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The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids, Volume 6 - The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Orchids (Hardcover) Loot Price: R351
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The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids, Volume 6 - The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Orchids (Hardcover): Philip...

The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids, Volume 6 - The Art and Science to Grow Your Own Orchids (Hardcover)

Philip Seaton, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Series: Kew Experts

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This inspirational book from Kew's orchid experts reveals the easiest, most attractive and most popular plants to grow today. Orchids come from the second largest plant family (with 28,000 members) and have a reputation for diversity and trickiness - but expert Philip Seaton chooses 60 of the best species to become permanent and happy members of your home. Through a combination of 12 projects and easy to follow practical advice he shows how to welcome new plants, to revive their flagging spirits as well as their basic care and cultivation. He shows how to produce and train flowers, to collect and sow their seed, and how to plant and display them in a terrarium, or on bark or in a basket. Find out when to water them, how to repot them and the ideal room and conditions that each orchid needs to thrive. The combination of botanical beauty and practical advice will inspire beginners and experienced growers to grow new species in many different ways. This book is from the Kew Experts series, in which the top gardeners and botanical scientists from Royal Botanic Kew Gardens offer up advice and information as well as suggesting handy projects on a range of gardening topics. Other titles include: Companion to Medicinal Plants, Guide to Growing Bulbs, Guide to Growing Fruit, Guide to Growing Herbs, Guide to Growing Roses, Guide to Growing Succulents and Cacti, Guide to Growing Trees, Guide to Growing Vegetables and Guide to Growing House Plants.

General

Imprint: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Kew Experts
Release date: 2020
Authors: Philip Seaton • Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Dimensions: 210 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-4280-7
Categories: Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > General
Books > Gardening > Gardening: plants > Flowers
Books > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods > General
LSN: 0-7112-4280-1
Barcode: 9780711242807

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Mon, 27 Jan 2020 | Review by: Kelly H.

Having enjoyed a previous Kew Gardener’s Guide, I was excited to open their latest release focusing on growing orchids. I’ve tried a couple of times to be a healthy home for orchids to no avail, I hoped the book would guide me on where I went wrong. The book begins with a short but interesting history of orchids before outlining each kind of orchid describing where to grow each and how to do it as well as beautiful illustrations and photos. I had no idea how broad the range of orchids is and how many stunning variants there are. Between orchid descriptions are projects and creative ways to display orchids with easy to follow instructions and photos. The book concludes with tips and a schedule of what to do when, this for me was the most helpful part of the book! It explains a lot of what I should have and shouldn’t have done! Upon finishing the book, a thoroughly enjoyable journey, I feel I’m more able to try again with orchids though I’ll probably target those who can live in the garden rather than needing to be in a pot inside! If you are looking for more knowledge on orchids, this one is for you! It’s a five out of five on the enJOYment scale and highly recommended!

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