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Growing Orchids at Home: The Beginner's Guide to Orchid Care

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Growing Orchids at Home: The Beginner's Guide to Orchid Care
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Manos Kanellos
By (author) Peter White
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:74
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 191
Category/GenrePlants
Flowers
Specialized gardening methods
ISBN/Barcode 9781842467183
ClassificationsDewey:635.93472
Audience
General
Illustrations 200 color plates

Publishing Details

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint Kew Publishing
Publication Date 1 October 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Manos Kanellos, PhD studied plant physiology at Reading University and has worked with orchids for a number of years in Greece, the Netherlands and the UK. He has grown orchids at his home for over 20 years and gives talks to garden centres all over Britain on growing tropical orchids. Peter White is an acknowledged authority on Phalaenopsis, with over 40 years of experience in orchid growing. He is a qualified judge of the RHS Orchid Committee and was President of the Orchid Society of Great Britain from 2013 to 2019. He is also the founder of www.orchidaccessories.co.uk, a popular website for everything you need to grow orchids.