Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants

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Well, it could need watering every two days, if it’s getting optimum levels of light and it’s really warm. From beginner-friendly guides to in-depth botanical studies, our houseplant books make the perfect gift for anyone seeking to deepen their connection with the plant world. And obviously by the time I got back I think I arrived back in the UK at 6am after an eight hour ferry journey. 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 create and care for your own incredible collection of happy, healthy houseplants.

The combination of Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Amino acids create the perfect cocktail for optimum nutrient uptake, resulting in stronger, healthier plants. So the day before the photo shoot, I had to travel out to the Netherlands because I found one place I contacted Botanic Gardens in the UK, RHS gardens to see if they had Anthuriums at this stage, the fruiting stage because I had to have this photo. And that is what fascinate that's the fascination, also just trying to be successful, but it's so rare and I know Kews been gifted some of this before and it unfortunately died and trying to be successful with this plant, trying to propagate it.And that means if you don’t have lots of light, and your plant isn’t using that water fast enough, then it’s much more likely to be over watered, and to cause root rot and other problems. So they're the they're the peaks for me, because it's not only sharing amazing things, but it was also almost exciting me a little bit more as well.

We specialize in unique, rare and hard-to-find varieties, and our knowledgeable staff are always on hand to help you find the perfect plant for your home or office. Biography: Tony Le-Britton is a self-taught grower and prolific houseplant collector of some of the world's rarest plants.And seeing some of these people actually collect houseplants now and be really successful with them is so great. You may remember Tony from Episode 191, where I interviewed him about his rare plant collection, including some wonderful aroids. The rest of the book is devoted to advice on the best way to care for your plants from light, watering and humidity to how to feed and what soil, or substrate, to use.

Some common, some rare and some super rare – but they all have one thing in common with eachother, they are all in the best possible hands. But the amazing photographer Jason Ingram did the photos and he did the most amazing job and I think Jason and DK the publisher and me were a little worried about working with me you know me as a photographer working with another photographer. But, before we go any further, do make sure you listen to my recent conversation with Tony- where, among other things – we discuss more about the book! Dive into our selection of insightful and illustrative houseplant books from well known thought leaders within the houseplant industry.And maybe you want to get a houseplant, or you want to learn about your own house plants a bit more. And if you're a Patreon subscriber at the Ledge End or Superfan level, you can enjoy an extra chunk of chat with Tony in an extra leaf number 109 which is out now. Without you, the listeners, this is nothing – and thankfully, because of you – this is very much something.

Anyone who puts a greenhouse in the spare bedroom of their garden-less flat has to be fanatical about growing. This is one of Tony's biggest bugbears, who says home-made fertilisers are “a total waste of food or total waste of time.So it was a real combination between obviously what is looking really good at the time, I wanted to show a really wide variety of plant, not just our aroids, we've got orchids through the book, we've got beautiful begonia, we've got cacti and succulents as well.