Ortho's All About Orchids

Ortho's All About Gardening

by Elvin McDonald, Ortho Books

Helps beginning orchid growers develop the skills necessary to progress to more difficult ones. Plenty of information to inspire more advanced orchid growers. Provides a basic understanding of optimum environment for growing orchids. Helpful hints for creating that ideal environment. Explains potting, staking, and dividing orchids. Teaches about orchid growth patterns, and shows how to handle plants based on those patterns.

Genres: Gardening, Reference, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't kill your orchids. Read this book!

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

How not to kill my orchids. It's a start.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has helpful tips about orchids.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good intermediate guide to orchids--nice on light reqs, temp reqs, etc. Just wish it had a bit more detailed info for each specific type.

[Jennifer H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful for a start of "wait, what am I doing wrong"

[Gwyneth Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first book that I read on growing orchids and it was wonderful for me as a beginner.

[Red Fields · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative with gorgeous photos.