A practical, easy-to-use, pocketable guide covering all the basics of choosing and caring for plants in your home.

Indoor plants can decorate any room – transforming the space with colour and scent all year round. But few people are aware of the incredible range of weird and wonderful species it is possible to grow indoors – and it seems even fewer people know how to keep them alive! This title in the highly successful Collins Gem series will show you how.

There are plants to suit every taste – and every level of commitment – which means that the absolute beginner to the green-fingered gardener can enjoy beautiful plants indoors.

Contents include:

Buying plants

Care and maintenance

Soil preparation

Propagation

A-Z of species including flowering plants, foliage plants, cacti and succulents

Tips on how to grow food and herbs indoors