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Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out |  | Author: Mimi Luebbermann
Creator: Faith Echtermeyer
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 208295
Media: Paperback
Pages: 108
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811835537
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
EAN: 9780811835534
ASIN: 0811835537
Publication Date: March 1, 2002
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Product Description
With growing orchids as a pastime ever increasing in popularity, here, reissued with a lovely new cover, is one of the most popular books on the subject. This engaging volume provides all the inspiration and hands-on facts for transforming a windowsill, patio, glassed-in porch, or small garden plot into orchid territory, with the emphasis-given a plant that can be all too intimidating-on the easy. Theres Ladys Slipper orchids and Jewel orchids for low-light homes; Laeliocattleyas to take advantage of a sunny kitchen window; and a host of other varieties. Complete with concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Easy Orchids makes growing these prima donnas of the plant world rewarding and enjoyable for beginner and expert gardeners alike.
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 Not that great February 1, 2008
Mary E. Emanuel (Colorado)
I was really hoping for something that went into detailed potting care and lighting. The book also recommends some plants for the windowsill that, in my opinion, need more attention than your average windowsill grower gives. The pictures are nice but it just wasn't the information I was hoping for.
 I found this book and my mother loved it January 18, 2008
Eric Flescher (Olathe, KS (near Kansas City))
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a lot of orchid books but I guess I found a good one for her :)My mother really likes orchids and grows them. I wanted to get her an orchid book that had great photos, good recommendations and ideas, had different thing that she could look at. She loved it and raved about it!!
Useful information, but lacking structure September 11, 2004
Scott Kelley (Phoenix, AZ USA)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book was easy to read and had lots of beautiful orchid pictures. However, there the book is very lacking in stucture. It simply goes through different types of orchids and meanwhile gives you tips on watering, fertilizing, etc. as you go. I have read a few other orchid books and this just seems to be a conglomeration of the useful hints and tips I've found in those. For a much more useful book try Ortho's All About Orchids.
Love this orchid book June 24, 2003
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
What a great orchid book. I'm a beginner, but I'll use it forever. Absolutely wonderful photos and references. I saved an orchid using instructions in this book. I recommend it, especially at this great price.
A must-have for your orchid library! February 18, 2003
F. Evans (Truckee, CA USA)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I am notorious among my friends and family for killing plants in no time. Yet, I got this book as a gift along with an orchid (they thought if I was given directions for use, that one plant stood a better chance...:)
Not only did the plant make it beautifully, and re-bloom, but I now own and enjoy a few more orchid plants.
This book is a great basic for your orchid library. Granted, it doesn't cover all the topics you want to know about(plant diseases for example). However, it is very invaluable and even though I now own more orchid books, I find myself getting back to this one quite often for information.
It is not intimidating, very easy to follow and an excellent introduction to a great family of plants, too often inaccurately labeled as fragile and needy.
I warmly recommend it to anyone getting started with orchids.
This book paired with an orchid plant is one of the greatest gifts I ever received...
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