House Plants
eBook - ePub

House Plants

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

House Plants

About this book

Our penchant for keeping house plants is an ancient practice dating back to the pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the plants we bring home and how they were transformed from wild plants into members of our households.
A billion-dollar global industry, house plants provide an interaction with nature, and contribute to our health, happiness and well-being. They also support their own miniature ecosystems and are part of the home biome.
Featuring many superb illustrations, this book explores house plants' botanical history and cultural impact, from song (Gracie Fields's 'The Biggest Aspidistra in the World'), literature (George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying) and cinema (Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) to fashion, technology, painting and contemporary design.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: Plants of the Indoor Biome
  7. one: The Gathering of the Exotic
  8. two: Monsters and Beauties: Breeding a Better House Plant
  9. three: Health, Happiness and Mutualism
  10. four: The Crystal Legacy of Dr Ward
  11. five: The House of Plants
  12. six: Wild and Endangered Relatives
  13. Conclusion: New Worlds
  14. Timeline
  15. References
  16. Bibliography
  17. Associations and Websites
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Photo Acknowledgements
  20. Index