With growing orchids as a pastime ever increasing in popularity, here, reissued with a lovely new cover, is one of the most popular books on the subject. This engaging volume provides all the inspiration and hands-on facts for transforming a windowsill, patio, glassed-in porch, or small garden plot into orchid territory, with the emphasis-given a plant that can be all too intimidating-on the easy. Theres Ladys Slipper orchids and Jewel orchids for low-light homes; Laeliocattleyas to take advantage of a sunny kitchen window; and a host of other varieties. Complete with concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Easy Orchids makes growing these prima donnas of the plant world rewarding and enjoyable for beginner and expert gardeners alike.
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Mimi Luebbermann is the author of a wide range of garden books, including Easy Orchids (0-8118-3553-7). She lives in Northern California.
Faith Echtermeyer has created visuals for numerous cookbooks, travel books, and food and wine publications. She lives in California's Napa Valley.
Faith Echtermeyer has created visuals for numerous cookbooks, travel books, and food and wine publications. She lives in California's Napa Valley.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-have for your orchid library!,
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This review is from: Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out (Paperback)
I am notorious among my friends and family for killing plants in no time. Yet, I got this book as a gift along with an orchid (they thought if I was given directions for use, that one plant stood a better chance...:)Not only did the plant make it beautifully, and re-bloom, but I now own and enjoy a few more orchid plants. This book is a great basic for your orchid library. Granted, it doesn't cover all the topics you want to know about(plant diseases for example). However, it is very invaluable and even though I now own more orchid books, I find myself getting back to this one quite often for information. It is not intimidating, very easy to follow and an excellent introduction to a great family of plants, too often inaccurately labeled as fragile and needy. I warmly recommend it to anyone getting started with orchids. This book paired with an orchid plant is one of the greatest gifts I ever received...
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this orchid book,
By "coronadokara" (Coronado, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out (Paperback)
What a great orchid book. I'm a beginner, but I'll use it forever. Absolutely wonderful photos and references. I saved an orchid using instructions in this book. I recommend it, especially at this great price.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful information, but lacking structure,
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This review is from: Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out (Paperback)
This book was easy to read and had lots of beautiful orchid pictures. However, there the book is very lacking in stucture. It simply goes through different types of orchids and meanwhile gives you tips on watering, fertilizing, etc. as you go. I have read a few other orchid books and this just seems to be a conglomeration of the useful hints and tips I've found in those. For a much more useful book try Ortho's All About Orchids.
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The old-fashioned description of sickly people as "delicate as a hothouse orchid" has left the orchid family languishing through the years with the reputation of needing to be cosseted in greenhouses with professional orchid doctors hovering worriedly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stake the blossoms, cork bark raft, summer heat spell, rhizome clip, orchid fertilizer, blossom period, orchid bark, fertilizing schedule, brightly lit location, container potting mix, rotted roots, bloom stalks, existing container, orchid roots, orchid society, terrestrial orchids, plant benefits, orchid grower, growing orchids, orchids grow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hardiness Tender, Fertilizing Schedule Every, Light Morning New!
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The old-fashioned description of sickly people as "delicate as a hothouse orchid" has left the orchid family languishing through the years with the reputation of needing to be cosseted in greenhouses with professional orchid doctors hovering worriedly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stake the blossoms, cork bark raft, summer heat spell, rhizome clip, orchid fertilizer, blossom period, orchid bark, fertilizing schedule, brightly lit location, container potting mix, rotted roots, bloom stalks, existing container, orchid roots, orchid society, terrestrial orchids, plant benefits, orchid grower, growing orchids, orchids grow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hardiness Tender, Fertilizing Schedule Every, Light Morning New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- House Plants by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Orchids Simplified by Storey Publishing in Back Matter
- HOUSE PLANTS by ANDY STURGEON in Back Matter
- Orchids Simplified by Henry Jaworski in Back Matter
- Genus Pleione by Phillip Cribb in Back Matter
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