Plant Care Guru:
The ultimate resource for care information on indoor plants (houseplants).
Contents include:
- An in-depth Plant Care Guide on how to care for specific interior foliage plants.
- Detailed horticultural instructions on watering, lighting, pruning, and fertilizing.
- Easy to follow self-diagnosis symptom charts.
- Comprehensive troubleshooting information on treating deficiencies, diseases and pests.
- Photographs of plant varieties.
Why Indoor Plants are Different:
Plants that are known as "indoor plants" or "houseplants" are varieties that have been bred and specially grown to sustain life in the interior environment. Nearly all of these plants are native to tropical, sub-tropical and arid regions of the world. The native habitat of each indoor plant is listed in our Plant Care Guide so that our recommendations on light and water carry additional meaning.
Our care instructions may differ from other resources available to you. This is because the content of Plant Care Guru is exclusively written for sustaining plants in an indoor environment. Growing plants outdoors requires an entirely different set of instructions. Although some background information is anecdotal, Plant Care Guru is void of care instructions from "old wise-tales."
About the Author:
The contents are a compilation of excerpts from the Planterra Field Guide, a proprietary handbook used by professional horticultural technicians at Planterra, a leading interior landscape firm serving North America.
The Institute of Interior Horticulture (IIH)
IIH is a program dedicated is increasing awareness of indoor plants and the practice of interior landscaping. The IIH originated as a training program for professional plant technicians at Planterra. Elements of this program are now being adapted for the home gardener.
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