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The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family Paperback – Illustrated, March 19, 2019

by Darryl Cheng (Author, Photographer)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,784 ratings
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For indoor gardeners everywhere, Darryl Cheng offers a new way to grow healthy house plants. He teaches the art of understanding a plant’s needs and giving it a home with the right balance of light, water, and nutrients. After reading Cheng, the indoor gardener will be far less the passive follower of rules for the care of each species and much more the confident, active grower, relying on observation and insight. And in the process, the plant owner becomes a plant lover, bonded to these beautiful living things by a simple love and appreciation of nature. The New Plant Parent covers all of the basics of growing house plants, from finding the right light, to everyday care like watering and fertilizing, to containers, to recommended species. Cheng’s friendly tone, personal stories, and accessible photographs fill his book with the same generous spirit that has made @houseplantjournal, his Instagram account, a popular source of advice and inspiration for thousands of indoor gardeners.Trim Size: 7 x 9 inches
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Darryl Cheng is the creator of the Instagram account House Plant Journal. A home gardener, photographer, engineer, and business analyst, Cheng lives in Toronto.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams Image; Illustrated edition (March 19, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419732390
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419732393
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.85 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,784 ratings

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Darryl Cheng is the author of 'The New Plant Parent', 'The New Plant Collector' and creator of House Plant Journal. Darryl’s passion for plants and engineering approach to plant care have turned him into one of the most trusted houseplant resources on the internet! What was initially a hobby Tumblr page has turned into an Instagram account with over half a million followers, a go-to website for anything houseplant related, two houseplant care books, and plant time-lapse videos that have gone viral around the world.

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I’m not new to raising plants. I actually liked the photos and love books. So, I’m surprised that I found several things informative that I didn’t know or knew and forgot. It’s worth the price of the book. Does not overwhelm with useless or complex plant care tips. So, it shouldn’t scare away a beginner. A lot less plants would have died if I had this book when I started raising plants many years ago. Recommended.
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Natalie
5.0 out of 5 stars sensible, to the point —and CLEAR!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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The author succeeds well in being extremely clear, in straightforward yet companionable language, in all his discussions. He is especially clear (thank goodness, finally someone is!) about how to care for and propagate different kinds of houseplants.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most clear guide to plant care available
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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Darryl takes all of the guess work out of plant care. This is the only book I'd recommend to a new plant parent. It's written in a clear and approachable way that makes it easy to understand for anyone regardless of their experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars New plant parent
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Useful information for a beginner
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4.0 out of 5 stars wish it was better but pretty good intro
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023
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Wish there was more information on plants and less on the ones they wrote about. No real succulent or cacti talk :( also a bit redundant a lot of repeated info but very helpful
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H. Mera
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
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I’m not new to raising plants. I actually liked the photos and love books. So, I’m surprised that I found several things informative that I didn’t know or knew and forgot. It’s worth the price of the book. Does not overwhelm with useless or complex plant care tips. So, it shouldn’t scare away a beginner. A lot less plants would have died if I had this book when I started raising plants many years ago. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
I’m not new to raising plants. I actually liked the photos and love books. So, I’m surprised that I found several things informative that I didn’t know or knew and forgot. It’s worth the price of the book. Does not overwhelm with useless or complex plant care tips. So, it shouldn’t scare away a beginner. A lot less plants would have died if I had this book when I started raising plants many years ago. Recommended.
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Rachel M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book for beginner to intermediate plant parents!
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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 This is easily one of my top two favorite plant care books. As a plant collector with well over 100 houseplants, I am always looking for more ways to learn about them and how to care for them and keep them happy. Cheng is obviously very well experienced in the houseplant world, and does an incredible job sharing his wealth of information with us. This book covers a very broad range of topics, from watering how-tos, determining what type of lighting you have, soil and soil amendments, necessary and helpful plant-care tools, propagation methods, etc. Cheng does a wonderful job of giving great detail and scientific information about everything he writes, without making it challenging or confusing. He gives great examples of different plant care situations that help demonstrate the information he provides, and help us to apply the information to our own plants. If you’re wanting to learn how to better care for your plants, you absolutely must read this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars My botanical buddy
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
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Wish I had this at the beginning of my plant hobby. I could have 1) saved so many plant lives, 2) used plants to better clean my home’s air, and 3) better used my plants as decoration. I vacillated between buying The New Plant Parent book (this book) and How To House Plant. My spouse bought me both. Both have their strong points. This one is better. Better for care and understanding terms. Better for discussing how to use plants as decor. I am glad I have both tho. If I bought this book first, I probably would have not bought the other.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My botanical buddy
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
Wish I had this at the beginning of my plant hobby. I could have 1) saved so many plant lives, 2) used plants to better clean my home’s air, and 3) better used my plants as decoration. I vacillated between buying The New Plant Parent book (this book) and How To House Plant. My spouse bought me both. Both have their strong points. This one is better. Better for care and understanding terms. Better for discussing how to use plants as decor. I am glad I have both tho. If I bought this book first, I probably would have not bought the other.
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Yasmin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for your friend with an unhealthy indoor plant obsession (or a treat to yourself)!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020
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I have over 100 plants in my apartment, but I don't consider myself a plant expert. I have been given a few different plant books as gifts from friends (who know I'm a crazy plant lady) and each has its own strengths. Some are well-designed and pleasing to flip through, others look more like catalogues but are packed with useful information, and still others are written more like novels, expressing a deep appreciation for plants. I would hands down recommend "The New Plant Parent" as a first indoor plant book over the other ones (that isn't to discourage you from buying other ones - this just hits plant basics more explicitly than other books I have).

This is a really great book for anyone that wants to learn more about keeping indoor plants or anyone that is looking for a friend who has a seemingly unhealthy addiction to plants. I've been following Daryl Cheng's instagram (@houseplantjournal) for a while - his book is just as aesthetically pleasing and packed with helpful tips and explanations (e.g. "three practical watering methods") as his Instagram. The added benefit is that his voice carries over in the book so that it feels like you're sitting in a plant-filled room watching him show you what to do for your plants.

The book starts with plant basics (lighting, watering, soil, pruning, dealing with different types of pests) and then describes how to care for some of the most popular indoor plants... and it's packed with photos that actually show you what he describes in the text.

EXCELLENT gift for a friend, but also a wonderful way to treat yourself! :) You won't regret it!
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AndreeA
5.0 out of 5 stars Your absolute first read
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2024
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A really great read ! It's a starter bible. Full of helpful infos. My recommendation for a first plant parent read. It gives you pretty much all the the basics (& more), after you can pass on to more advanced knowledge.
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Miss Peachie
5.0 out of 5 stars Handy book to have
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2023
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As a new comer to growing plants I found this book very useful . Filled with good information and illustrations . For a beginner it give step by step guidance to growing healthy plants. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Tonbo
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2023
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I have followed the writer on his social media channels for a while and really like his relaxed, easily explained scientific way of taking care of plants. The book is nicely illustrated, entertaining and informative and changed the way I looked at plants and how to care for them. It suits my needs and I learned a lot from it!
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Carme Castellnou Sedó
5.0 out of 5 stars Podrían adecentar el libro antes de venderlo
Reviewed in Spain on October 28, 2022
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El libro es genial, no vengo a hablar del contenido. Sin embargo, el almacén de amazon podría haberse tomado la molestia de limpiar bien las cubiertas y deshacerse de toda la goma que recorría el lomo del mismo y que hacía que quedase enganchado a cualquier cosa. Imposible incorporarlo a la librería si no quería que los libros de al lado quedasen pegados a él y, luego, sufrieran desgarros.

Me he pasado un buen rato frotando con un trapo con un poco de aceite para hacer saltar el adhesivo.
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Alessia
5.0 out of 5 stars Il primo libro sulle piante che dovresti avere!
Reviewed in Italy on December 30, 2020
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Sono una nuova plants mama e ho comprato diversi libri sull’argomento per documentarmi per bene.. questo è in assoluto il Migliore e l’essenziale che consiglio di avere per primo. Amo anche i libri di Hilton Carter, sono stupendi e anche ricchi di informazioni oltre che bellissime fotografie, questo è proprio un manuale da consultare per ogni evenienza e nei 5/6 libri che ho acquistato per me il numero 1!
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