- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Collins & Brown (27 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843401444
- ISBN-13: 978-1843401445
- Product Dimensions: 26 x 17.2 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 761,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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There are orchid books available for the academics, the amateur collectors and enthusiasts but not for those who love and buy orchids purely as container plants. This book provides a simple, concise, easy to look and read guide - with no hang-ups. Orchids have long been considered expensive and difficult to grow but within this family can be found many easy to grow orchids that are more than happy to live in your home. The advent of central heating has seen the dramatic rise in popularity of the moth orchid as a houseplant. Discovered in the jungles of the Philippines, its elegant, arching sprays of white flowers shimmer in the breeze like fluttering, fragile moths. Far from fragile and now obtainable in a choice of color and size, it tops the popularity poll in the US, Holland and the UK. This book features this and many other easy-to-grow orchids.
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McBean's Orchids in Cooksbridge has been growing orchids since 1879. Over a century of breeding and showing these fabulous plants has gained them countless awards and worldwide recognition. Liz Johnson, owner of McBean's Orchids, orchid judge and member of the Royal Horticultural Society's Orchid Committee, has written this book with the orchid as a houseplant firmly in mind. She is backed by a wealth of experience from the Cooksbridge team who have bred and raised several million orchids.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book about indoor orchid cultivation which would be a very welcome addition to any orchid growers' bookshelf from beginner onwards.
The contents include sections on choosing, looking after and displaying orchids in the home. The body of the book comprises a directory section giving a selection of orchids "that are widely available to orchid nurseries". Each variety comes with easy to understand notes on care and cultivation. There is also a useful section offering advice on displaying orchids.
The whole is written in a readable easy to understand style and as it is beautifully illustrated with masses of photographs of orchids it is a delight just to browse through. Recommended!
The contents include sections on choosing, looking after and displaying orchids in the home. The body of the book comprises a directory section giving a selection of orchids "that are widely available to orchid nurseries". Each variety comes with easy to understand notes on care and cultivation. There is also a useful section offering advice on displaying orchids.
The whole is written in a readable easy to understand style and as it is beautifully illustrated with masses of photographs of orchids it is a delight just to browse through. Recommended!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Nice Pictures. Not much depth of information.
13 May 2009
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The book arrived promptly and in excellent condition. It is filled with gorgeous pictures. Good luck trying to find the orchids featured.
But the thing that fails to satisfy: the information offered is a brief description of only the most basic kind for absolute beginners. Little if anything is offered you can't find on the web. It is a very attractive coffee table book. But even for a beginner I would suggest something with more depth of substance.
But the thing that fails to satisfy: the information offered is a brief description of only the most basic kind for absolute beginners. Little if anything is offered you can't find on the web. It is a very attractive coffee table book. But even for a beginner I would suggest something with more depth of substance.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Easy Orchids
26 July 2008
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful book for the neophyte orchid lover. It answered the questions I had about different types,showed the pictures and answered the how and what to do when the blooms die, when to feed and how to transplant.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
my mother loved this book
18 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback
My mother really likes orchids and grows them. I wanted to get her an orchid book that had great photos, good recommendations and ideas, had different thing that she could look at. She loved it and raved about it!! There are a lot of orchid books but I guess I found a good one for her :)
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