The House Plant Expert

D. G. Hessayon

Expert Books, 1991 - Gardening - 256 pages

The House Plant Expert is one of the books in the Expert series written by the world's best-selling gardening author.

Quite simply, the best-selling gardening book in the world. Over a million copies have been sold in the U.S, and nearly 14 million worldwide. According to one reviewer - "after the Bible, the best-selling reference book of all time."

In a basketful of countries it has taught people how to choose and care for their indoor plants. Its style of dealing with each plant with drawings, photographs and no-nonsense text has become a legend in the publishing world. If you have house plants (and who doesn't?) you need this book.

About the author

Dr David Hessayon initiated a major innovation in gardening publications in 1959 with the first of his Gardening Expert guides. These best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 51 million copies in print. He was awarded the 1993 Gardening Book of the Year Award from the Garden Writers Guild and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement 'Oscar' at the National British Book Awards. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'. He lives in Essex, and has two daughters and four grandchildren.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The House Plant Expert; Expert series, D. G. Hessayon
• Author: D. G. Hessayon
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Expert Books, 1991
• ISBN: 0903505355, 9780903505352
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Gardening / House Plants & Indoor; Gardening / Lawns; Gardening / Techniques