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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Manos Kanellos
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By (author) Peter White
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:74 | Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 191 |
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Category/Genre | Plants Flowers Specialized gardening methods |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781842467183
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Classifications | Dewey:635.93472 |
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Illustrations |
200 color plates
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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Imprint |
Kew Publishing
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Publication Date |
1 October 2020 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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