POTTED IS THE STYLE BIBLE FOR INDOOR PLANTS。MORE THAN A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PLANT CARE，ANDY STURGEON EXPLAINS WHY AFRICAN VIOLETS ARE OUT AND DRAGON TREES IN.

Indoor plants have had a bad time of late. The seventies were full of spider plants falling out of macrame, the eighties were marked by cheese plants on black ash. But it's time to turn things around. In POTTED, Andy Sturgeon shows us how indoor plants are good for our environment and good for our soul. He steers us towards sophisticated succulents and away from naff poinsettias...

Indoor plants have had a bad time of late. The seventies were full of spider plants falling out of macrame, the eighties were marked by cheese plants on black ash. But it's time to turn things around. In POTTED, Andy Sturgeon shows us how indoor plants are good for our environment and good for our soul. He steers us towards sophisticated succulents and away from naff poinsettias. There are plants that will suck cigarette smoke out of your living room and remove toxins from your bedroom and if cooking's your thing, the section on herbs and edibles will revitalize your window sill.

POTTED is not only a comprehensive care manual, but also a guide to co-ordinating plants to room design and living conditions. Andy Sturgeon selects over 160 plants and shows us how to make them thrive with minimum effort. Whether you have a brilliant bathroom or gloomy office, there are plants to suit all requirements. For those who love plants, but don't seem to be able to keep them alive, there are plants that are practically immortal like dracaenas, and for the more adventurous, something a little more challenging. And as well as the usual suspects, there are also plants that are more uncommon, or just plain peculiar.

POTTED contains all the practical information you need on feeding, watering and potting, including organic options for plant care. It will tell you why the leaves fall off your Ficus benjamina and how toget them to grow back. It will show you how to provide a steady supply of basil for your pesto sauce as well as how to stop your plants from snuffing it while you're on holiday. Shaped by Andy's philosophy that plant care should be satisfying and simple, and accompanied by stunning plant photography, POTTED is the essential guide to indoor plants.

INTRODUCTION  7

THE PLANTS 11

bright dark warm cool

kitsch pariahs plain peculiar

climbers + trailers big office

unkillable challenging damp

scented feng shui

KEEPING THEM HAPPY 92

light + artificial light water

pests, diseases + problems

temperature + humidity

potting + repotting hydroponics

feeding propagation pruning

while you're on holiday

bringing them back from the dead

GROUPS OF PLANTS 118

herbs + edibles citrus

bromeliads orchids cacti

succulents ferns bulbs

carnivorous conservatory

outside in

BUYER'S GUIDE 170

SUPPLIERS 173

INDEX 174