If you're horticulturally challenged and can't keep a house plant alive to save your life, then this book is for you!

With care guides and information about all popular indoor plants, we're here to help get your houseplants thriving.Just as you might hoover the carpet once a week, get into the habit of treating watering as a "task" as part of your housekeeping routine.

Many people, he adds, are too quick to throw out plants they mistakenly believe are dead, when in fact they simply need help. Those who sign up for the subscription service receive a surprise plant, plus a ceramic pot every month or quarter (past picks include the air-purifying ZZ plant with waxy dark leaves). Do you crank the heat in winter and/or blast the AC in summer (and, it bears repeating, is your house haunted)? This way your plant won’t have an obvious front and back, but instead will stay growing upright and will look nice on all sides. Luckily, though, there are only a few key care categories to incorporate into your plantiful lifestyle.

Many plants don’t end up needing fertilizer, but it can make a difference in the overall health and growth of the plant. The left margin has straightforward information on “how NOT to kill it”, including: location, light, watering + feeding, and care. Our water in Tucson is extremely hard, so when I switched to Berkey filtered water for the leaves, the plants started to look much healthier. I said this aloud while reading the first 22 pages of this adorable, illustrated encyclopedia-ish plant book. If you find that your plant isn’t getting enough sunlight or may need an extra boost, you can use a grow light at home.

Water your plant as usual and you’ll see how any excess water escapes through the drainage holes at the bottom of your pot. Perhaps the temperature has got really warm without you noticing, or you've gone on holiday and the houseplant sitter has messed up. This book starts out with basic, easy-to-follow plant tips on choosing, potting, watering, feeding, and placing your plant.

If your home doesn't allow for a ton of natural lighting consider choosing a plant that thrives in low or indirect lighting. Bathrooms, cold rooms, at a desk, on a windowsill, or in a gloomy corner or hot suntrap—there are plants for every location to create your own indoor oasis. Continuing on from my focus on houseplants I am looking at another basic introduction to houseplants. Enter your information below and get instant access to my FREE downloadable resource and take action on your goals today! I really like the illustrations of specific diseases and issues on every page of the plant reference section.

Full of helpful tips, pictures, and informational panels, How Not to Kill Your Houseplant will turn your home into a beautiful greenhouse of healthy, happy plants.To prevent this problem all you have to do is learn what amount of light your houseplant needs to do well.