Table of Contents

Introduction; Growing healthy houseplants; Range of houseplants; Flowering; Foliage; Cacti; Where to place your plants; Buying: what to look for; Pots and compost; Successful repotting; Watering and feeding; Grooming and care; Propagate your houseplants; Seed; Taking cuttings; Division, runners and plantlets; Layering; Cacti and other succulents; Planter's Guide to Indoor Plants; Flowering plants; Creating a good display; Positioning; Grouping; Bulbs; Planting bulbs; Bulbs for the home; Hyacinth; Foliage houseplants; Displaying in glass; Table decoration; Trailing and cascading plants; Climbing houseplants; Floor-standing plants; Berried, fruiting and insectivorous plants; Plams, ferns and bromeliad; Palms: growing and displaying; Ferns as houseplants; Bromeliads; Cacti and succulents; Growing and displaying cacti; Choosing cacti; Succulents; Troubleshooting; Your houseplant problems answered; Pests and diseases; Glossary

About the Author

David Squire is a gardening specialist with extensive horticultural knowledge. He has written on many subjects including pruning, containers and roses.