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Legends of the Leaf: Unearthing the secrets to help your plants thrive

By Jane Perrone, with 25 original, full-colour illustrations by Helen Entwisle 

Published as a hardback by Unbound on April 27th 2023 for £14.99

  • How 25 houseplants went from the wilds to our windowsills and how to make them feel at home 

  • Practical care advice from an expert guide sits alongside the fascinating – and sometimes dark – history behind each plant 

  • Houseplants are more popular than ever – with 70% of millennials calling themselves ‘plant parents’ and 67% also calling themselves ‘plant murderers’ (according to a 2020 OnePoll study)

  • ISBN: 9781800182004 | eBook: 9781800182011 

Author Details 

Jane Perrone is a horticultural expert, journalist and the host of On The Ledge, a podcast dedicated to houseplants and indoor gardening. She is a regular contributor to the Guardian, the Financial Times and Gardens Illustrated. She lives in Bedfordshire with her husband, two children, a dog called Wolfie and a home full of plants. More about Jane here.

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Book reviews and quotes

‘I guarantee that you’ll never look at your leopard lily (Dieffenbachia seguine) the same way again.’ Review by Jeff Ollerton, author of Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society.

‘I literally couldn’t put it down once I’d started reading it, and now I know the background stories to my houseplants, they are receiving the care they richly deserve.’ Karen Gimson, bramblegarden.com.

Legends of the Leaf is illustrated by Helen Entwisle

Illustrator details

Helen Entwisle is an illustrator and printmaker based in Cumbria, often found mixing just the right shade of ink or printing with her favourite Squeegee. She has worked on many varied proojects during her fifteen-year career, drawing and screen-printing for clients and for her Memo Illustration product line. As a big plant-lover herself, creating these houseplant illustrations to complement Jane’s words has been a leafy dream come true. Find out more about Helen at hellomemo.com.