How to Grow Orchids

Author: Fran Barnwell
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781479143719
Category : Orchid culture
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
If you would love to have this spectacular plant in your home, but thought that they were too difficult to grow, then this book will provide you with all the help you need to get started. You will discover which orchids are the easiest for a beginner to grow, and then learn the steps you need to take to keep your orchid alive, healthy and blooming. Chapters include: Where to Start: Discover the Orchid Family What an Orchid Needs: Light, Heat and Humidity More Orchid Needs: Water, Fertiliser and Rest Moving On: Re-Potting Materials Want More Plants? Propagation What Can Go Wrong? Pests and Diseases This book provides anyone new to growing orchids with the essential information to get them started with confidence. Fran Barnwell's philosophy is to provide simple and straightforward advice for anyone starting out with gardening, whether that is indoors or outdoors, with a good-sized garden or just a window ledge. How to Grow Orchids is the second book in The New to Gardening Series.

Growing Orchids

Author: Brian Rittershausen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780681603721
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
growing orchids The complete practical guide to orchids and their cultivation An inspirational encyclopedia of orchids, with guidance on the best orchids to choose Clear, practical advice on growing and displaying orchids indoors, under glass and outdoors Everything you need to know to grow orchids successfully, with step-by-step information on potting and mounting orchids; propagation; feeding, watering and light levels; and dealing with pests and diseases An easy-to-use Orchid Directory of over 200 fabulous orchids, with photographs of each orchid and vital information on habitat, size, flowering time and growing requirements Over 600 specially commissioned photographs.

Growing Orchids at Home

Author: Manos Kanellos
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
ISBN: 9781842467183
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
An authoritative and detailed guide to caring for orchids in the home - the result of experience, continuous experimentation and extensive research by expert authors. All common types of orchids are covered. This book communicates all the necessary information in a way which is easy to understand, with over 100 unique, purpose-taken pictures. It includes a section with answers to the most common questions, and a photographic guide to signs, diagnosis and treatment for bringing ailing orchids back to health. The only book you need when growing orchids at home.

The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids

Author: Philip Seaton
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711242801
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids and 12 inspirational projects. From growing from seed to harvesting vanilla pods, the projects will bring the wonderful world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.

Orchid Growing Basics

Author: Gustav Schoser
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780806903620
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
Enjoy the beauty and mystique of tropical orchids in your own home with this introductory guide to growing orchids. Even if you've never grown anything before, you can have success with these gorgeous plants by following these tips on: watering, repotting, propagation methods, fertilization, and protection against common parasites and diseases.

Growing Orchids, Book Four

Author: J. N. Rentoul
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881920208
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description

Growing Orchids in Your Garden

Author: Robert G. M. Friend
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881926590
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
The author draws on a lifetime of experience to offer details on more than 500 orchid choices for every garden situation and to provide practical cultivation information.

You Can Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids

Author: Mary Noble
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Orchid culture
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description

Complete Guide to Orchids

Author: Ortho Books
Publisher: Meredith Books
ISBN: 9780897215060
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Slecting, growing and displaying Orchids. Endorsed by the American Orchid Society.

Orchid Modern

Author: Marc Hachadourian
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604698160
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
“This beautiful book is useful for all of us, novice and experienced orchid lovers alike.” —Martha Stewart, author, entrepreneur, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Add the vibrant colors and exotic blooms of orchids to your houseplant haven! It’s easier than you think with the help of Orchid Modern. Marc Hachadourian, the curator of the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden, shares his secrets to successfully growing these sometimes finicky houseplants. Besides the basics, you’ll learn his top 120 orchid picks for green and not-so-green thumbs. Ten inspirational, step-by-step projects, including terrariums, a wreath, and a kokedama, provide the confidence to make orchids a thriving, vivid part of your home’s signature style.