Orchids for Every Home: The Beginner's Guide to Growing Beautiful, Easy-Care Orchids [Hardcover]

Wilma Rittershausen (Author), Brian Rittershausen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2004

Everything you need to know about selecting and caring for orchids. This lavishly illustrated guide makes orchid growing easy and will help readers find the right orchid for the conditions in their home. Profiles of more than 120 varieties include a description of each plant and its flowers, when it blooms, and breathtaking photos.

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About the Author

Brian and Wilma Rittershausen are among the most respected names in the world of orchids. This brother and sister team are second-generation orchid growers, running a nursery started by their father in 1950. Wilma is well known for her writings in orchid journals and edited The Orchid Review for 15 years. Brian is equally well known for his lecture tours in the United States and the UK, and was awarded the prestigious Gold Veitch Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society Orchid Committee for personal achievement in the field of orchids. Internationally recognized, the Rittershausens have written and contributed to several books on orchids. They live in Devon, England. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (February 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762104910
• ISBN-13: 978-0762104918
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars orchids for every home, March 6, 2004

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sylvia vodden (Parksville, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orchids for Every Home: The Beginner's Guide to Growing Beautiful, Easy-Care Orchids (Hardcover)

I am a new Orchid enthuasits and this book gives lots of practical information on the care and cultural requirements of the main types of Orchids.The photographs are very clear and useful in repotting and handling the plants.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Orchid Bible., July 21, 2011

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This review is from: Orchids for Every Home: The Beginner's Guide to Growing Beautiful, Easy-Care Orchids (Paperback)

After reading tons of reviews on lots of Orchid books, I chose this one. I couldn't be much happier. This book is a easy read and very helpful for Orchid newbies like me. It is divided into seperate chapters for the popular Orchid types and how to care for each type. It reviews light, humidity, potting media, fertilizer and temperature requirements for each type of popular Orchid types. It also helps you determine what kind of Orchids are best to grow for the type of environment you can provide. A chapter is dedicated to the types of bugs, scale, fungus and other common problems you might run into and how to detect and treat each type.
Lots of great color photos and recommended Orchid suppliers too.
LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the Orchid Lover, July 11, 2010

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This review is from: Orchids for Every Home: The Beginner's Guide to Growing Beautiful, Easy-Care Orchids (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my wife who loves plants, and orchids in particular. She has been thrilled with the information she has found and her orchids are already showing signs of improvement.