The House Plant Expert

By D. G. Hessayon,

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Book description

A guide to choosing and caring for indoor plants. This aims to present information on a variety of plants in an easy-to-follow format.

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1 author picked The House Plant Expert as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It is rumoured that this book has, at times, been the world’s best-selling non-fiction book after The Biblequite a claim. Indisputable is that this book and its many reprints and updates remain for several generations, the one essential read for houseplant help. It was written by a scientist who worked for one of the world’s leading houseplant liquid feed after a radio appearance led to the company receiving thousands of letters asking for houseplant advice. Hessayon’s simple formula of basic photographs and short text has been much copied but never bettered.

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