March 15th, 2010 Orchids for Dummies
- ISBN13: 9780764567599
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The fun and easy way to grow orchids
Orchids, as anyone who has read Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief or has seen the movie Adaptation knows, inspire a passionate following. And their popularity is rising: according to the USDA, more than 12.7 million orchids were sold in the U.S. last year. Brimming with black-and-white illustrations and 8 pages of color photos, this friendly guide introduces would-be orchid fanciers to today’s most popular and intriguing orchid varieties—and shows step by step how to select healthy plants at a nursery or commercial grower, cultivate them successfully at home, promote blooms, create beautiful orchid displays, and even produce hybrids.
Alan Koch (Lincoln, CA) is owner of Gold Country Orchids, a company that breeds award-winning miniature and compact Cattleyas and Phalanopsis. His orchids appear regularly at North American orchid shows, and he delivers talks at orchid societies worldwide.
Tags: Dummies, orchids
March 15th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
This is a great book for ‘northerners’ that move to the south. You have a whole different list of growing problems here. This book is very easy to follow and find what you need to know.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
I bought it for my mother who got a Orchid,for a present.She carried it back to the florist to try to get the flowers (Blooms) to come back after about 6 months it came back.I think she has got it going her way after reading the book.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Good basic tutorial for growing orchids. Demystifies orchids and encourages the neophyte to “go for it!”
Rating: 4 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
For beginners, it’s great. For seasoned orchid growers, it’s very informative. I use this book a lot in orchid care & highly recommend it. Very satisfied with purchase as it’s user friendly.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
It started out with one orchid and suddenly our collection grew to five! We had absolutely no idea how to care for them, and our other houseplants thrive on neglect! Orchids for Dummies was clear and simple to understand. Our orchid family is back on track.
Rating: 5 / 5