For beginner to expert gardener, award winning author Jack Kramer offers practical advice and trade secrets in Easy-Care Guide to Houseplants . This book provides all readers need for success with nearly 200 of the most popular houseplants grown in North America. Part 1 introduces the types of houseplants and their origins, and then explains selection and care. Part II showcases individual plants and describes their needs. Illustrating this authoritative guide are 500 full-color photos and drawings-many of them showing procedures step-by-step.