Review: Indoor Jungle Guide by Saffron de la Rouviere

 

Rating: Do it ASAP – a learning essential!

What is it? An online course all about indoor plants  

Ideal for: Plant parents, botanists, plant lovers

What makes it special? It’s local and incredibly informative

Get it in South Africa from: Udemy

Today, I'm branching out and reviewing something a little different - the Indoor Jungle Guide. If you don't know, in additional to being bibliophile, I am also a qualified botanist and plant freak - which means that this short course was balm to my nerdy, plant-loving soul. 

Saffron de la Rouviere is something of a celeb in the South African plant world - she's the unofficial queen of indoor plants. Not only is she always willing to help out, meet and inspire plant parents, but she's also responsible for one of my favourite subscription services - the Saffron's Garden Plant Club, in which you get monthly plant babies and related goodies at a seriously reasonable price. 

But back to the Indoor Jungle Guide. 

Saffron has combined her own knowledge and experience with some extra help from the pros (read: horticulturalists, botanists and even plant sellers) to bring you the ultimate guide to indoor plants. 

In just one hour, you can become a plant pro. Seriously. This might not sound like enough time, but this guide packs a punch, and will fill your brain faster than your watering can fills those pots with water. 

Here's what you'll learn:

• The history of indoor plants (and how their story has roots in the world's oldest eco system, the jungle).
• How to look after your plants (with emphasis on light, water, soil, fertiliser, and humidity - and let me tell you, there's no shortage of info here. I may have a degree in plant science, but even I gathered a bouquet of new tips and tricks)
• How to identify and deal with those awful pests and diseases that won't leaf your plants alone)
• How to make more plants through the magic of propagation. 

And as they say in the old infomercials, 'BUT WAIT; THERE'S MORE'.

The Indoor Jungle Guide also has a few quick quizzes to test your skills, and is set up in such a way that it is interactive, calming and fun. With subtle humour, gorgeous visuals, and Saffron's wealth of knowledge, this is the best place to start on your plant journey, and also a great refresher for anyone who's already up to their elbows in potting soil and cuttings. 

So do yourself, your plants, and mother nature herself a favour, and sign up to this course. And when you're done, consider signing up for Saffron's subscription, so that you always have access to new plants and new info. 

Happy gardening, all!