Download or read book How to Grow Orchids written by Fran Barnwell and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Growing Orchids at Home written by Manos Kanellos and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Orchids For Dummies written by Steven A. Frowine and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-03-04 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No! says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, keep them healthy, encourage blooms, and even propagate your own plants. Discover how to: * Select orchids that will thrive in your home * Water, fertilize, repot, and propagate orchids * Decipher complicated orchid names * Get familiar with favorite orchid varieties * Create spectacular orchid displays
Download or read book Growing Orchids from Seed written by Philip Seaton and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty-eight lavishly illustrated pages of coloured drawings and photographs explain everything from selecting the right kit, through to planting your own seed-raised plants in the greenhouse, teaching you step-by-step how to grow orchids confidently, successfully and professionally. Written for the amateur and the professional without access to sophisticated laboratory equipment and chemicals, Growing Orchids from Seed contains all you need to know to become an expert.
Download or read book Complete Guide to Orchids written by Ortho Books and published by Meredith Books. This book was released on 2005-01-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slecting, growing and displaying Orchids. Endorsed by the American Orchid Society.
Download or read book Easy Orchids written by Mimi Luebbermann and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add a dazzling touch of the exotic to your life from neon bright Dendrobium nobiles to arching sprays of Phalaenopsis. Enjoy the perfumed fragrance of the sturdy Lady of the Night. Try harvesting your own vanilla. This engaging volume provides all the inspiration you need to transform a windowsill, patio, glassed-in porch, or small garden plot into orchid territory. Grow Lady's Slipper orchids and Jewel orchids as low-light house plants, cover a bright windowsill with Laeliocattleyas, or fill up your back terrace with cymbidiums. Regardless of where you live you can grow orchids, easily, inside or out. Complete with concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Easy Orchids makes growing these prima donnas of the planet world rewarding and enjoyable for beginner and expert gardeners alike. -- back cover.
Download or read book Orchid Growing Basics written by Gustav Schoser and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Orchid Growing for Wimps written by Ellen Zachos and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A superb primer on orchid culture. It uses a fully illustrated step-by-step approach and doesn't skimp on relating complete details. There's a chapter showing easy-to-grow orchids in all their glory, and there's also a chapter warning about 'difficult' orchids to avoid. This tome takes you on a visit [to] 16 terrific varieties you can easily handle. It's a fun and rewarding winter exercise."--"Denver Post."
Download or read book The Kew Gardener s Guide to Growing Orchids written by Philip Seaton and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Orchid Whisperer written by Bruce Rogers and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive, easy-to-read guide to growing healthy orchids again and again, perfect for beginners, as well as experts looking for new tricks. Orchids are more popular than ever but can be intimidating in their exotic beauty. In this start-to-finish guide, acclaimed orchid expert Bruce Rogers demystifies the growing process so you can watch your plants thrive and bloom year after year. The Orchid Whisperer outlines: · How to buy orchids: What to look for, how to get the most for your money, and what questions to ask for · Essentials for orchid care: Watering, fertilizing, repotting, and common myths · Popular easy-to-grow orchid types and what to know about them · Creative decorating ideas: Choosing containers, displaying orchids, and how to create centerpieces and garlands · And much more Packed with expert advice and helpful tips and featuring more than one hundred beautiful color photographs of breathtaking plants, The Orchid Whisperer is a must-have for orchid lovers of every stripe. Praise for The Orchid Whisperer “In layman’s language, Rogers shares his recommendations for plant selection, repotting, watering, and fertilizing most of the tropicals you will find at local markets. Sections such as “Orchid True and False” and “Location, Location, Location” share practical advice with a splash of humor.” —Marin Independent Journal “An eminently intelligent and attractive book for beginning orchid growers. Rogers’ language is engaging and humorous, and strikes the right balance between being easy to read and needing a science degree to understand. . . . The Orchid Whisperer is one to put on the holiday list for novice orchidists.” —Orchids
Download or read book Orchids for Every Home written by Wilma Rittershausen and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For orchid lovers of every ability, this guide features everything one needs to know about selecting and caring for over 120 varieties of orchids. 250+ photos & illustrations.
Download or read book Your First Orchid written by Stephen R. Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding Orchids written by William Cullina and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 200 color photographs, "Understanding Orchids" provides readers with easy-to-follow instructions for the orchids they would like to grow.
Download or read book Orchid Growing for Beginners written by Nancy Ross and published by Vdv Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WANT TO LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF ORCHID GROWING FOR BEGINNERS? Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Why Should I Grow Orchids? What My Orchid Needs Important Growing Requirements for Your Orchids Re-potting Your Orchids Propagation to Help Grow More Orchids Much, Much, More!
Download or read book Your First Orchid written by Louise Harvey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is designed to help complete beginners on how to grow, care for and ultimately understand the orchid." --Amazon.com
Download or read book Orchid Modern written by Marc Hachadourian and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.
Download or read book Growing Orchids Book Four written by J. N. Rentoul and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1985 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
