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house plants expert The New Complete Guide to Houseplants: Expert Houseplant Growing Advic – Costa FarmsReady to grow with confidence? The New Complete Guide to Houseplants, written by Costa Farms horticulturist Justin Hancock, delivers practical, real world advice to help you grow healthier plants at home. Instead of relying on strict rules that dont always fit your home, this guide shows you how to understand what your plants needand how to adjust based on your space, light, and environment. Whether youre caring for your first pothos or expanding a

Ready to grow with confidence? The New Complete Guide to Houseplants, written by Costa Farms horticulturist Justin Hancock, delivers practical, real-world advice to help you grow healthier plants at home.

Instead of relying on strict rules that don’t always fit your home, this guide shows you how to understand what your plants need—and how to adjust based on your space, light, and environment. Whether you’re caring for your first pothos or expanding a collection of tropicals, the book helps take the guesswork out of indoor gardening.

Inside, you’ll find clear guidance on lighting, watering, humidity, feeding, propagation, troubleshooting, and more—all explained in a way that feels approachable, not overwhelming. Full-color photography and real-world examples make this a resource you’ll come back to again and again.

Justin helps readers understand not just what to do, but why plants respond the way they do—so plant owners can make better decisions and grow plants that thrive, not just survive.

Why It Works

  •      Breaks down plant care into clear, usable decisions—not guesswork
  •      Covers both beginner basics and more advanced growing topics
  •      Helps readers better understand watering, lighting, and humidity indoors
  •      Includes guidance for propagation, repotting, and troubleshooting
  •      Helps readers diagnose problems and correct them with confidence
  •      Written by a trusted Costa Farms horticulture expert

    Topics Covered

    Lighting
    Learn how to better understand bright, indirect light, lower-light spaces, and how window placement impacts plant growth indoors.

    Watering
    Avoid common mistakes like overwatering by learning how plants actually use moisture—and how to adjust based on your environment.

    Humidity & Environment
    See how temperature, airflow, and humidity affect tropical houseplants and learn practical ways to improve growing conditions at home.

    Propagation & Repotting
    Follow clear steps for propagating plants and moving them into new containers with less stress and better outcomes.

    Troubleshooting
    Identify common plant issues including yellowing leaves, brown tips, pests, and stalled growth before they become larger problems.

    Plant Selection
    Find plants that match your lighting conditions, space, and experience level so you can set yourself up for success from the start.

    Quick Tips

  •       Great for both first-time plant parents and experienced collectors
  •       Helps readers learn how to “read” their plants more confidently
  •          Designed as a quick reference, not just a cover-to-cover read
  •       Modern photography makes the content as inspiring as it is practical

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About the Author

Justin Hancock is a horticulturist and plant expert with Costa Farms who has spent years helping people grow healthier, happier plants indoors and out. Known for translating plant science into approachable, real-world guidance, he has helped educate millions of plant owners through articles, videos, plant care resources, and educational content designed to make plant care accessible to everyone.

Ready to take your indoor garden further? The New Complete Guide to Houseplants transforms uncertainty into confidence, giving readers the tools to grow healthier plants with less stress and more success.

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audrey frances
Alexandria, US
★★★★★ 5
a great guide to DC treasures
Format: Flexibound
This is not a guide book in terms of giving you directions and hours of operation, but it would be a wonderful first step in planning a memorable trip to the nation's capitol. Nineteen themed trails are given, seven in and around the Mall, six nearby, two across the Potomac and two farther afield. Themes include animals (Rock Creek Park, National Zoo, the George Washington University hippo (statue), the National Museum of Natural History, Owney the stuffed dog at the National Postal Museum, Oxon Hill Farm, Kingman Island and the Franciscan Monastery and National Cathedral -- and a blurb about presidential pets), statuary, music, food, horticulture, power, sports, ghosts, architecture, literature, transportation etc. As you can tell these aren't walking tours. Instead each theme gets four pages filled with photos, drawings, fun facts and information about festivals, artifacts, history and spectacle. I try to get to WDC once or twice a year, yet I still found plenty of interesting ideas for further exploration. If you are planning a visit (with or without kids),this would be agreat way to help them choose a few things they'd like to see. Information is presented in a friendly way but is not dumbed down. There is an adequate, if incomplete, index. It would be useful to have a calendar of all the events listed too.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
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Parents of 3 young boys
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
Great book of fun facts about nation’s capital!
Format: Flexibound
I take my 3 boys (3, 5, 7) to Washington DC each year. This is a wonderful book full of fun facts for our nation’s capital. If you are looking for a kid version of a travel book that maps you through neighborhoods, etc., this is not it, but what kid would like that kind of book? That’s what grown-ups are for - mapping out the trip. Rather, this is a great supplement to read at bedtime to learn all sorts of facts about the city - from the historical pets of the White House to the error in the inscription on the Abraham Lincoln memorial. Really - these are great facts for adults also! Each page is a separate set of topics on its own, so it’s easy to read just a few pages at a time. Also there are great illustrations to hold the younger audience’s interest as well. This is a great buy and a must-have to get kids ready for their trip, or to read during it, or after (or all three!).
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2018
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Melanie "Vaxxed & Masked" Gilbert
Draper, US
★★★★★ 4
Happy Wanderer
Format: Flexibound
City Trails is not a guided walking tour (like the Freedom Trail here in Boston) of the Metro DC area. No addresses or street names are noted in the blurbs. To actually visit any of these places, you’ll have to consult a real map. For instance, the chapter “Statue City” highlights notable statuary around town. But the Capitol Building statues (in SE DC) are far from the Cathedral ones (in NW DC.) The themed groupings (G-G-G-Ghosts, Animals Around Town, Water World and more) are less maps to any place and more of an interesting overview of our Nation’s amazingly diverse and action-packed city. It’s best read as a primer on experiencing the flavor of the city (I lived and worked there.) It reads more along the lines of the “Weird But True” series made famous by National Geographic for Kids. I don’t see this being of value to tourists in town for a limited time whose sightseeing is going to include major attractions like government buildings (White House, Capitol), museums (Smithsonian), some monuments (Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington) and other popular sites (Ford’s Theater.) This guide is actually best suited for the Metro-area (WDC, MD and VA) resident – child or adult - who wants a deeper dive into their hometown’s off-the-beaten-path sights and stories. A well designed and written book of historical trivia.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018
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W. Simpsen
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 4
Nice way to learn about a trip to D.C.
Format: Flexibound
I got this for my kids to read before we went to Washington D.C. The pages are colorful, illustrated, and have short bursts of interesting details about the various attractions available to tourists who are visiting. My kids were eager to find the places on our itinerary and read about them ahead of time. They learned what to expect and were sure not to miss the important aspects of our tours. This book is recommended for 9 to 12 year olds and I think that is the perfect range. There is just enough information to peak their interest and not so much that they get bored by reading a bunch of text. The Table of Contents wasn't that informative in finding specific places, but the index was. My kids preferred to leaf through the whole book and find what was interesting to them.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018
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Susan Hicks
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Learning while having fun
Format: Flexibound
Great book for the grandchildren - and the parents enjoyed it with them
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2018

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