Taming The Potted Beast: The Strange And Sensational History Of The Not-so-humble Houseplant
- Autor: Molly Williams
- Narrador: Molly Williams
- Editora: Simon & Schuster UK
- Duração: 6:13:21
Sinopse
The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplant—from ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagram—a botanical adventure full of histrionic highs, devastating lows, and sensational turning points along the way.
From the hanging gardens of Babylon to that fiddle-leaf fig in your living room, houseplants have been humanity's companions for a millennia. Taming the Potted Beast explores the history of our air-purifying friends with an entertaining narrative of the peculiar, often dramatic story of the cultivation and domestication of the not-so-humble houseplant.
Including entertaining historical vignettes, DIY plant projects, and accessible tips and tricks for caring for your own historical houseplant collection, this book has any plant-curious reader covered. Readers will come away with practical projects, expert advice, and an understanding of the historical significance of houseplants as well as an appreciation of the cultures from which they emerged.
Both fascinating and fun, Taming the Potted Beast will take readers on exhilarating botanical adventure through the ages.
Capítulos
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001 TamingThePottedBeast Open
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002 TamingThePottedBeast Dedication
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003 TamingThePottedBeast Introduction
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004 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter1 LeafyWondersOfTheAncientWorld
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005 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter2 ThatTimeCleopatraTriedToPoisonMarkAntony
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006 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter3 IttyBittyMini-Gardens
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007 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter4 GardeningForPrudes
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008 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter5 TheTimeWhenColumbusKick-StartedBotanicalImperialism
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009 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter6 KingLouisXIVAndHisCitrusObsession
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010 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter7 ABougieVictorianInventsTheTerrarium
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011 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter8 WomenGoToWorkAndSoDoPlants
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012 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter9 TrendsPoachersAnd$20000Houseplants
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013 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter10 WelcomeToTheHouseplantFamily
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014 TamingThePottedBeast Acknowledgments
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015 TamingThePottedBeast AboutTheAuthor
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016 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy SixHangingHouseplantsForYourOwnPalaceGarden
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017 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy TerraCotta101
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018 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy Bonsai101
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019 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy ColdHouseplantsDon'tPanicYet
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020 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy 10HouseplantsFromCentralAndSouthAmerica
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