Taming The Potted Beast: The Strange And Sensational History Of The Not-so-humble Houseplant

  • Author: Molly Williams
  • Narrator: Molly Williams
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
  • Duration: 6:13:21
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Synopsis

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.

Chapters

  • 001 TamingThePottedBeast Open

    Duration: 15s
  • 002 TamingThePottedBeast Dedication

    Duration: 09s
  • 003 TamingThePottedBeast Introduction

    Duration: 06min
  • 004 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter1 LeafyWondersOfTheAncientWorld

    Duration: 14min
  • 005 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter2 ThatTimeCleopatraTriedToPoisonMarkAntony

    Duration: 24min
  • 006 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter3 IttyBittyMini-Gardens

    Duration: 07min
  • 007 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter4 GardeningForPrudes

    Duration: 10min
  • 008 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter5 TheTimeWhenColumbusKick-StartedBotanicalImperialism

    Duration: 14min
  • 009 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter6 KingLouisXIVAndHisCitrusObsession

    Duration: 10min
  • 010 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter7 ABougieVictorianInventsTheTerrarium

    Duration: 43min
  • 011 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter8 WomenGoToWorkAndSoDoPlants

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

    Duration: 41min
  • 013 TamingThePottedBeast Chapter10 WelcomeToTheHouseplantFamily

    Duration: 47min
  • 014 TamingThePottedBeast Acknowledgments

    Duration: 01min
  • 015 TamingThePottedBeast AboutTheAuthor

    Duration: 01min
  • 016 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy SixHangingHouseplantsForYourOwnPalaceGarden

    Duration: 08min
  • 017 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy TerraCotta101

    Duration: 12min
  • 018 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy Bonsai101

    Duration: 09min
  • 019 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy ColdHouseplantsDon'tPanicYet

    Duration: 14min
  • 020 TamingThePottedBeast YourLeafyLegacy 10HouseplantsFromCentralAndSouthAmerica

    Duration: 07min
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