From the Kew Experts series, this book is perfect book for the house plant gardener, filled with invaluable tips, tricks and handy advice to help your plants thrive! Are your house plants forlorn? Do they need more knowledgeable attention? With the help of experts from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, discover which plants are delicate and which indestructible, whether these are cacti, succulents, air plants or those famous for their flowers, foliage, fragrance and even air freshening powers.

Hardback, 210 x 160 mm, 144 pages, 100 colour illustrations.

Which house plants are delicate, and which are indestructible? How much sunlight and water do they need? What will happen to them when you go on holiday? The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing House Plants has all the answers, showing you how to find the right plants for your home and the right home for your plants.

Endorsed by experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this is the definitive handbook to growing the coolest cacti, succulents, air plants, foliage and flowering plants. It contains detailed instructions on choosing, potting, feeding and propagation, along with profiles of over 75 popular plants and 12 eye-catching ideas to use and display them at home. Beautifully illustrated throughout with artwork from Kew's archives.

Author: Kay Maguire.

Kay Maguire trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she gained the Kew Diploma. She is the author of the award-winning RHS Grow Your Own Crops in Pots and is a regular contributor to magazines such as BBC Gardeners' World, where she was the Horticultural Editor for six years. She is now a freelance writer, editor, producer and, most importantly, grower.