Looking Through a Plant Book from 1979! | Vintage Plant Advice

[@peteroman3577]

I was in the houseplant biz in 1979. Guess that makes me vintage, too.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Haha! 🥰

[@lleo9703]

Graduated from High School in 1979, so am from “vintage” era too. Do not have the plant book however. My plant journey started in 2014. 😆

[@flojoy24]

hi becca! my dad was cleaning out the house, and he gave me this book since he knew i liked plants. a while later, i was showing him some of my plants that matched the pictures, and he told me that my grandpa actually bought the book. i’m the youngest of 3 (and we all are 5-6 years apart in age), so i don’t have any memory or recollection of my grandpa (i never really met any of my grandparents from either side). probably only a few pictures when i was a baby. so when he told me it was my grandpa’s, taking care of my plants became that more special. i really enjoyed going through the book along with the video! thank you for this ❣️

[@loricrawford8426]

Back in 1978 my apartment had a living room/ dining room combo which I separated with a living wall. It was amazing from both sides. Houseplants really became the "in" thing during the Victorian times (late 1800s in the US). Everything that's old is new again...

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s amazing!!

[@SquiggleOs]

I love seeing the generations of appreciation for and information about these plants. 😊 Congratulations on the book! Can’t wait to check it out. 😀

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@t.p.anhpham6722]

Leca was quite popular in Europe in the 70s. That is why you can get it at IKEA.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Ah so cool!!

[@tinamarieussery3063]

We just used pea gravel

[@lizzien5846]

I’ve been collecting vintage plant books and this one is one of my favorites. 💚

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

It’s beautiful!!

[@jenbravo3]

Thanks Becca, that was fun hanging out 😊 I was looking for another great plant book with a wide variety of info., pressed pause, and jumped right onto Ebay to find the same one. Just ordered it; can't wait to check it out, it seems like a really good book with helpful information, I'm also trying to learn more about orchids too. Thank you for another great video 💕🌱 Congrats on your book 🤗

[@mattmalkie]

Got so excited when I saw the book cover!! My grandmother who got me into plants a few years ago just recently gave me this same book!!

[@jacquiharney8038]

I have the same book! It came from my husband's mum. It was lovely to look at my version while you were talking. Whilst the pictures are dated, the advice is still useful today.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s so cool we read it together! :)

[@hannaheichinger8498]

I have this same book! Thanks for another great vid Becca!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

🥰

[@msbettyofnewark5812]

As soon as I saw you with this book, I ran to my bookshelf and grabbed mine!!! I have had this book since the mid 80's, and I still go to it for advice...

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Omg! That is so awesome :)

[@GG-zb9nw]

I love this book...my go to houseplant book, found it at a thrift shop years ago 🥀💕

[@EarthToLex]

When I got into houseplants my dad really excitedly told me about this exact book which he had when he was younger. He secretly ordered both me and my brother a copy and I love it so much. Once I get my own place it will have pride of place on my coffee table 🥰

[@ameliagraham92]

That book was my one of my Christmas gifts that year...My senior year in high school! It was my very favorite until I loaned it out to a co-worker and didn't get it back. I have thought about buying it again. Thanks for walk down memory lane Becca you are the best! I hope your book is a big hit!

[@akayeee]

I found your channel through this video, please keep doing this series! I was completely captivated by this book/your video. 🖤

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oh that’s awesome!!! Question - did it come up as suggested or were you searching for something like this?

[@ONEFREESPIRITED1]

I found that book on eBay not too long ago and really loved it. In fact, I loved it so much that I found another for my daughter. Thanks for the review. It was fun to see your reaction.

[@sooth15]

My mom had this book, and I've also found a copy. It was a very popular edition, and can often be found at thrift shops. It's a really good reference, but there are some care tips that I don't agree with (depending on the plant).

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s awesome!! And yes, bound to happen :p

[@kriskrischi7571]

What a beautiful book! Readers Digest is always ahead of the game.

[@lleo9703]

Thank you Becca for highlighting this book from 1979. You spoke of flowers 💐 perking us up right now in grey winter. I have surprise from Christmas Cactus reblooming and even my cutting from last year has buds on it! It really makes my day to see these two plants right now. I love all my plants but there is something special about this unexpected surprise. Keep on making your videos, I enjoy them very much. Best wishes!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Ooh awesome!! Love to see houseplants bloom :))

[@CACTASTIC]

Yay! I love old plant books. I recently made my first plant YT video on Ludisia Discolor and looked at some old books from the 1800s. With these old books we get glimpses into people from another time. Planter boxes in the home were popular during the 1970s (think Brady Bunch), but they were often put in the interior too far from windows. My dream home would be more Earth Ship style with a greenhouse room on the south-side 😊

[@brigitterauscher5031]

That was such fun! I have the same book and I used to constantly look at it when I started with my houseplants in the late seventies!

[@plantsperiod4462]

Ahh! I love all my old books I inherited from my grandmother ❤️❤️

[@belindarocky961]

I liked this vid. I thought I'd see how much things have changed from the 70's but so much is the same really. Also it felt like I was a kid again, with the teacher reading to you in school 😆😆 in a relaxing, nostalgic way.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

It’s always fun to see how much hasn’t changed :)

[@sami-yc3xj]

I love this book! I got one copy for reading and one for highlighting, you can get it used for next to nothing.

[@KD-wz8tp]

I'm looking forward to YOUR book coming out🥰

[@jans4jesus709]

Hi Becca, great topic !!! My Mom had plants in the 70's where my interest started. I wanted to chime in and say that the other plant that has plantlets is known as a "Piggy-back plant". The Piggyback plant was cool because they put out new leaves right out of each leaf. Crazy. You could propagate these by pinning down the leaf on top of rich soil; I think Begonias can also be started this way. I have seen a few in the last year, so they just aren't known in this generation as they were prior. I have a few of the older plant books as well. In the 70's, Mom and I shopped in plant stores galore, they were very popular then. I love houseplants and I am new to your channel. Thank you, I like what your style. Jan Thomson

[@gudrunorca]

You're absolutely right, Jan. At 14:59 Becca says she's not sure what that is, but she's pointing at the Piggyback plant (Tolmiea menziesii). My mom has it and we have successfully propagated it as you described. The Rex begonias can be propagated by leaf cuttings, whereas cane/angel wing begonias can be propagated by stem cuttings (I have found them to root very easily in water and transfer with little adjustment). We just got a rex begonia and I'm hoping to try the leaf propagation method with it.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oooh that’s awesome!! How sweet to have long term plant memories :)

[@bethjeffrey6626]

I had a piggyback plant in the 70s and you can still get them today.

[@kaitlinschwichtenberg4387]

i know there are multiple comments about this but omg i have the same book!! and when i first started out on my plant journey i would refer to that book a lot for tips to take care of my plants

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s so awesome! :)

[@joycekuhlman4450]

You make me happy about plant books. I worked at the library and saw and bought ALOT of plant books for inside and out❤️❤️❤️ And it was funny we didn’t worry about names just common names of houseplants. I had these plants and now everybody talks in the actual genus and name. Tome a spider plants is a spider plant, lol

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Aww that’s so awesome :)

[@mossstudio7325]

I have this book from a second hand book shop. My go to book on a variety of plants

[@RandomRob3000]

That book looks VERY familiar - I think it was in our collection of books when I was growing up in the 70s-80s

[@lisacain9519]

I have a house plant book from 1976 published by Better Homes and Gardens. I got it at a used bookstore in the late 1990's which was actually what I used more than the internet at the time.

[@cherie-hellokitty8282]

My mother gave me the same exact book !!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s great!!!

[@pretendingimnot1484]

Me too!

[@stuartcrowder1]

I think i started a trend! 💁🏻‍♂️ Hahaha x

[@marianjamieson]

Loving your outfits Becca!

[@twistysunshine]

Oh i love these old vintage books, they always come with at least one super unique idea! The room with the plant pot built in is perfect

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Yes they do!! Love it.

[@kathywilliamson9444]

I own this book. I got it an amazing used book store in Detroit (John J. King used & rare books) 30 years ago when I got my first apartment & plants. It still holds up & I am so glad you agree.

[@marimendoza3375]

I found the book and your commentary interesting. Such a nice idea for a video :) Also congratulations on your book

[@teresaaramini546]

Oh I love this series! Love old school books!

[@cherylfaulkner7991]

We do all evolve!! Growing with our plants is growth in life!! I've grown several in pots!!

[@clapforplants1715]

I’ve not been made aware of vintage plant books until now! Oh my. How exciting! 🌱

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

That’s awesome! They hold so much wisdom :)

[@tinamarieussery3063]

With all yhe fairy gardens and container gardens you must be in a world of our own. I just bought a pallot palm and kalachoe in a Christmas container yes they are still a thing

[@junebarclay-abraham5962]

OMG, I have this book! Isn’t it absolutely beautiful?

[@belkisrosario9951]

Oh God! Yes, I love palms- got my first a few months ago- and in one month the sun was hitting it in my bedroom and it was fullllllllllll of webs and spider mites😱Never again for me! I wrapped her up and out!

[@Weirder_the_better]

Wow, I loved this book. It's funny how little has really changed over the years. I love seeing the plants that were popular throughout different time periods - it seems pretty consistent with today's favorites!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

I love that too! :)

[@AranDeathly]

I have this book! I found it in a charity shop for 50p, its such a beautiful display (and I also use it to press flowers and leaves for frames 😅)

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Hahah! That’s amazing

[@colleenhatton1161]

Congratulations on your book!

[@fignewton0000]

Hearing about "building a house and creating an intentional dip in the floor as a permanent planter spot" reminds me of an hgtv special in Greece where they build a house AROUND a century old olive tree as the central point

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oooh that is AMAZING! What a dream!

[@adrockanna]

I love your vintage book series! It made me decide to look through my thrift store plant book finds. Guess what I found!? Better Homes and Gardens Houseplants copyright 1959! I will have to post some pics to Instagram!

[@cherylfaulkner7991]

Plants are very timeless!

[@eliana7301]

yesss my favorite series!!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

🥰🥰

[@DEREK-iw4tw]

I would love a book like this definitely gonna have to find one now 😁🌱

[@jessfavro94]

I found a huge 1960's garden/indoor plant guide in a thrift shop in Saranac Lake NY earlier this year and I still have regrets for not bringing it home. 😭

[@dramaqueensmum3802]

I have that same exact book. It was my Mom's & she passed away almost 2 years ago. So I took it over. Just to have. I thought it was cool. I wish I could add a photo on here. I'd add it.

[@gillianlingo9741]

I just realized that I have the exact same book on my shelf...😂

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

aww yay we can read together! Haha

[@metasymphony]

Don’t worry about splitting up the video, nothing wrong with filming the next day or several days! The continuity is definitely still there =) Maybe it would be annoying if it was like 30 seconds per day, but I can’t imagine having a problem with a 20 min video split up into several days. I like this series, the photos and botanical illustrations are so cool in these old books and I am surprised how many plant choices and advice is still the same today.

[@stuartcrowder1]

yay!!!!! SO GLAD YOU GOT IT! XX

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Stuart!!!!! Hahaha hey!!!

[@stuartcrowder1]

@@BeccaDeLaPlants how late am I to the party!! I so completely missed this video whenyou posted it! I was randomly looking through some of your older videos and this one popped up and it made my day! It looks like a pretty great book too! Ive even ordered myself a copy from ebay last night so we can compare notes! 😂. Its great to follow along with your big move and the new garden and house etc. Kept meaning to send a note about this. Great to hear from ya! ill drop you an email xx

[@drifloons]

this made me look through a house plant book i thrifted a while ago :,) the new york times book of house plants by joan lee faust! it's so fun looking at vintage plant books.

[@yadamtgyel]

I was driving through kentucky recently and i saw those freezing branches that you were talking about⛄️

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Oooh!! They’re so pretty :)

[@stardoll1995]

Vintage plant books are so cool! 😁

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

They are!!

[@tropicalplantsfinland]

Orchids are always great plants to get into. 😊 I have around 100 in my home (part are seedlings).

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

They’re gorgeous!!

[@carlybaum9199]

This is so cool ! Also Where is your sweater from ?😅

[@jenvee9110]

I had that book many years ago!

[@adinachichirau201]

I enjoyed sooo much this video,I would love to have that book is super informative 😍🥰😘🤗😍🥰😘🤗

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

It’s a great book!!!

[@kimtelegin1622]

Decorative Supports 😍😍😍

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

My favorite page!!

[@Jillz81]

Oh, god. The year I was born. Cue the death anxiety!

[@jodijools5935]

That was fun. Thanks

[@mentha_101]

I've had many copies of this book. It is a must have. I also have the complete 5 binder set that went with it. They are amazing.

[@pretendingimnot1484]

I'm from the UK and have this book, my mum gave it to me and I was born in 1979. *Synchronicity

[@maniac4micas]

I didn't realize orchids wanted to be fertilized, so I started doing that. Both the orchid mist on their leaves, and liquid fertilizer in spring/summer.

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Yes!!

[@Fire-Queen]

It is hard to see the plants/book, more light or a closer up view would be better. I love the book though I've got several herb and plays books still from that time and earlier👍♥️

[@faerygarden666]

I have this book:)

[@jaylahwebb1199]

Ahh I am the second comment!!! Love ya Becca!!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Aww hii!! 🪴🥰

[@MarianaRJMM]

I have the portuguese version of that book 💚

[@maddhappy2286]

I mean... you could photocopy the pictures and then frame them

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

True!

[@lmscarlett]

I think my mom actually has that book. Lol

[@kendravoracek3636]

💚💚💚

[@Akimills_84]

💚🌱🍃 📚

[@hyaqasmieh1597]

this was such a soothing video to have play all the way through as I do chores. You have to read your new book for audible lmao! I can't wait to watch this back!

[@BeccaDeLaPlants]

Aw that’s awesome!! I would love to do my own audio book :))

[@yougrowgail]

💚

[@ThePursuitofJoy]

👁️📜🌱

[@YellowPineappleHoyas]

Fun, but are we really considering 1979 vintage? Does that mean I am vintage?

[@yeahivekilledthat719]

Does that book tell you how to water orchids with ice cubes and that you can paint succulents to dress them up? Those vintage plant reference books are real gems and I'm glad you discovered them and reintroducing them to another generation.