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.
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Full of interesting information
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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