The Modern Gardener: A Practical Guide to Houseplants, Herbs & Container Gardening

by Sonya Patel Ellis

This informative guide to selecting, potting, and tending to all types of plants will give your home a trendy, modern appeal.

The Modern Gardener  will help you give your home a chic, modern aesthetic with the right plants—indoors and out. With sections devoted to choosing the right plants, budgeting, and making the best use of your available space, you’ll be able to transform your home into a sanctuary for the plants that will give it an appealing vibe. Chapters on tending to all sorts of plants—including annuals, perennials, herbs, flowers, and edibles—make this a handy how-to guide for beginner and experienced gardeners alike. Using a little TLC and the many helpful tips in this book, your home will be blooming with life in no time.

224 pages, Hardcover

Published April 19, 2022

Reviews

[Rosie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent book for beginners interested in starting out their plant collection. I really liked the idea of figuring out the purpose of your collection, such as having it for home decoration purposes, to get food from it, to promote a sense of peacefulness, etc. I hadn’t thought about any of these things when I first started getting plants so it made me look at gardening in a different way. There are also some tips on taking care of your plants but they were very broad and not super in-depth, which is good for those dipping their toes in the water but I think it may be a bit repetitive for those who already have experience in planting. That being said, I still did learn some things that I didn’t know before. I believe most of this book is a sort of guidebook for different kinds of plants one can try as well as basic care information for each of them. Overall I think this is a good introductory book but not something that I gained much out of especially since I’m trying to have a more curated plant collection and not get new ones at the moment. I’m glad I borrowed this from the library instead of purchasing it.

[Bobbiann Markle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has good descriptions and care requirements for a large number of houseplants and container plants as well as lots of inspiration and general information.