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Green Indoors: Finding the Right Plants for Your Home - Book
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The Detail
The Green Indoors, for plants that suit the home you actually have
Most houseplant books tell you what to buy. This one starts with the room. Maddie and Alice Bailey organise the whole book around the awkward conditions real homes have, then match each one to the natural environment it most resembles, so you can move a struggling plant somewhere it will genuinely thrive.
Key Features
- Organised by condition rather than by plant: extreme sun and heat, dry air and central heating, deep shade, high humidity, draughty, and cold.
- Extensive plant profiles covering origin, feeding and watering, optimum conditions and expected growth.
- A troubleshooting chapter for common problems, including what to try when a plant looks beyond saving.
- 176-page hardback, written by the team behind Forest, the London plant shop.
Pure Standard
- It starts with your room, not a shopping list. The whole book is organised by the conditions real homes have. That is why we stock it: the most sustainable houseplant is the one that does not die.
- Fewer plants bought, killed and replaced. Matching a plant to the light and humidity you already have is waste reduction dressed up as good advice.
- Written by people who actually sell plants. The authors run Forest in London, so the guidance comes from watching thousands of plants either take or sulk, not from theory.
- Paper and board throughout. No plastic jacket, no shrink wrap, nothing to peel off and bin.
- A reference rather than a single read. Profiles and a troubleshooting chapter you come back to each time something looks unhappy.
Overall score:
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Low-Tox & Material Safety | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3.5/5) |
| Sustainability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5) |
| Manufacturing Transparency | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ (2.5/5) |
| Packaging | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5) |
What's Inside
- Extreme sun and heat: for scorching windowsills and west-facing glass.
- Dry air and central heating: the condition most often blamed on the plant rather than the room.
- Deep shade: what genuinely copes with very little light.
- High humidity: making the most of bathrooms and kitchens.
- Draughty and cold: hallways, entryways and unheated rooms.
- Troubleshooting: diagnosing common problems and last resorts.
Product Details
Authors & Publisher
Written by Maddie Bailey and Alice Bailey. Published by Hardie Grant Books, London, first published 15 June 2021.
Format
Hardback, 176 pages, photography and illustration throughout.
Specifications
- Full title: The Green Indoors: Finding the Right Plants for Your Home Environment.
- ISBN: 9781784883959.
- Format: Hardback, 176 pages.
- Dimensions: 23.7 x 19.8 x 2.5cm.
- Weight: 748g.
Our Take
The rare houseplant book that starts with your draughty hallway rather than a wish list. Maddie and Alice Bailey run Forest in London, so the advice comes from people who have watched thousands of plants either take or sulk. If you have killed something twice in the same spot, this is the book that explains why.
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