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The Orchid Expert: Name that orchid - and get it to flower again

The Orchid Expert: Name that orchid - and get it to flower again

by Dr D G Hessayon (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.74
Synopsis

Orchids were once just for the wealthy and the skilled greenhouse grower, but now they are for everyone.All too often they are thrown away after flowering - The Orchid Expert shows you how to make them permanent members of your family, with information on: The way to ensure repeat flowering. What to look for when buying a plant. The secrets of success plant by plant. Orchid identification the unique Expert way. Increasing your stock the simple way. Preserving blooms the microwave way. Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Expert
Published: 25 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0903505673
ISBN 13: 9780903505673
Book Overview: Name that orchid - and get it to flower again and again

Media Reviews
His books are straightforward, easy to understand, and packed full of sound advice. The Orchid Expert is an excellent addition to this series. The Sun Attractive as they are, these plants still strike fear into the hearts of even experienced gardeners. This book looks to change our view, showing us that with a little knowledge you can keep your plant not only happily in flower, but persuade it to bloom again and again. If you've resisted the world of orchids until now, The Orchid Expert would be worth investing in to ensure you begin on the right path. Who know? It could be the start of a whole new hobby! Garden News The clarity of the illustrations has always been your hallmark, and here we have it again, making everything simple instead of mysterious. What a clever fellow you are, but I knew that. It will cheer up a lot of people who have tried and failed. How astounding some of the less well known varieties are. They look like mad inventions, nature at its oddest. -- Dowager Duchess of Devonshire
Author Bio
Dr Hessayon's best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 51 million copies in print. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'.