Growing Orchids at Home provides expert advice for homebound flower
fanatics.
Orchids are one of the most diverse and proliferous groups of the plant
kingdom, prized for the staggering variety of their appearance and
fragrance. Growing Orchids at Home provides an authoritative but
approachable guide to caring for these beguiling plants in your own
personal abode. Bringing together their own botanical experiences with
extensive research and experimentation, Manos Kanellos and Peter White
address the most common issues that can bedevil orchid growers. They
also identify warning signs for ailing flowers, and they offer diagnoses
and treatments to ensure that homegrown blooms stay healthy. Kanellos
and White focus on the types of orchids found most frequently in garden
centers and supermarkets, accompanying the text with two hundred color
illustrations. Blending biological expertise with accessible advice,
this book is the only guide the aspiring orchid-head will need on their
shelves.