The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation
Step-by-Step Techniques for Making More Houseplants . . . for Free!
by Lindsay Sisti
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Pub Date Dec 31 2024 | Archive Date Dec 13 2024
Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press | Cool Springs Press
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Description
Make more houseplants (for free!) with this comprehensive bible of propagation techniques, featuring clear, step-by-step instructions covering over a dozen methods for over 80 different houseplants.
Accompanied by full-color photographs and beautiful illustrations,The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation offers all the horticultural know-how you need to make new plants from existing plants. Learn how to successfully take stem, leaf, and petiole cuttings of your favorite houseplants, plus get plenty of insight into air and soil layering, division of offsets, water propagation, and even houseplant seed germination. Whether you are a beginner or advanced houseplant enthusiast, the easy-to-follow format allows you to start propagating right away. This is also the first book to take a deep dive into the pollination and breeding of Anthuriums to create your own unique hybrids, at home!
Author Lindsay Sisti of @alltheplantbabies also introduces the best tools for different propagation techniques and shares the lowdown on various growing mediums to use with each propagation method.
With help from The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation you’ll be able to:
- Take leaf cuttings of your favorite succulent
- Divide the corms of your Alocasia plant
- Separate aerial and underground tubers from a String of Hearts plant
- Make more Anthuriums through stem cuttings, divisions, and seed propagation
- Root Hoyas and Snake Plants by taking stem cuttings
- Air layer your Philodendron or Monstera
- Propagate your ZZ Plant or Snake Plants by dividing the rhizome or rooting leaf cuttings
- Take petiole cuttings of Pileas, Peperomias, Begonias, and many others
Whether your houseplant collection is focused on tropicals or succulents (or is a combination of both!), level-up your houseplant game by diving into DIY plant propagation. It’s fun and easy—but only with the right guide at your side. This is the comprehensive propagation handbook you have been waiting for.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780760390405 |
PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 208 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Pro Propagation Guidance
Right off the bat this book features gorgeous illustrations and photos to accompany the friendly breakdown to this plant beginner. I feel like putting these instructions in motion could turn both of my thumbs green and rebound my plant dehydrating reputation. A must have resource for those who want a better understanding and attainable steps.
I received a free copy of this book from Lindsay Sisti and Cool Springs Press. I am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions are my own.
I initially picked this up because I wondered if it would make a great gift for my plant-loving family and friends, but I am gifting one myself as soon as this is published.
Sisti’s prose is engaging and I can’t think of a more useful book on houseplants. It deserves the title.
If you’re as obsessed with houseplants as I am, The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation is about to become your new best friend. This book is packed with everything you need to know to turn one plant into many—without spending a dime. With step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photos, it makes propagation feel totally doable, whether you’re a beginner or already knee-deep in plant parenthood.
From leaf cuttings to air layering and even creating your own Anthurium hybrids (fancy!), the guide covers all the tricks for over 80 different plants. It’s like a crash course in multiplying your plant collection: root your Monstera, divide your ZZ, or even master water propagation for succulents. The breakdowns are simple to follow, and there’s a section on tools and growing mediums that takes the guesswork out of the process.
Whether you want to fill your home with green or share plant babies with friends, this book makes it fun, easy, and surprisingly addictive. Grab your scissors and get ready to watch your collection grow—literally! 🌱✨
The Ultimate Guide To Houseplant Propagation, by Lindsay Sisti, is a brilliant resource for beginners. Featuring step by step instructions, you’ll be able to propagate your plants and create more plants for free in no time! The guide features beautiful photos, fantastic illustrations and brilliant diagrams to help propagate different types of plants. It also features important information such as equipment you’ll need, the science behind propagation and environmental conditions. This guide is a must read for houseplant owners and would make a fantastic stocking filler this Christmas.
Great book to learn how to get free plants. As someone with the desire to obtains a green thumb, but not fully able to I enjoy having several copies of plants on standby. This book gets into A LOT of detail, which I personally enjoy. And it’s definitely a book you can skip and bounce around for answers on specific propagating questions you might have. Also the art and overall style of the book was so cute and I loved it.
Simply put, WOW. Lindsay Sisti's The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation is the ultimate resource for plant lovers looking to multiply their greenery. The guide is impressively thorough, covering every possible technique for propagation, including some methods I had never even considered. This book is an indispensable tool for anyone passionate about houseplants and eager to expand their collection.
One of the standout aspects of this guide is its excellent layout, which makes it easy to navigate and find what you need. This isn't a book you'll read once and put away—it's a practical reference you'll find yourself returning to time and again. The high-quality photos, clear labels, and practical tips scattered throughout make it even more useful and visually engaging, preparing you to apply the knowledge with confidence.
I highly recommend The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation to beginners and seasoned plant enthusiasts. It is packed with valuable information that will leave you excited and confident about propagating your plants.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press for providing me with an e-book ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I was SO hoping the entire book would be as gorgeous as this cover... I was not disappointed!
When something so informative double as a coffee table book, you know I'm in.
The book I would have done anything for in my plant hey-day, there is nothing left to be desired. Screw googling each kind of plant and how to chop and prop! Lindsay Sisti did the work for you, and created art in the meantime.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in propagation.
P.S. SAD light therapy lamps work like a CHARM for propping plants that can handle that much light!
{Thank you bunches to NetGalley, Lindsay Sisti, and Quarto Publishing Group - Cool Springs Press for the DRC in exchange for my honest review!}
The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation by Lindsay Sisti is terrific. It is so helpful it feels like a bible on houseplant propagation. It's so comprehensive the book covers everything that is needed and how to be successful in propagating all types of houseplants from corms to cuttings.
Lindsay explains why it's easy and helps the reader feel confident. The book's format is user-friendly with bubble tips that are useful, catch the eye, and emphasize the solution. Lindsay goes into the why, the how, and the action needed to keep your favorite houseplant growing infinitely.
Exemplary and a valuable resource for anyone who likes to have houseplants. My favorite houseplant book by far.
I found some very helpful tips in this book that I have high hopes of helping me prop some of my more rare planty babes.
What an incredibly comprehensive guide for how to propagate houseplants. I've been dabbling in propagation myself for a while now, and it was very much a trial and error but with this book I'm definitely going to level up now.
I loved all the pictures of the plant anatomy as it pertains to propagation jargon, like petiole vs the node. There are even explanations for different types of roots! The soil types and ratios are somethings I have been struggling with the information in this book was very helpful for that.
We get guidance for propagation of all different types of plants from anthuriums, to string of hearts. I found the leaf vain propagation method for begonia especially informative.
This is a really great guide for plant lovers who like to propagate their plants, whether you are just starting or have been doing it for a while already!
Excellent guide to building your own indoor jungle, which is something I definitely am working towards. This guide has great re-readability, and I can see myself coming back to it to re-up on my knowledge and help me better propagate my houseplants.
LOL at the dedication - that speaks to my soul!
Wow! This is an insanely visually appealing book that is detailed, informative and funny! I need a finished copy ASAP!
This is a perfect book for plant lovers who want to learn more about their plants and how to make plant babies!
I love that this is everything you’d need to learn about propagation in one clear and concise book! Propagation can feel so overwhelming but this book has me convinced I can be a plant baby making queen!
Thank you NetGalley and Cool Springs Press for sending this book (eARC) for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
A perfect book! I love the idea of plant propagation, but have only managed simple ones. And unfortunately, when you look online for information, there is so much—and many sources contradict each other. What I wanted was a book with everything in one place—and something that was easy to follow. Lindsay Sisti’s The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation is exactly that. Instructions are clear and the illustrations and photographs that accompany them are perfect. I’m really looking forward to correctly expanding my planty collection.
Thank you so much to Quarto—Cool Springs Press for making this book available to read and review through NetGalley. I’ll be sure to look for a finished copy.
The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propogation is a comprehensive guide to propogating various indoor plants. Sisti covers a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application.
"The only thing more rewarding than growing a single houseplant to its fullest potential is propogating it to make many houseplants that you grow to their fullest potential."
As a beginner to houseplants this was everything I needed out of a propogation guide! I've cared for succulents to varying degrees of success, and I've been thinking about creating some plant offspring. Though I had no idea where to start. So when this book came across my screen I grabbed the chance to read it with both hands.
I finished The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propogation in just two days. Sisti's writing just kept me reading. In-depth theoretical information is combined with a dash of humour. Besides this the design of this guide is just gorgeous. From the very cohesive colour scheme and fonts to wonderful illustrations to bright and clean pictures. It is obvious a lot of love and dedication went into the creation of this book.
"Every time I look at a plant, I immediately see the potential for how many new plants it could become or produce."
The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propogation is perfect for beginners. Besides that it also makes great reference material. There are clear chapters, an extensive index and Sisti references different pages and chapters when needed so you can easily refer back to and read the chapters out of order.
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