House Plants by Antony Mason Geddes & Grosset, 1988

A quietly charming vintage paperback guide to indoor plants, House Plants by Antony Mason is a beautifully understated snapshot of late-1980s domestic life and everyday care. First published in 1988 by Geddes & Grosset, this book pairs practical, easy-to-follow advice with delicate line drawings and colour illustrations that feel both instructional and decorative.

Organised thoughtfully, it covers the essentials - light, watering, humidity, propagation, pests - before moving into an A–Z of house plants, making it as useful today as it was when first printed. There’s something particularly comforting about its calm, no-nonsense guidance and softly yellowed pages, shaped by years of quiet use.

The illustrated cover alone makes it a lovely object to leave out on a shelf or coffee table, but this is also a genuinely helpful book for anyone who tends plants slowly and intuitively, rather than chasing trends. A small piece of domestic history, rooted in care, patience, and everyday rituals.

A beautiful addition for plant lovers, collectors of vintage gardening books, or anyone drawn to the gentle poetry of well-used, practical things.