9 Amazing Plant Books to Create Your Own Urban Jungle at Home
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Houseplants are huge right now. Not only are they very affordable to buy, but most houseplants are surprisingly easy to take care of and add an instant burst of life and joy into any space. If you want to freshen up your home and try a new look, you can’t go wrong with a houseplant or two.
If you’re not much of an indoor gardener just yet, take a look at my post on the best indoor plants for beginners. It includes ten different plants that are perfect to start out with if you’re still searching for your green thumb.
While it’s always fun stroll along the aisles of a garden center and grab anything that shouts out to you, that’s now how you build your own urban jungle at home. You need to choose the right plants that not only suit your space, but suit the amount of time and effort you can put into looking after them, too.
The following nine plant books are amazing sources of information that will help you throughout every single aspect of your plant ownership journey. From choosing the best houseplants and placing them in the right spots to advice on how to take care of them and styling tips to make them look even better than they already do.
My Favourite Plant Books
1. The Little Book of House Plants and Other Greenery
One of the most beautiful plant books there is, The Little Book of House Plants and Other Greenery features a great directory of 60 of the most popular types of plants that are suitable for taking care of inside your home. Each listing includes beautiful photos so you can easily spot them at the garden center, along with helpful details about their size and tips on how to take care of them.
2. How to Raise Plants and Make Them Love You Back
An amazing guide for new plant parents, How to Raise Plants and Make Them Love You Back is a must-read for anyone who has struggled taking care of plants in the past. It’s full of fantastic tips on things like how to choose the best plants for your home and where they’re most likely to thrive. The pictures in this book are also really beautiful and a great help for when you’re shopping.
3. Dr. Houseplant
Covering everything you need to know about essential plant maintenance, Dr. Houseplant goes into detail about taking good care of 42 of the most common houseplants. Although a lot of indoor plants are easy to take care of, some of the most beautiful and impressive require a little bit of extra work. If you want to invite some incredible greenery into your house, this comprehensive guide will teach you how to keep the more mysterious plants alive and gorgeous.
4. Wild at Home: How to Style and Care for Beautiful Plants
Less of a plant guide and more a behind-the-scenes view into the author’s incredible plant collection, Wild at Home invites you to take a tour through Hilton’s apartment and other lush spaces while learning how to create your very own urban jungle. Hilton shares my belief that not only do plants add beauty to your home, but they’re also great for your health. He currently owns more than 200 plants, so he should know!
5. Leaf Supply: A Guide to Keeping Houseplants Happy
A charming and practical read on choosing and taking care of 100+ easy-to-find houseplants, Leaf Supply is an incredibly valuable book for anyone new to keeping plants. Offering information about almost every houseplant in existence, from palms, hanging plants, and succulents, to more unusual varieties such as air plants and carnivorous plants, Leaf Supply arms you with all the knowledge you need to learn and grow as your plants grow.
6. Urban Jungle: Living and Styling with Plants
An amazing source of inspiration, Urban Jungle guides you through five different stunning homes in Europe, proving just how creative, unique and artistic living with plants in your home can be. This book contains loads of ideas on how to style your plants to achieve the look you’re craving. It also features interesting trivia about plants, along with care tips, styling hacks and step-by-step instructions for getting the most out of your houseplants.
7. Little Book, Big Plants: Bring the Outside in with 45 Giants
Giving you all the information you need to grow your own urban jungle in your home, Little Book, Big Plants is the best friend for anyone who wants to grow their plant family and take their foliage knowledge to the next level. This helpful book shows you how to care for your gentle giants, encourage them to flourish and even how to make your very own fertilizer from scratch.
8. The Healing Power of Plants
A gorgeous guide that focuses on the incredible medical properties of houseplants, The Healing Power of Plants explains the best plants to introduce to your home to solve your problems. Whether you want to lower your stress levels or boost your brainpower, this interesting read will teach you the best plants to add to your home, as well as where to place them for the best results. If you don’t have much of a green thumb just yet, the book also contains 10 beginner plants that are super easy to take care of.
9. New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb + Care For Your Houseplant Family
Suggesting a new way to take care of healthy houseplants, New Plant Parent describes the art of understanding exactly what a plant needs to flourish and the best steps to give it a loving home. This starter guide covers all the basics of houseplant ownership, from everyday care to plant recommendations according to your space and needs. After reading this book, you’ll understand how to get the perfect balance of light, water, and nutrients each time, just from simply observing your plants.
Are you a huge plant lover like I am? If you’re not, you will be after you flip through a few pages of these books! If you’ve got a favorite plant guide that helped you create your own indoor jungle, I’d love to hear about it. Drop me a comment below so I can check it out and get inspired.
I’m all about plants and gardening this season. So if you want any tips on how to make your space more green, lush and vibrant, drop me a comment or send me a message. I’ll help you out the best I can.
