Australian Native Plants For Indoors

This book is devoted exclusively to growing Australian native plants
indoors.  Simply written, it gives solid advice on how to buy and care
for your plants, their maintenance and propagation.
In addition a chapter is devoted to Pests and Diseases afflicting
plants and the remedies available.
Like its companion book, Australian Native Gardening Made Easy,
it uses both scientific and common names.
In adition to the description for each of the 416 plants listed, there
are 16 pages of colour symbols describing their shape and needs.
It is further enhanced by almost 400 colour photographs gathered
from all over Australia.

Buying And Using
Where to Buy ; Selecting the Plant ; Moving & Conditioning
Using Australian Plants

  General Care 
The Need for Light ; Estimating the Available Light
Sunlight ; Poorly Lit Areas ; Brightening Up Dark Rooms
Artifical Lighting ; Heating & Cooling ; The Problem of Humidity
Increasing Humidity ; Decreasing Humidity

Periodic Care
Watering ; Deficiency and Excess ; When to Water
Cleaning ; Feeding 

   Maintenance
The Greenhouse ; Pruning & Training ; Regular Pruning
Periodic Pruning ; Training ; Potting-on & Repotting

  Propagation 
Vegetative Reproduction ; Cuttings ; Leaf Cuttings
Single Node Cuttings ; Stem Cuttings ; Cane Cuttings
Layering ; Air Layering ; Propagation from Seed
Growing Media ; Fertilizers

 Pests And Diseases
Sparys & Spraying ; Low Risk Sprays ; Safer Manufactured
Chemicals ; The Effectiveness of Sprays ; Chewing Pests
Sucking Insects ; Scale Insects ; Pets in Pots or Compost
Other Problems

The Plants
Referance Chart  :  Descriptions

Words you may not know  :  Further Reading

Index of Common Names

230x312mm   144Pgs   Little Hill Press, Australia