11th house
Story, philosophy
19 Living with Plants
Chapter 21: Understanding the Plants We Grow
Make your plants comfortable
Bringing plants into the house
Cacti, succulents, air plants, and tropical plants
77 Chapter 2 Growing Plants
Choosing a pot, repotting, and potting soil
103 Chapter 3 Propagating Plants
Leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, division of clumps, pupation, growing from seeds
127 Chapter 4: A House with Plants
A quiet window, an empty corner, a bright space, a work desk, a blank wall,
Anywhere, a unique space, a friend for children
205 Chapter 5 Plants Suitable for Gatherings
222 Index
228 Thank you

When your plant is sick or struggling, ask anything.
“The succulents that I just leave alone are suddenly withering.” “I heard they grow so thick that it’s scary, but my oak tree isn’t very big and the leaves are drying up.” “I heard air plants are popular these days, but how do I grow them?” This book will be a useful guide when your houseplants are sick, when you want to repot or propagate them, or when you want to bring new plant friends into your home.
It contains detailed information on how to purchase each type of plant, including cacti, succulents, tropical plants, and air plants, how to bring them into the home, choosing a pot, repotting, filling in potting soil, watering and fertilizing, propagation methods, and even common diseases and solutions.
If you are a 'plant illiterate', this is the 'bible for growing indoor plants' that couldn't be better, and if you are a 'plant expert', this is a guidebook that you will keep by your side for a long time.
Above all, the photos with a strong 'kin-folk' sensibility and the beautifully colored illustrations stimulate the desire to collect them.

Why We Publish This Plant Book in Late Fall
Plants grow even in winter.
No, plants need more careful protection and care in winter.
This book explains the light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition that each plant prefers, and even provides care and pest control methods.
This is why I decided to publish this plant book in late fall.
The desire of people these days to find healing and comfort by growing plants indoors regardless of the season, and the 'planterior' craze (plant + interior, adding rhythm and stability to a space with a single flower pot) that becomes even stronger in seasons when people long for greenery are one of the reasons for this.
As Carol Langton and Rose Ray guide you through learning to live with plants, these small, quiet, yet resilient friends will transform your life.
Soon, you too will have a 'house where you can live with plants'.

(quote)
“Every plant has a story.
I started to research hard about my new green friends.
The first thing to do was to observe the plants closely and recognize their signals that they needed care.
As we gradually gained confidence, we began to accept plants as part of our family.”
“It was pretty to cut flowers and make flower arrangements, but it didn’t look natural to have cut flowers all over the house.
It felt like they were forcing me to stay in the work instead of letting me quietly disappear.
I believed that the green friends inside the house should be able to keep moving, breathing, changing, and growing.
“I felt a real ‘connection’ with those guys.”