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Title: Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids: A Complete Guide to Cultivation and Care by Wilma Rittershausen, Brian Rittershausen ISBN: 1-84215-385-4 Publisher: Southwater Pub Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: True Beginners & Beginners w/ High Aspirations
Comment: As a windowsill orchid hobbyist who already owns a few beginner's books, I found this one to be beautifully designed with gorgeous photos and photographic step-by-step directions on full repotting (including root trimming), dropping on an orchid (moving a healthy but overgrown plant to a larger pot w/o touching root system), orchids in baskets, and mounting orchids on bark. The section on pests/disease is also very clearly articulated with large photographic examples.
The book does, however, go into quite a bit of detail about different types of orchid pollination, propagation, as well as greenhouse construction. While these topics might be interesting for the first-time grower, I'm a little unsure as to whether most "newbies" starting out with a handful of plants have THAT kind of space, time, or money to devote to the hobby, at least at first. I was also hoping for a bit more info on miniature orchids. Then again, coming from a f/t grad student who has to relocate herself and her orchids every 6-10 months, you may want to take that with a grain of salt! Buy this book? Yes! But you may later want something else that suits your specific growing conditions.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gardener's Guide To Growing Orchids
Comment: I have 5 or 6 books on basic orchid care and this supasses all of them in depth of content. It is simple to understand and the pictures are breathtaking. More importantly, they examine every part of orchid care, not just the basic air, light, water. There are detailed instructions on how to hybridize your own orchids, which I have only seen before in costly advanced books. I feel this book is an excellent resource for the beginner who has an orchid or two and wishes to know more. It's a handy reference for "just the basics" as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: A must for your orchid "library"
Comment: This book has some of the best pictures of orchid blooms I have ever seen - like looking at the real plant! The book goes beyond the usual with color pictures of the structure of the different types of orchids and a wealth of informational "tidbits" surrounding the beautiful color pictures. The oversized book allows for larger type that makes reading it a pleasure. A wonderful resource book to add to your "orchid" library.
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Title: Ortho's All About Orchids (Ortho's All About Gardening) by Marilyn Rogers, Elvin McDonald, Ortho Books ISBN: 0897214242 Publisher: Ortho Books Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Orchids as House Plants by Rebecca Tyson Northen ISBN: 0486232611 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1976 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids by Brian Rittershausen, Wilma Rittershausen ISBN: 0754806308 Publisher: Lorenz Books Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Orchids: A Care Manual by Brian Rittershausen, Sara Rittershausen ISBN: 1592230865 Publisher: Laurel Glen Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens-Indoors and Out by Mimi Luebbermann, Faith Echtermeyer ISBN: 0811835537 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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