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
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Sinopse

The colorful, peculiar history of the houseplantfrom ancient Rome to Victorian England to Instagrama 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

  • 001 TamingThePottedBeast Open

    Duração: 15s
  • 002 TamingThePottedBeast Dedication

    Duração: 09s
  • 003 TamingThePottedBeast Introduction

    Duração: 06min
  • 004 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter1 LeafyWondersOfTheAncientWorld

    Duração: 14min
  • 005 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter2 ThatTimeCleopatraTriedToPoisonMarkAntony

    Duração: 24min
  • 006 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter3 IttyBittyMini-Gardens

    Duração: 07min
  • 007 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter4 GardeningForPrudes

    Duração: 10min
  • 008 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter5 TheTimeWhenColumbusKick-StartedBotanicalImperialism

    Duração: 14min
  • 009 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter6 KingLouisXIVAndHisCitrusObsession

    Duração: 10min
  • 010 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter7 ABougieVictorianInventsTheTerrarium

    Duração: 43min
  • 011 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter8 WomenGoToWorkAndSoDoPlants

    Duração: 24min
  • 012 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter9 TrendsPoachersAnd$20000Houseplants

    Duração: 41min
  • 013 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter10 WelcomeToTheHouseplantFamily

    Duração: 47min
  • 014 TamingThePottedBeast Acknowledgments

    Duração: 01min
  • 015 TamingThePottedBeast AboutTheAuthor

    Duração: 01min
  • 016 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy SixHangingHouseplantsForYourOwnPalaceGarden

    Duração: 08min
  • 017 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy TerraCotta101

    Duração: 12min
  • 018 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy Bonsai101

    Duração: 09min
  • 019 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy ColdHouseplantsDon'tPanicYet

    Duração: 14min
  • 020 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy 10HouseplantsFromCentralAndSouthAmerica

    Duração: 07min
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