Taming the Potted Beast: History of the Houseplant plant care - **Pet Safety**: **Toxic** to

- **Pet Safety**: **Toxic** to pets if ingested

This tropical beauty is sure to be a showstopper in any room

• Care Level: Easy – perfect for beginners

and all the tools to make your creation pop

Taming the Potted Beast: History of the Houseplant plant care - **Pet Safety**: **Toxic** toPeople have had plant companions since the hanging gardens of Babylonbut how did we start keeping plants in our living spaces, and why? From ancient Rome to Victorian England, this botanical adventure takes you through the colorful and curious history of the not so humble houseplant. Taming the Potted Beast presents the history of plant human relations in an entertaining narrative, detailing surprisingly dramatic stories of houseplant cultivation and