The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids

by Charles Marden Fitch (Editor)

“A brilliant collection of gardening books.”— The New York Times Book Review

From the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a series The New York Times calls a "brilliant collection of gardening books."

The world-famous Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a renowned collection of international experts, and celebrated orchid photographer Charles Marsden Fitch, combine their talents to give gardeners all the information they need to cultivate the exotic orchid. This unmatched and beautiful handbook covers all the basics in painstaking detail, from propagation and potting to watering and fertilizing to setting temperatures and light. There’s advice on overcoming common beginner’s pitfalls, creating an orchid collection, growing under lights, and control of common pests.

Genres: Gardening

120 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2004

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got a gorgeous orchid at Christmas. I was struggling trying to figure out how to take care of it so I got this book from the library. I highly recommend this book if you are considering growing orchids, which can be a fairly expensive hobby. I'm glad that I did because I learned three very important things about growing orchids:

1) Growing orchids is pretty much a full time job.
2) The right light exposure is very, VERY important! My home has zero windows offering the recommended exposure.
3) My home does not have any of the recommended "micro-climates" in it either.

As you may have already guessed, my orchid is dead and I'm not getting another one. Ever. This book has saved me a TON of money.

[Gwyneth Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful even though I live in the tropics.