Houseplant Books Books Recommended by Elyssa Goins 2 years ago by Elyssa Goins Elyssa Goins is an experienced house plant hobbyist who maintains over a hundred plants. She is a gardener, beekeeper, and a proud mother of four. She is a member of the American Horticultural Society, has a published study in the National Social Science Association, and loves to talk about her love of plants. For the past twenty years, she's been all about growing and caring for various fruits, veggies, herbs, livestock, kids, and houseplants. Managing a big garden to feed four growing kids and raising dairy goats has taught her so much about being an excellent plant parent and now is her time to share with you. Published: August 23, 2022Last Updated on September 26, 2023 This article was fact checked. Helpful: 100% Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 40 “House Plant Books and Indoor Gardening” Beginners Guide to Growing House Plants Format: Kindle This is a kindle book I published myself to try and encourage people new or lacking experience of growing indoors to choose house plants based on growing conditions of their homes, and not just buying a plant based on attraction primarily. There are suggestions for plants that are easy to grow for the beginner and information about the basics of caring within the book. Price: $2.99 View on Amazon Complete Houseplant Survival Manual Format: Kindle – Paperback The complete houseplant survival guide provides detailed information about various types of plants and certain species. Barbara has a nice gentle tone to her writing which seems to go well for a house plant growers book. It’s one of the most expensive books I have bought, however, I did learn to look at caring requirements for certain species in another way and found it a useful manual. Price: $4 -$19 View on Amazon How to Grow Fresh Air Format: Paperback The author of How To Grow Fresh Air (B.C Wolverton) was a scientist working with the US military and discovered more insight about the filtering effects of air pollutants from plants. While this book is not really for a beginner grower it has excellent information for those with a scientific interest in plants or want detailed information about the best plants that remove toxins. within the home. Price: $8 -$17 View on Amazon Indoor Kitchen Gardening Format: Kindle – Paperback The indoor kitchen gardening book is the best I have reviewed in terms of growing what you can eat within your kitchen and home. As soon as I began reading I sensed the authors (Elizabeth Millard) passion for growing and cooking healthily which plugged me in to wanting to read more. Some books will cover herbs while others will cover veg to be grown indoors but this covers both subjects. Price: $8 -$18 View on Amazon Terrariums – Gardens Under Glass Format: Kindle – Paperback Gardens under a glass is another fabulous book, written with passion and undeniably great in providing detail. The author (Maria Colleti) is a designer of terrariums and takes the reader through the process of how to and what to use for creating a terrarium and to choose a plant species that love this humid environment. The book is easy to follow and useful for terrarium growers. Price: $9 -$18 View on Amazon What a Plant Knows Format: Kindle – Hard and Paperback What a Plant Knows provides scientific based interesting and extraordinary facts about plants that the average reader can readily understand and follow what’s written. Daniel Chamovitz, the author, writes in an entertaining manner while keeping the content extremely educating. An inspiring book with insight into how much more we do not know or cannot see in nature. Price: $6 -$16 View on Amazon Was this helpful? Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback! Elyssa GoinsElyssa Goins is an experienced house plant hobbyist who maintains over a hundred plants. She is a gardener, beekeeper, and a proud mother of four. She is a member of the American Horticultural Society, has a published study in the National Social Science Association, and loves to talk about her love of plants. For the past twenty years, she’s been all about growing and caring for various fruits, veggies, herbs, livestock, kids, and houseplants. Managing a big garden to feed four growing kids and raising dairy goats has taught her so much about being an excellent plant parent and now is her time to share with you. Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail previous post Easiest Ferns To Grow As Houseplants next post Large House Plants 0 0 votes Article Rating Subscribe Login Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Label {} [+] Name* Email* Website Δ Label {} [+] Name* Email* Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. 0 Comments Inline Feedbacks View all comments