What Is My Plant Telling Me?: An Illustrated Guide to Houseplants and How to Keep Them Alive
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- Author：Emily L. Hay Hinsdale
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Summary
Keep your house plants alive and thriving with this illustrated， accessible guide to popular house plants for new and experienced plant-parents alike。
Many new gardeners are finally starting to understand why bringing the outside indoors is so appealing。 From improving home décor to mental health， plants have so many benefits。 But keeping them alive （and most importantly， thriving） isn’t always easy！ What does it mean if your plant has brown tips？ Rotting roots？ Yellow leaves？ The list goes on。
Don’t you just wish your plants could communicate what’s wrong and how to fix it？
What Is My Plant Telling Me？ answers all your plant-based questions making it the perfect companion for anyone interested in keeping their plants looking their best。 This illustrated guide to the fifty most popular house plants will show you how to:
-Speak your plant’s language
-Identify classic distress signals
-Intervene successfully to keep your plants thriving for years to come
-Choose plants that work best for your space
-Pick the best locations within your home to keep your new plants
-Identify the pot size needed when you want to replant
-And more！
Whether you’re interested in growing a cactus， orchid， or even the popular Fiddle Leaf Fig， this book is the perfect guide to deciphering the message your plant is telling you and what you can do to revive it。
Many new gardeners are finally starting to understand why bringing the outside indoors is so appealing。 From improving home décor to mental health， plants have so many benefits。 But keeping them alive （and most importantly， thriving） isn’t always easy！ What does it mean if your plant has brown tips？ Rotting roots？ Yellow leaves？ The list goes on。
Don’t you just wish your plants could communicate what’s wrong and how to fix it？
What Is My Plant Telling Me？ answers all your plant-based questions making it the perfect companion for anyone interested in keeping their plants looking their best。 This illustrated guide to the fifty most popular house plants will show you how to:
-Speak your plant’s language
-Identify classic distress signals
-Intervene successfully to keep your plants thriving for years to come
-Choose plants that work best for your space
-Pick the best locations within your home to keep your new plants
-Identify the pot size needed when you want to replant
-And more！
Whether you’re interested in growing a cactus， orchid， or even the popular Fiddle Leaf Fig， this book is the perfect guide to deciphering the message your plant is telling you and what you can do to revive it。
Reviews
Hannah - Most Likely in a Library
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Let's face it， my house is an aspiring jungle， and I use "aspiring" very loosely。 I have several houseplants， but commit a cardinal plant sin and treat them all the same。 They normally look okay， but last winter my seasonal depression came in HARD and I forgot to water them for well。。。 all of winter。 Enter What is My Plant Telling Me？， which gives me hope that the few survivors might actually make it through this next winter！ First off， this book is ADORABLE and would look perfect on a coffee ta Let's face it， my house is an aspiring jungle， and I use "aspiring" very loosely。 I have several houseplants， but commit a cardinal plant sin and treat them all the same。 They normally look okay， but last winter my seasonal depression came in HARD and I forgot to water them for well。。。 all of winter。 Enter What is My Plant Telling Me？， which gives me hope that the few survivors might actually make it through this next winter！ First off， this book is ADORABLE and would look perfect on a coffee table or in a book stack underneath a plant （easy access， too）。 This is more of a reference book than a sit-down-with-a-warm-drink read， which fits the purpose beautifully。 As Hinsdale walks through 50 of the most common houseplants， illustrator Loni Harris perfectly depicts each of them beautifully， occasionally even through helpful infographics。 Each houseplant starts with a quick breakdown of the conditions each plant prefers， including pot size， type， and re-potting needs。 I didn't realize this was an important consideration， either。 I typically just get the cutest pot I can find that looks like it will give the roots an equal or slightly larger amount of space compared to whatever they're already in。 After a quick bio where each plant is given so much personality and insight into its care， Hinsdale chunks out some of the typical struggles that each one faces and quick prevention tips and solutions。 I can't lie， I'm absolutely obsessed with this book and after flipping through the pages I feel more plants in my future！ Thankfully I can say that I might be able to keep them alive this time。 Hinsdale and Harris make it so easy to understand what each plant needs。 This book helped me identify the plants I already have and figure out how to treat and prevent issues I didn't know they could have。 As someone who loves nature， I'm so excited to bring it indoors with a little more success and a lot more adorable illustrations。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element for an advanced copy。 。。。more
Sophia
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Review:Troubleshooting houseplants issues while at the same time making a new plant owner feel they might actually keep their new green， leafy friend alive， What is My Plant Telling Me？ was whimsical and practical all rolled into one。My full review will post on Oct 9th at Books of My Heart。
Anxious Bibliophile Jacqueline
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This book is adorable！ The author has a light tone and good sense of humor as they explain plant health。 I found this really helpful as I've been trying to figure out why my lavender isn't growing。 Not enough sun it sounds like！ I also learned some great information on my Island Fir， Philodendrons， and garden herbs。 I really enjoyed the illustrations of the plants throughout。 Thank you NetGalley and Simon Element for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review！ This book is adorable！ The author has a light tone and good sense of humor as they explain plant health。 I found this really helpful as I've been trying to figure out why my lavender isn't growing。 Not enough sun it sounds like！ I also learned some great information on my Island Fir， Philodendrons， and garden herbs。 I really enjoyed the illustrations of the plants throughout。 Thank you NetGalley and Simon Element for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Samantha Josephine
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This is a great introductory book for basic plant care。 Emily begins her book by diving into details about where to face plants for direct versus indirect light， the soil best suited for various needs， and the best way to check for how much to water。 She then details how to care for 50 plants with specific light， water， soil， food， and pot needs for each。 In addition， helpful suggestions are included on common condition and pests。I am currently struggling with controlling white flies on my gerbe This is a great introductory book for basic plant care。 Emily begins her book by diving into details about where to face plants for direct versus indirect light， the soil best suited for various needs， and the best way to check for how much to water。 She then details how to care for 50 plants with specific light， water， soil， food， and pot needs for each。 In addition， helpful suggestions are included on common condition and pests。I am currently struggling with controlling white flies on my gerbera daisies and did not find any mention of fly control。 I would have liked to see a section on controlling black or white flies。 Thank you to Emily L。 Hay Hinsdale， the publisher， and NetGalley for this advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Robin
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For years I held it up like a badge of honor， "I don't have a brown thumb， I have a black thumb！" No matter what I did I couldn't keep a house plant alive。 As a kid， my grandmother had a wonderful collection of African Violets。 She'd gift me a plant of my own and inside two weeks the poor thing had passed。 I wish I had a book like this back then。A quick introduction offers general tips to plant care， watering， soil and light needs for all your house plants; the conclusion like a pep talk before For years I held it up like a badge of honor， "I don't have a brown thumb， I have a black thumb！" No matter what I did I couldn't keep a house plant alive。 As a kid， my grandmother had a wonderful collection of African Violets。 She'd gift me a plant of my own and inside two weeks the poor thing had passed。 I wish I had a book like this back then。A quick introduction offers general tips to plant care， watering， soil and light needs for all your house plants; the conclusion like a pep talk before the second half。 The remainder of the book is devoted to a listing of popular plants and their needs。 From Begonia' and Bromeliad's to Cactus and Coleus to Venus Flytrap and the Weeping Fig， this book offers the specifics of caring for each of them。 And for those plants that come in many different varieties beyond just differences in color， Ms。 Hinsdale offers tips on how to choose the perfect variant for your home environment and your personality。 Whether you're buying your first house plant of your hundredth， this book is a helpful tool to have on hand。 Written in simple， precise language with a touch of humor and sarcasm， this is a great reference for anyone who wants to add some greenery to their home。 。。。more
Andrea Smith
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Going into this book I was hoping for a workable solution to improve humidity for a few of my houseplants。 I live in Ohio and the air is very dry。 I find myself watering my plants more frequently。 It's a challenge to keep my water-loving plants happy。 Luckily， I found solutions other than putting them in my bathroom。 I'll be giving her suggestions a try。 What Is My Plant Telling Me？ is a very informative book without being too overwhelming。 It explains the basic plant care， feeding， and lighting Going into this book I was hoping for a workable solution to improve humidity for a few of my houseplants。 I live in Ohio and the air is very dry。 I find myself watering my plants more frequently。 It's a challenge to keep my water-loving plants happy。 Luckily， I found solutions other than putting them in my bathroom。 I'll be giving her suggestions a try。 What Is My Plant Telling Me？ is a very informative book without being too overwhelming。 It explains the basic plant care， feeding， and lighting for the 50 most popular houseplants。 I love the author's work， including some basic troubleshooting and common pests for each plant， to keep our houseplants thriving。 The author's frank approach of openly stating if a houseplant is beginner friendly is refreshing。 What didn't work for me were the super-tiny illustrations。 I couldn't clearly see the images or writing。 I would have preferred pictures of the "real" plant。 That said， I'd recommend this book to any plant parents out there。 I plan on adding this book to my personal library。 （I'm guessing the illustrations are large paperback books） Thank you， NetGalley and Simon Element， for providing me with a digital eARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Mhughessc
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If you are a plant mom， like me， you need this book！ Emily Hinsdale walks you through successful plant ownership with practical tips and a sarcastic sense of humor。 This is no ordinary plant manual or dry science textbook。 Hinsdale's book has chapters on each common house plant， and the illustrations in this book are adorable as well！ Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 If you are a plant mom， like me， you need this book！ Emily Hinsdale walks you through successful plant ownership with practical tips and a sarcastic sense of humor。 This is no ordinary plant manual or dry science textbook。 Hinsdale's book has chapters on each common house plant， and the illustrations in this book are adorable as well！ Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Becki
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I'm still fairly new to plant parenting， and this book was a perfect guide。 Great advice in a comfortable， easy tone， with plenty of "plant puns" along the way， and adorable plant sketches to brighten the pages。 The books begins with a few pages of general advice， and then offers more specialized advice for 50 specific plants。 Expect info on soil， watering， lighting， pests， and trouble shooting （brown tips， yellow leaves， etc）， all shared in an empowering and fun way。 Definitely recommend！My tha I'm still fairly new to plant parenting， and this book was a perfect guide。 Great advice in a comfortable， easy tone， with plenty of "plant puns" along the way， and adorable plant sketches to brighten the pages。 The books begins with a few pages of general advice， and then offers more specialized advice for 50 specific plants。 Expect info on soil， watering， lighting， pests， and trouble shooting （brown tips， yellow leaves， etc）， all shared in an empowering and fun way。 Definitely recommend！My thanks to the author， publisher， and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Mary
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Very informative book on common houseplants。 There are details， but succinctly written; you won’t get “deluged” by an overpoweringly amount of information。 Illustrations are well done I’ve been growing houseplants for decades and there’s always something new to learn。 Especially why my plants thrive or not。 Definitely a book that needs to go on your bookshelf as it’ll be a great reference tool。 It’ll certainly be on mine！I received an advanced reader copy for free from NetGalley and am voluntari Very informative book on common houseplants。 There are details， but succinctly written; you won’t get “deluged” by an overpoweringly amount of information。 Illustrations are well done I’ve been growing houseplants for decades and there’s always something new to learn。 Especially why my plants thrive or not。 Definitely a book that needs to go on your bookshelf as it’ll be a great reference tool。 It’ll certainly be on mine！I received an advanced reader copy for free from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review。 。。。more
Stacy
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Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Element for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review。4+ starsGreat book for plant owners。 Easy to read and well laid out。 Illustrations help to diagnose and tend to lots of houseplants。 I will be referencing this book tons in the future。
Noelle
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Every plant-parent needs a copy of this book。 What Is My Plant Telling Me is an easy to read， beautifully illustrated guide for a wide range of house plants。 I've tried many different plant-care books before， and this one takes the cake。 I love the quick facts at the start of each section -- now I know that my Aloe Vera should be in a more shallow pot and that I need to remove those pups quicker！This is now my go-to for house plant questions and I'll be recommending it to everyone。 Every plant-parent needs a copy of this book。 What Is My Plant Telling Me is an easy to read， beautifully illustrated guide for a wide range of house plants。 I've tried many different plant-care books before， and this one takes the cake。 I love the quick facts at the start of each section -- now I know that my Aloe Vera should be in a more shallow pot and that I need to remove those pups quicker！This is now my go-to for house plant questions and I'll be recommending it to everyone。 。。。more
Cynde
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A well thought-out and well structured book on caring for your houseplants。 The author includes many types of common houseplants in alphabetical chapters that explain the care， feeding and troubleshooting needed to keep the plant thriving。 The illustrator crafted delicate visuals of each plant often showing the healthy version， the over-watered version and the too much or too little light version。 The plants were easy to identify from the excellent artwork。 The information the author shared on e A well thought-out and well structured book on caring for your houseplants。 The author includes many types of common houseplants in alphabetical chapters that explain the care， feeding and troubleshooting needed to keep the plant thriving。 The illustrator crafted delicate visuals of each plant often showing the healthy version， the over-watered version and the too much or too little light version。 The plants were easy to identify from the excellent artwork。 The information the author shared on each plant was concise， informative and very helpful。 She also covered the type of soil and fertilizer each needed。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this book and found help for many of the plants I own and learned about a few I may add to my indoor garden。 Thanks to Net galley and the publisher for the e copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a handy plant guide。The book is broken down by different houseplants with drawings of each and information about them including common problems and how to fix them。 The book also covers things like potting， repotting， and fertilizing。 There's a bit of information on each plant。Some of the most common houseplants are in this book to help you take care of them。 I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a handy plant guide。The book is broken down by different houseplants with drawings of each and information about them including common problems and how to fix them。 The book also covers things like potting， repotting， and fertilizing。 There's a bit of information on each plant。Some of the most common houseplants are in this book to help you take care of them。 。。。more
Kim
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Thank you NetGalley for the early viewing of this book。As a plant lover and not a great care taker of plants this book hits all the right spots。I love how the author organized the book with simple and easy to find pages for each plant。 The plants common enough for every newbie to find which plant they have。 in the home。 The book covers every aspect of ownership from sun to water to placement of the plant。
Jenessa
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I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review。I have tried keeping houseplants for years and I can't keep up after a few years。 This book is full of information and help si I can hopefully keep my houseplants around for longer。 The illustrations are so cute too！ I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review。I have tried keeping houseplants for years and I can't keep up after a few years。 This book is full of information and help si I can hopefully keep my houseplants around for longer。 The illustrations are so cute too！ 。。。more
Kate TerHaar
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Wow， such great information in an easy to read and understand format。 I consider this a must have for every houseplant owner。
Lingonberry
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“What Is My Plant Telling Me？” is an accessible guide to taking care of houseplants。 This book includes basic information about how often to feed， repot， and trim the most common houseplants。 I was impressed with the illustrations - they’re not only cute， but the ones that include the wilted or yellowed leaves provide great visuals for common plant problems。 As someone with over 40 houseplants， I was impressed to find that almost every single plant was featured in this book except six， so it is “What Is My Plant Telling Me？” is an accessible guide to taking care of houseplants。 This book includes basic information about how often to feed， repot， and trim the most common houseplants。 I was impressed with the illustrations - they’re not only cute， but the ones that include the wilted or yellowed leaves provide great visuals for common plant problems。 As someone with over 40 houseplants， I was impressed to find that almost every single plant was featured in this book except six， so it is a pretty comprehensive how-to。 This guide included great practical advice and would be the perfect companion for people getting into a houseplant hobby （which will quickly become an obsession）。 I consider myself to be a pretty advanced houseplant mother， but I learned some new facts！ I now know that basil is always an annual， even if it’s grown as a houseplant。 I could never figure out why my basil stems always became woody after a few months; turns out， this is completely normal！ I also learned that monstera deliciosa leaves develop holes the older they get， so the older the plant， the more holes in the leaves。 I am constantly propagating mine and the new leaves on the cuttings are always solid and heart-shaped so now I know why！ Overall， this book would make a great gift for anyone starting their own houseplant journey。 。。。more
Meg （thyme。for。books）
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element！What is My Plant Telling me is an informative， illustrated guide to the most commonly kept houseplants。 This dedicated manual covers a variety of plant needs including how much light， water， soil， and food is necessary for each individual type of houseplant to thrive。 This book is beneficial to any household plant owners whether they are beginners or long I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element！What is My Plant Telling me is an informative， illustrated guide to the most commonly kept houseplants。 This dedicated manual covers a variety of plant needs including how much light， water， soil， and food is necessary for each individual type of houseplant to thrive。 This book is beneficial to any household plant owners whether they are beginners or long term “plant parents”。 The author has an index listed in the back， making this an easy to use resource。 I am down to only one succulent， a Zebra Haworthia， and I hope to use what I learned in that section to keep it alive。 This book would be a fun gift for any indoor plant owners。 。。。more
Maggie
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I’ve always had great luck with houseplants， without ever researching beyond their preferred light and watering schedule。 It was fun to read about the idiosyncrasies houseplants。 The author writes/teaches in a warm and lighthearted manner。 After an introduction， the book moves on to short， well-defined， and easy to read chapters on how to help your popular houseplants thrive。 This includes watering， sunlight， soil， and what things such as brown spots/yellowing/etc mean for each。 For the purpose I’ve always had great luck with houseplants， without ever researching beyond their preferred light and watering schedule。 It was fun to read about the idiosyncrasies houseplants。 The author writes/teaches in a warm and lighthearted manner。 After an introduction， the book moves on to short， well-defined， and easy to read chapters on how to help your popular houseplants thrive。 This includes watering， sunlight， soil， and what things such as brown spots/yellowing/etc mean for each。 For the purpose of reviewing， I read the book as a whole， but it could be used as a reference guide as well。 I look forward to owning a hard copy that I can refer back to over the years to have even better luck with my plants！Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Element for access to a digital ARC。 。。。more
Alicia Bayer
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This is such a clever and helpful book！ It features dozens of houseplants with a little drawing of each one and a run-down of its needs in terms of soil， watering， light levels， fertilizers and more。 Then it tells you what various things mean like yellow leaves or light brown or dark brown at the tips （yes， there are apparently two different causes in spider plants depending on the color of brown）。 Sometimes there are color drawings of what various problems look like in that plant， like drooping This is such a clever and helpful book！ It features dozens of houseplants with a little drawing of each one and a run-down of its needs in terms of soil， watering， light levels， fertilizers and more。 Then it tells you what various things mean like yellow leaves or light brown or dark brown at the tips （yes， there are apparently two different causes in spider plants depending on the color of brown）。 Sometimes there are color drawings of what various problems look like in that plant， like drooping or yellow leaves。 The drawings tend towards rather small and in some cases I wish there were larger and more realistic， but they are great for the most part。 This book lists vastly different reasons from plant to plant for some common problems like yellow leaves and drooping。 The one disappointment for me is that I was most excited to read it to figure out what's going on with some of my scented geraniums （yes， they make excellent houseplants） who are having some yellowing and browning on their leaves， but only some of the varieties who are getting the exact same soil， light and water as others on the same windowsill。 Scented geraniums are not included （neither are regular ones， which also make wonderful houseplants）， so I still have to guess。 It does cover lots of other houseplants though， like begonias， aloes， elephant ears， venus flytraps， cacti， philodendrons and many more。This is a fantastic resource， well recommended for houseplant enthusiasts。I read a digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Kiana
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Why。 Do。 My。 Plants。 Always。 Die？ I really don't know but thanks to the COVID pandemic and my ever-present ADHD， I needed a new hobby， and collecting plants was it。 Unfortunately， my plants don't usually pass the vibe test， and they die as soon as they enter the threshold of my door。 So when I saw this ARC on NetGalley， I knew that this could just be what I needed。 I was pleasantly surprised with the beautiful illustrations under each plant type。。。because yes， sometimes I forget the names。 It ga Why。 Do。 My。 Plants。 Always。 Die？ I really don't know but thanks to the COVID pandemic and my ever-present ADHD， I needed a new hobby， and collecting plants was it。 Unfortunately， my plants don't usually pass the vibe test， and they die as soon as they enter the threshold of my door。 So when I saw this ARC on NetGalley， I knew that this could just be what I needed。 I was pleasantly surprised with the beautiful illustrations under each plant type。。。because yes， sometimes I forget the names。 It gave a nice description of the plant and then some of the common issues that it faces。 I was able to get help with my finicky fiddle leaf fig and currently dying yucca plant。 Great guide for new plant moms like me！ 。。。more
Ruby Reads
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#Netgalley #WhatIsMyPlantTellingMeValuable info on how to care for plants that is beautifully illustrated and easy to read！I love plants but am not the best at growing them。 Highly recommend for anyone who loves and wants to keep their plants alive！ Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion。
Gabrielle Baker
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Let's be honest。 I love plants， but I have a black thumb。 This book。。。 *chefs kiss*。 I think with the guidance from Emily， I may actually be able to keep a plant alive！！ Easy to implement advice and strategies for helping your plants AND it even has photos！ Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review！ Let's be honest。 I love plants， but I have a black thumb。 This book。。。 *chefs kiss*。 I think with the guidance from Emily， I may actually be able to keep a plant alive！！ Easy to implement advice and strategies for helping your plants AND it even has photos！ Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
Sophia M。 Davis
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