The best indoor plant books to guide your journey as a plant parent

This little book on houseplants doesn't just look super cute, it is also packed with sources of inspiration for your indoor space, including a foolproof guide on houseplants, how to feed them, and a guide to where to put them in your house in order for them to thrive.

Customer review: "Sometimes plant books can be so basic they are insulting. This I think just about managed to be interesting and engaging without being overwhelming. Pleased I bought it as a gift."

Plantopedia caters to every type of indoor plant, from foliage plants to succulents and cacti. There is also a focus on the rarer houseplants and gives detailed care information including troubleshooting tips and tricks to ensure that your houseplants look their very best.

Customer review: "I love this book! Apart from the fact that it's visually stunning, it gives a great quick rundown of each plant as well as a bit of background/history on each plant. It's maybe not the most detailed plant care guide but it gives enough of an idea to be getting on with."

Houseplants for Beginners has all the information you'll need to successfully care for your new plants and help them adjust to your household.
Learn how to shop for and repot houseplants, choose the best place in your home for them, and address a variety of challenges like pests and diseases. With 120 common houseplant profiles grouped from low maintenance to high maintenance, you can familiarize yourself with individual plant needs and choose the best ones for your lifestyle.

Customer review: "A first class introduction to houseplants for beginners (like me). It is written in a friendly, conversational way and covers everything from what to buy, where to put it and how to care for it. Very pleased with my purchase."

If you're prone to killing off your indoor plants, this book by Veronica Peerless will help you sustain your houseplant collection. Learn how to properly look after your plants and make them last more than a week.

Customer review: "This book is perfect, exactly what I was looking for. I needed an easy-to-understand book on houseplants as I have a few but I’m very much a novice! A few of my plants started looking sad so I searched for a book to help me identify issues and to advise on the best ways to care for them, but I felt I needed an “idiots guide” if you like. Something not too fussy but says all the basics that I need to know to not kill my houseplants! This was perfect! Lots of pictures, and concise information that gives just the right kind of info. Covers a massive range of houseplants. Just brilliant!"

This is a complete guide to looking after your houseplants and focuses on choosing the right plant for you, where to display it and how best to nurture and care for it.

Customer review: "I am a retired horticulturist and have never found better than RHS. My disabilities currently prevent me from doing any gardening so I have taken to house plants. A complete novice I have learnt all I need to keep what visitors to my home say are garden centre quality plants. All thanks to the help from these books which not only show you how to display them at their best and how they should be propagated but most importantly the conditions they need. From lighting to feeding, watering and misting."

Notice that your indoor plants are looking a bit sad and don't know how to deal with it? The Plant Rescuer is a clear and practical toolkit on all aspects of plant care - whether you're choosing a plant or wondering how on earth to look after it properly. It includes everything you need to know about changes in your plant's appearance, as they are often a cry for help. Learn how to help your plants not only survive but thrive.

Customer review: "This is an excellent book written by someone that clearly knows what they're talking about with passion and honesty. If you've struggled to keep plants alive this is the book for you, or if like me you've managed pretty well and have a good range of reasonably healthy plants, this book will help you get your plants to flourish. Some of the guidance seems to go against established practices, but actually makes more sense when it comes to how plants would grow in the wild. With clear explanations of what may be going wrong, and how to rectify problems, this is an easy-to-read/use book. Particularly helpful are the suggestions of what plants will work best in your home's light levels. Worth getting for novice and experienced growers alike. Plus it looks lovely too, which is always a bonus!!"

Orchids are one of the most popular indoor plants, but looking after them and their needs is a task in itself. This book, produced in association with Kew Gardens, tells the many intriguing stories of the plant and explains everything you need to know to help your orchids live a happy and long life. Find out when is the best time to water them, how to report them and the ideal room and conditions that each orchid needs.

Customer review: "This book told me exactly what I wanted to know about how to look after my orchid. I learned how to cut it back after flowering, how to spray its leaves and only give it rainwater at correct intervals. I now can recognise different species of orchids from the illustrations in this book. The coloured illustrations are most helpful."

Not only do plants help brighten up your indoor spaces, but having them in such close proximity does wonders for your health too - physically and mentally. This book helps you discover plants that will clean the air you breathe, help you get a good night’s sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, help you get well soon, boost your brain power and bring greater joy and wellbeing into your life. Plus, the small cute size is a great fit for any bookshelf.

Customer review: "Great book for beginners and non-beginners alike. Very informative and full of useful tips, have bought for myself and three friends already. Will be returning to this book time again."

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