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Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants
Obsessed with houseplants? You’ve come to the right place.
This isn’t any ordinary houseplant book. In fact, there is nothing ordinary about these extraordinary plants. From growing his own collection, Tony Le-Britton of Not Another Jungle, shows you how to grow and care for the world’s most sought after plants.
Detailed chapters on light, water, humidity, fertilizer, variegation, propagation, and pests and diseases have you covered so you can confidently care for all your houseplants. Understanding their natural habitats empowers you to create the optimum environment in your own home so your plants will thrive. Combining detailed care advice and stunning imagery on a wide range of plants, including Monstera and Anthurium, with a special focus on desirable and unusual varieties
If you’re intent on becoming a devoted plant parent this year, dive straight in to discover:
- Step-by-step advice on everything you need to know to grow and care for houseplants.
- Information on variegated plant varieties for which there is currently huge interest.
- Stunning inspirational and step-by-step photography.
- Illustrations explain scientific information on plant anatomy.
- Explains how to source plants sustainably
All the plants featured are available internationally and can be acquired by US readers (many plants have their origins in South America or Asia). Wonder at the natural world with Not Another Jungle and curate and care for your own incredible collection of happy, healthy houseplants.
This isn’t any ordinary houseplant book. In fact, there is nothing ordinary about these extraordinary plants. From growing his own collection, Tony Le-Britton of Not Another Jungle, shows you how to grow and care for the world’s most sought after plants.
Detailed chapters on light, water, humidity, fertilizer, variegation, propagation, and pests and diseases have you covered so you can confidently care for all your houseplants. Understanding their natural habitats empowers you to create the optimum environment in your own home so your plants will thrive. Combining detailed care advice and stunning imagery on a wide range of plants, including Monstera and Anthurium, with a special focus on desirable and unusual varieties
If you’re intent on becoming a devoted plant parent this year, dive straight in to discover:
- Step-by-step advice on everything you need to know to grow and care for houseplants.
- Information on variegated plant varieties for which there is currently huge interest.
- Stunning inspirational and step-by-step photography.
- Illustrations explain scientific information on plant anatomy.
- Explains how to source plants sustainably
All the plants featured are available internationally and can be acquired by US readers (many plants have their origins in South America or Asia). Wonder at the natural world with Not Another Jungle and curate and care for your own incredible collection of happy, healthy houseplants.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2023
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October 21, 2023
This book is a good introduction to people who want to acquire and grow plants that aren’t usually found in local nursery stores and garden centres.
Be prepared for the plant journey.
Be prepared for the plant journey.
May 14, 2023
For anyone looking for a beginner-friendly but extensive guide on houseplant care, this is a fantastic book for getting started. I could feel that this wasn’t just a wikipedia extract but really the author’s years of experience caring for multiple types of plants (be it indoor, outdoor, common or rare) all summarized into one book with beautiful photos proving that he knows what he is talking about.
As for people who are already fairly experienced in these topics (I don’t know how many hours I spent watching Youtube videos on this already), I found a couple parts that I really haven’t heard about before, like the way to propagate Alocasia, I just never looked it up until now and it was super interesting to learn about it.
The last message was important too; it’s easy for a hobby like this to become an obsession, and not only are rare houseplants a drain to our wallets but the high demand can severely endanger their live environments. This is why I’m so happy that tissue culture exists (if not for all houseplant types), these houseplants can become insanely popular due to social media and we just cannot keep up with the demand. That’s also why the prices are changing rapidly in short amount of time windows too; I remember like two years ago how insanely expensive the Monstera Thai constellations were in Hungary (a small plant cost like a monthly salary), and although for me they are still expensive they have dropped to 15-20% of their previous price since then. Maybe I’ll get to buy one in 2025!
As for people who are already fairly experienced in these topics (I don’t know how many hours I spent watching Youtube videos on this already), I found a couple parts that I really haven’t heard about before, like the way to propagate Alocasia, I just never looked it up until now and it was super interesting to learn about it.
The last message was important too; it’s easy for a hobby like this to become an obsession, and not only are rare houseplants a drain to our wallets but the high demand can severely endanger their live environments. This is why I’m so happy that tissue culture exists (if not for all houseplant types), these houseplants can become insanely popular due to social media and we just cannot keep up with the demand. That’s also why the prices are changing rapidly in short amount of time windows too; I remember like two years ago how insanely expensive the Monstera Thai constellations were in Hungary (a small plant cost like a monthly salary), and although for me they are still expensive they have dropped to 15-20% of their previous price since then. Maybe I’ll get to buy one in 2025!
February 7, 2024
There is a lot of helpful advice between these pages!
But we all have to start somewhere, and this is not necessarily the best place. A lot of the advice is great for intermediate plant growers, but not super helpful if you’re just starting out.
The photos were beautiful though, and there were a lot of thought provoking points on how houseplants impact the Earth.
I probably would not recommend to a friend though.
But we all have to start somewhere, and this is not necessarily the best place. A lot of the advice is great for intermediate plant growers, but not super helpful if you’re just starting out.
The photos were beautiful though, and there were a lot of thought provoking points on how houseplants impact the Earth.
I probably would not recommend to a friend though.
December 4, 2023
Una auténtica excursión sobre el coleccionismo de plantas de interior. Incluye algunas fichas técnicas (no demasiado especializadas) de varios especímenes y una guía pormenorizada de sus cuidados. Las imágenes que acompañan a este libro son simplemente bellísimas.
Imperdible para las y los amantes de las plantas.
Imperdible para las y los amantes de las plantas.
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