignore the blatant self-promotion of Yates products on every page.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kept recommending potting mix for house plants. Y'all most house plants require something with better drainage than straight potting mix.

Also, Yates, we get it,this is your book. Do you have to push your products on every page?

[krystal lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is so helpful also for beginners and a lot of interesting funky ideas with used things