About the book: 1977 / About the aesthetic significance of indoor plants, about their improvement of sanitary and hygienic living conditions for people, about the decorative and biological properties of the best flowering and decorative foliage plants the reader will learn from the proposed book. It describes azaleas, begonias, siningia, pelargoniums, fuchsias, chrysanthemums, ferns, ivies, cacti, Kalanchoe and many other indoor plants. It tells about what flowers need to be grown in warm and cool, southern and northern rooms, how best to arrange plants on window sills, tables and stands, where and how to place climbing plants, about the arrangement of living corners of nature. Methods for preparing garden soil, propagating individual crops, watering and fertilizing, shaping and tying, protecting against diseases and pests are covered. Designed for amateur flower growers. It will be useful for secondary school biology teachers and specialists in indoor landscaping of institutions.