Indoor flowers - selection of books_01

1. Indoor Floriculture – M. Aleksandrova, P. Aleksandrov, 2000, M., “Labyrinth-Press”, hard laminated cover, pp.: 414, with numerous b/w drawings, format: 135 x 207 mm, weight: 360 g, circulation: 15,000 copies.

Indoor plants bring great joy to every home.

The secrets of their cultivation, their beneficial properties, and personal experience of communicating with ‘green friends’ are described in this book.

It contains botanical descriptions of about 200 species, varieties and hybrids of plants, and notes the family and places of growth in nature. The information on reproduction at home, on combating diseases and pests is valuable.

If you want to create a “kingdom on the windowsill”, make your home beautiful and cozy, read this book and use the advice and recommendations of the authors.

2. Indoor Floriculture. Home Reference – Ruslana Milevskaya, Yulia Vies, 2005, Minsk, “Book House”, hard laminated cover, pp.: 608, with numerous black and white drawings, format: 130 x 206 mm, weight: 436 g, circulation: 10,030 copies.

The publication provides descriptions of indoor plants (about 700 species and varieties) and practical recommendations for caring for them. It also provides information on their purpose, placement options, growing features, precautions, methods of pest and disease control; the healing properties of most plants are described.

For a wide range of readers.
3. The Florist's Companion - T.N. Mikhneva, A.V. Shirokova, S.M. Narbutovskikh, 1986, Alma-Ata, "Kainar", hard laminated cover, pp.: 271, with tables, b/w drawings and color photographs-inserts, format: 122 x 206 mm, weight: 293 g, circulation: 50,000 copies.
The book tells in a popular form about the main flower crops grown in Kazakhstan, their classification, agricultural technology, methods of propagation and use in landscaping. The book will teach amateur flower growers how to create a lawn, properly prepare the soil for a flower bed, apply fertilizers, water the plants, protect them from pests and diseases. Readers will also learn about the main types of flower arrangements, the art of gracefully and harmoniously composing bouquets, and flower symbolism. 4. Flowers in our home. A guide from A to Z – Author Viktor Antonov, 2005, Moscow, “AST-PRESS KNIGA”, hard glossy cover, pp.: 320, with numerous black and white drawings, format: 122 x 218 mm, weight: 308 g, circulation: 12,000 copies.

The book describes more than 1000 decorative foliage and flowering plants that can be grown both indoors and on balconies and loggias.

You will also find detailed advice on how to care for a particular plant, how to deal with their possible pests.

The book will be useful to all lovers of indoor plants, whether it is the owner of a cottage with a winter garden or a resident of a typical apartment.
5. Flowers on the Balcony – Reinhardt Höhn, 1980, Kyiv, “Vishcha shkola”, soft cover, pp.: 128, with line, color and b/w illustrations, format: 165 x 122 mm, weight: 148 g, circulation: 100,000 copies.

The book will introduce you to the most important balcony plants and point out the versatile possibilities of their use. Their features, the nature of growth and color of flowers, the intensity and duration of flowering, the impression they make from afar will be described. In addition, the requirements of plants in relation to light, water and nutrients, the dependence of the choice of plants on the position of the balcony and especially the shade tolerance of plants and their resistance to wind will be considered.

The book provides examples of effective combinations of flowers of different colors, as well as the seasonal change of plants. Finally, some potted and tub plants will be described, which, if placed on the balcony and made to bloom, will further decorate the house. After all, we strive to beautifully decorate and maintain in the best condition not only our apartment, but also its surroundings - the house and the street.

6. Hydroponies for everyone – Jan Přibyl, 1977, Prague, “State Land Register”, soft glossy cover, pp.: 245, with numerous b/w drawings and color photographs-inserts, format: 118 x 191 mm, weight: 225 g, circulation: 29,500.

Co je hydroponie - pěstitelské prostředí vhodné stoliny - péče o stoliny - hojení - hydroponies in the interior and venku.

What is hydroponics? Describes technologies for growing suitable plants on nutrient media for decorating interiors and home gardens.

At Czech second-hand book dealers, the book (excluding shipping costs) costs 3 euros (3 x 570 = 1,710 tenge).

All books are in excellent or perfect condition and each costs 500 tenge, which is 2-4 times cheaper than on second-hand online resources in the Republic of Kazakhstan.