Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants
Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants is a handy Q&A guide from lifelong gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau, packed with practical advice to help your houseplants thrive wherever you call home.
From choosing the right plant for your space to repotting, propagation, and troubleshooting, Janet and Sheryl answer your questions about caring for houseplants at every stage.
Learn about:
• Choosing the right plants for your space, from aloe to ZZ plants
• Creating a houseplant-friendly home with the right containers, lighting, and conditions
• Training vines and creating and caring for terrariums
• Understanding watering, from tap and rainwater to distilled water—and how to know when you’re giving too much or too little
• Choosing the right potting soil and nutrients
• Dividing, repotting, and growing plants from seed
• Propagating plants, including turning one spider plant into many
• Identifying and tackling common problems like flies, fungus, spots, and unhappy plants
With practical advice on everything from everyday care to those trickier plant problems, Staying Alive is your go-to companion for keeping your houseplants healthy, happy, and thriving, including those particularly demanding plant pals.
About The Authors:
Janet Melrose is a lifelong gardener, garden educator, and consultant who advocates for Calgary's sustainable local food system. She holds a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Home Farm Horticultural Therapy Certificate, and is passionate about horticultural therapy and creating inclusive community programs. Janet is a regular contributor to The Gardener for Canadian Climates magazine and lives in Calgary, where she operates Calgary's Cottage Gardener.
Sheryl Normandeau is a lifelong gardener, freelance garden writer, and holder of both a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate. She has written hundreds of gardening articles and is a regular contributor to The Gardener for Canadian Climates, The Prairie Garden Annual, Herb Quarterly, and many other publications. She lives in Calgary.
Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants
Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants is a handy Q&A guide from lifelong gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau, packed with practical advice to help your houseplants thrive wherever you call home.
From choosing the right plant for your space to repotting, propagation, and troubleshooting, Janet and Sheryl answer your questions about caring for houseplants at every stage.
Learn about:
• Choosing the right plants for your space, from aloe to ZZ plants
• Creating a houseplant-friendly home with the right containers, lighting, and conditions
• Training vines and creating and caring for terrariums
• Understanding watering, from tap and rainwater to distilled water—and how to know when you’re giving too much or too little
• Choosing the right potting soil and nutrients
• Dividing, repotting, and growing plants from seed
• Propagating plants, including turning one spider plant into many
• Identifying and tackling common problems like flies, fungus, spots, and unhappy plants
With practical advice on everything from everyday care to those trickier plant problems, Staying Alive is your go-to companion for keeping your houseplants healthy, happy, and thriving, including those particularly demanding plant pals.
About The Authors:
Janet Melrose is a lifelong gardener, garden educator, and consultant who advocates for Calgary's sustainable local food system. She holds a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Home Farm Horticultural Therapy Certificate, and is passionate about horticultural therapy and creating inclusive community programs. Janet is a regular contributor to The Gardener for Canadian Climates magazine and lives in Calgary, where she operates Calgary's Cottage Gardener.
Sheryl Normandeau is a lifelong gardener, freelance garden writer, and holder of both a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate. She has written hundreds of gardening articles and is a regular contributor to The Gardener for Canadian Climates, The Prairie Garden Annual, Herb Quarterly, and many other publications. She lives in Calgary.