by D. J. Herda (Author)
Some of the most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is the definitive guide to what makes these plants special, focusing on how they can beautify your home, clean airborne pollutants, and help you and your family live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Front Jacket
Grow trees and shrubs indoors to beautify and purify your home
A fascinating, encyclopedic compendium dealing with the nature and care of trees and shrubs.
-- Arnold M. Ludwig, author, The Price of Greatness and King of the Mountain
Covers everything from watering needs and light requirements to propagation to keeping costs down, all in an effort to help you create a verdant home that has the health benefits of being outside.
-- Deanna Duke, author, The Non-Toxic Avenger
SOME OF THE most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Science is continually uncovering more effective ways of improving the quality of our environment, and plants -- specifically indoor trees and shrubs -- are at the top of this list.
Growing trees and shrubs indoors might seem like a monumental challenge, but it's no different than growing any plants indoors. Written by master gardener DJ Herda, Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is a definitive guide to what makes these plants special, offering all the tips and tricks you need to help them survive and flourish in an indoor environment. It covers how they:
- Rid your environment of airborne pollutants
- Beautify your home
- Help you to live a longer, healthier, happier life.
Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is for those with a keen interest in gardening, health, and science, offering an entirely new way of promoting human wellness -- through beautiful, enjoyable surroundings.
Clearly written and beautifully illustrated. It's a real eye-opener!
-- Phillip Adcock, commercial psychologist and author, Master Your Brain
Distills a lifetime of plant experience into easy-to-follow instruction, giving an amateur like me the confidence to green my home for health.
-- Paula Baker-LaPorte, FAIA, BBNC, co-author, Prescriptions for a Healthy House
DJ HERDA is an award-winning author of over 80 books. He has been an indoor and outdoor gardener for more than 50 years and is a former syndicated newspaper and magazine garden writer and columnist and a test grower for Rodale Farms and Jackson & Perkins. He lives in the Rocky Mountains in St. George, Utah. ww.djherda.org
Back Jacket
Grow trees and shrubs indoors to beautify and purify your home
"A fascinating, encyclopedic compendium dealing with the nature and care of trees and shrubs."
-- Arnold M. Ludwig, author, The Price of Greatness and King of the Mountain
"Covers everything from watering needs and light requirements to propagation to keeping costs down, all in an effort to help you create a verdant home that has the health benefits of being outside."
-- Deanna Duke, author, The Non-Toxic Avenger
SOME OF THE most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Science is continually uncovering more effective ways of improving the quality of our environment, and plants -- specifically indoor trees and shrubs -- are at the top of this list.
Growing trees and shrubs indoors might seem like a monumental challenge, but it's no different than growing any plants indoors. Written by master gardener DJ Herda, Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is a definitive guide to what makes these plants special, offering all the tips and tricks you need to help them survive and flourish in an indoor environment. It covers how they:
- Rid your environment of airborne pollutants
- Beautify your home
- Help you to live a longer, healthier, happier life.
Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is for those with a keen interest in gardening, health, and science, offering an entirely new way of promoting human wellness -- through beautiful, enjoyable surroundings.
"Clearly written and beautifully illustrated. It's a real eye-opener!"
-- Phillip Adcock, commercial psychologist and author, Master Your Brain
"Distills a lifetime of plant experience into easy-to-follow instruction, giving an amateur like me the confidence to green my home for health."
-- Paula Baker-LaPorte, FAIA, BBNC, co-author, Prescriptions for a Healthy House
DJ HERDA is an award-winning author of over 80 books. He has been an indoor and outdoor gardener for more than 50 years and is a former syndicated newspaper and magazine garden writer and columnist and a test grower for Rodale Farms and Jackson & Perkins. He lives in the Rocky Mountains in St. George, Utah. ww.djherda.org
Author Biography
DJ Herda is an accomplished professional author, award-winning creative writer, photojournalist, videographer, editor, painter, sculptor, public speaker, and college-level instructor. He has been an indoor and outdoor gardener for more than 50 years, is a syndicated newspaper and magazine garden writer and columnist, and a test grower for Rodale Farms, Jackson & Perkins, and others. During its decade-long run, DJ's Chicago Tribune column, In Focus, appeared in more than 1,100 newspapers with a combined circulation of nearly 20 million readers. DJ has had over 80 books published and is also a professional mentor and workshop instructor. DJ presently lives and works in the Rocky Mountains of the southwestern United States. www.djherda.org
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.8 x 7.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 15, 2019
