Free Plant Care Ebooks

Downloadable, beautifully laid-out handbooks — the complete guide plus specialist guides for individual plant groups. Every one is free, no email or payment required.

Complete Guide

The AGreenNest Succulent Care Handbook

The complete, beginner-to-confident guide to growing fat, happy succulents — 10 chapters and a 20-plant directory.

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Specialist Guide

Echeveria Care Handbook

The complete guide to growing tight, colourful Echeveria rosettes.

6 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Haworthia & Haworthiopsis Care Handbook

A focused guide to the striped, forgiving Haworthia clan.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Aloe Care Handbook

Grow Aloe vera and its relatives for beauty and a first-aid kit.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Crassula (Jade) Care Handbook

Everything you need to grow a Jade Plant that lives for decades.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Sedum, Graptopetalum & Graptosedum Care Handbook

Easy trailing and rosy succulents for shelves and wreaths.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) Care Handbook

The hardy succulents that survive real winters outdoors.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Lithops & Mesemb Care Handbook

Master the tricky but rewarding 'living stones'.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Kalanchoe Care Handbook

Grow the flowering, easy Kalanchoe favourites.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Aeonium Care Handbook

The branching, tree-like succulents.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Agave Care Handbook

Century plants and their spiky cousins.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Cactus-Like Succulents Handbook

The euphorbs and oddities that mimic cacti.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Rare & Unusual Succulents Handbook

A curated tour of the oddball succulents.

6 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Pothos & Philodendron Care Handbook

Grow lush, forgiving vining greenery anywhere.

4 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Peperomia Care Handbook

Small succulent-cousins perfect for desks and shelves.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Calathea & Maranta Care Handbook

The showy, humidity-loving foliage plants.

3 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Snake Plant, ZZ & Cast-Iron Care Handbook

The toughest low-light plants you can grow.

3 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Peace Lily Care Handbook

The forgiving flowering plant that tells you when thirsty.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Dracaena Care Handbook

The flexible, structural houseplants.

3 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Fern Care Handbook

Keep ferns happy indoors without the brown crispy ends.

2 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Ceropegia Care Handbook

Grow the dainty, drought-tolerant String of Hearts.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Rhipsalis Care Handbook

Grow trailing Rhipsalis without desert sun.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Tradescantia Care Handbook

Grow a lush, striped Tradescantia without the legginess.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Schlumbergera Care Handbook

Grow a Schlumbergera that flowers on schedule every winter.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Scindapsus Care Handbook

Grow a lush, trailing Scindapsus without the fuss.

1 species covered · Get it free →

Specialist Guide

Hypoestes Care Handbook

Grow a bright, bushy Hypoestes full of colour.

1 species covered · Get it free →

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How to Use These Guides

Open the HTML version on any phone, tablet, or computer, or grab the PDF for printing and offline reading. Start with the complete Succulent Handbook, then pick the specialist guide for the exact plants on your windowsill.