The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family

I love how Darryl's style is so blunt and honest. Nothing fru fru about it and is absolutely relatable. His second book is just as good.

I have read so many plant books, and this is BY far the best. Best information, best pictures, he explains things very clearly. Anyone who is new or experienced needs this book. He also just came out with his second book that is just as good!! Buy it now!!!!!!

This is one of the most helpful books about plants that I have read. I learned more from it than all of the other plant books I've read put together.

I enjoyed this book. I especially appreciated that the author describes the growth habit of different plants and how they exist in nature. The only negative for me is that most of the information in the book is easily obtainable with basic searches on line- this is a wonderful book for true beginners, but if you are like me, and have read a few books on plants, this isn’t going to be anything new.

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.

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.

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.

The media could not be loaded.  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!

I looked for a while for a book to help me learn how to properly care for my plants. This one had really good reviews so I ordered! Was a little more expensive than others I found but I I bit the bullet and ordered anyways, and I am SO happy I did! We just moved and I really waned to keep my plants in better shape this go round! This book changed my life! Seriously… I have a completely different perspective and I will reccomend to anyone that is trying to develop a green thumb. Read it cover to cover in a couple hours— was a really nice read, filled with pictures and very helpful information. Teaches you how to understand light, watering, aeration etc, and then the second half of the book is a “plant journal” where the author goes into detail on different species he has grown. I can honestly say after reading this book I am much more confident in knowing my plants needs. Thank you Darryl Cheng!!!!I have also been using the “Greg” app. I was weary at first, you get a free trial and then it’s I think around 10$ for the year. You add all your plants (kinda has Instagram vibes) and the app tells you how much to water, based on pot size/species/light etc. I have loved it so much I have decided not to cancel the trial as I know I will use it.This book + Greg app, (I actually think the author is affiliated with the app as well, although I could be wrong) = overnight green thumb!!!!5 stars on this book if you are like me and really have no idea what you are doing. You won’t regret!!

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.

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!

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.

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!