Best Houseplant & Gardening Books
Best Houseplant & Gardening Books
Helloooo! Today I have something a little different for you, a little list of some of my current “best of” houseplant, gardening, and botany related books. I’ve compiled some links for you, feel free to use them or check eBay, or the library!
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Houseplant Expert, By Dr. D. G. Hessayon:
https://amzn.to/33tho6i
How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes:
https://amzn.to/2H37RJA
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew:
https://amzn.to/2KsMFP8
The Field Guide to Urban Gardening by Kevin Espiritu:
https://amzn.to/2GZVttB
The Revolutionary Genius of Plants by Stefano Mancuso:
https://amzn.to/2Z4mUch
The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson:
https://amzn.to/2KM1iMz
YOUTUBERS MENTIONED:
Homestead Brooklyn, How to Make a Plant Love You :
https://www.youtube.com/user/summerrayneoakes
Epic Gardening, Field Guide to Urban Gardening:
https://www.youtube.com/user/EpicGardening
OTHER CREDITS/LINKS
“Mother Nature” Art by Nocluse / DeviantArt
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Soil I’m currently loving, available at many Hydroponic/Cannabis stores or online:
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Hey Pam! I enjoyed this video! If you haven’t already, check out any of Tovah Martin’s books. Love her writing style!
Gotta love plant books I’m always on the hunt for know-ledge.
My Dad bought me The Square Foot Gardening book when I bought my house. Such a good read and a good starting point! I made one for herbs and one for veggies. But being a plant n00b at the time, I planted mint in the herb bed. Every year since, I have an entire garden of mint and nothing else. Haaa!!
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I added all the books to my Amazon cart and it looks like I’ll have to split them up at $122.— and change, lol.
I’m definitely getting them over the next couple of months.
Thank you for sharing, you are absolutely beautiful and wonderful!!!
I too have a favorite weed that keeps me sane enough to deal with this insane world, lol.
Have a great day and I’ll see you as soon as you post another video.
Glad you’re back girl!💚📚
What a great video and subject matter. Would love to see a Part 2. As a former plant killer, I haven’t read any plant books and when I saw the title of this I was hoping to find some books to distract me from this "insane" world. Thanks a bunch!
What a great video. So glad you posted this. Such awesome reading material. 💚🌿💚
wait…………how did i not know that you were in SRO’s book even after sending you that IG message 😅 obviously grabbed mine and read it immediately
I love the way you so truthful about people 😂
I love your personality do you trade plants I have thousands to pick from?
Rewatching this video, lol, and yes Summer Rain is an awesome young lady.
I’ve been subscribed to her for a while now.
Pam!! Hey girl hey!! Thank u for the recommendations! 🌿🌿I’m going to see if my library has a few of the books u mentioned. P.s. ur eyebrows r on point!😍😍 have an amazing week ahead!💖💖💖
Nice suggestions Pam. I hope your doing well and I am glad to see you smiling! "Weeds" are good sometimes !! ❤
I need more IRL planty people. Currently I have zero. No one understands. So I totally can relate to you and your outdoor garden excitment. The book recommends are great. I typically rely on YouTube and Pinterest for ideas and education. I may have to check out the Four-Season Gardener. I am just like you, living in NE Ohio… winters are forever and my hatred is extreme for it. I end up planning outdoor space and what plants I will be getting as soon as the weather allows. Keep up the great content Pam!!
I can’t believe someone would borrow a book from you and not return it!.. I always return what I borrow..
Lots of nice books with nice pics… I hope you can get an outdoor greenhouse so you can enjoy it all year long!
Have an awesome week Pam… it was nice to see you again!
Halley’s Comet returns! 🔭🌠
See ya in 75 years 👋😏
Girl, you just crack me up! People don’t invite me to parties either, lol. Your content is great and you’re one of my favs! 😁
Because no one else will listen to me talk about this 🤣
I can’t believe I had missed this video!!! I’m such a plant and book hoar– collector as well as a nerdy nerd, I looove this!!
I’d also love illustrating my own nerdy plant book one day, but until then, I can spend hours and hours reading those botanical books.
My mom has a 10volume botanical encyclopedia at our summer house, I no longer worry which books to bring with me on vacation!!😂😂😂
Hahahah I too was a big fan of that special weed. Sigh. My youth…………………….
<3 thanks for including me Pam!
The music and asthetic is rad guy.
Oh, the house plant expert!!! The book i’ve begun with exploring a house plant world!! I knew the number of every page of my favourite plants)! Im from Russia, this book was popular here too))
Hey look it’s cool Pam 🌿💚 great video lady♥️
You kill me! Capitalism will kill us all! In the meantime, prepare your garden, you’ll need it during the next Armageddon.
I’m thinking of doing a few of my smaller beds as square foot beds next year. I have three basically dead beds right now so being able to reuse them would be nice. (And I wouldn’t have to hear about it from the tall blond guy.).
I go to Old Farmers’ Almanac online for most of my info and when that fails me I use a 35 year old book my stepmom gave me called Home Gardening Wisdom. It has no pretty photos, but the handdrawn pictures are helpful. I need an update though.
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… well, im broke right now, so in the meantime ill have to resort to just steaming my eyes digitally. xD Youre like, above my level! Look atchu! Buying physical books! Dangit girl, youre on a roll! *snaps fingers*
*looks longingly to 2020*
But great choice!!! I dont live in an English speaking country and reading the books on local language makes my gut twist! Yuck. I was eyeing that work of Summer Rayne Oakes since it came out but yeah… *looks at 2020"
But the other books your lifted up there are quite interesting! Maybe its just me, but most plant related books Ive came across are about outdoor gardening. I think that 1st one is quite interesting. And the Humane gardening… even tough its not indoors, but im a sucker for pleasing others… and by others i mean plants and animals. And also the Weed Book seems to be dangling quite a big worm before my famished face. wait, what…? But yeah…. I have many desires… .. Can someone please take this shovel from my hands?
So yeah… 2020…
BY THE WAY! That BEAUTIFUL WAVY ombre is complimenting you so nicely!!!
What we consider weeds today used to be food or medicine along time ago. It’s time people stop putting crap on lawns for the perfect “green”, and remember that shit runs onto neighbors who don’t want it!
Lmfao…. thank you for sharing your videos 🌷🍀❤️
Hi Pam! Prof. Stefano Mancuso (one of the most eminent Professors we have in Italy) also wrote another book I love and I think you would love too: The Plant Nation. It’s a very interesting book, rather difficult to define… I’d say it is a social assay written from a botanical perspective. In other words, he elaborates on current severe societal problems (e.g. climate change or social inequality) using the plant kingdom as example and as possible solution, in very original ways. I’m sure you’d love it (I read it in Italian but I think it might exist in English too)! 😊
Loved this, thanks!
I love your sense of humor! Thanks for the book tips, going to check a few out! I do have Summer’s and Square foot gardening!👍🏼 I really enjoyed this! Thanks again😄
check out the second hand stores, you might just find one you’ve been looking for. I got the first one for 1.99 . And many other old classics and nice hard cover bonsai books( great pictures for future plans) one of my local nursery has stopped using pesticides , and they say the frogs , and salamanders are back, but also noticed lots of baby spiders on my desert rose. yay books
Thanks! I just read The New Plant Parent by Darryl from houseplantjournal. The best houseplant book I’ve read yet. Got it from the library.