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A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids and 12 inspirational projects. From growing from seed to harvesting vanilla pods, the projects will bring the wonderful world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.
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"Orchids are probably the most varied and intriguing of all flowers. Their delicate and intricate nature will enthrall you. There are thousands of orchids to choose from and they can be grown in greenhouses, conservatories and indoors. This book explains all you need to know about selecting, growing and caring for orchids." -- Page [4] of cover.
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Add the vibrant colors and exotic blooms of orchids to your houseplant haven--it's easier than you think with the help of Orchid Modern. Marc Hachadourian, the curator of the orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden, shares his secrets to successfully growing these sometimes finicky houseplants. Besides the basics, you'll learn his top 120 orchid picks for green and not-so-green thumbs. Ten inspirational, step-by-step projects, including...
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"A kaleidoscopic journey into the world of nature's most tantalizing flower, and the lives it has inspired. The epitome of floral beauty, orchids have long fostered works of art, tales of adventure, and scientific discovery. Tenacious plant hunters have traversed continents to collect rare specimens; naturalists and shoguns have marveled at orchids' seductive architecture; royalty and the smart set have adorned themselves with their allure. In Orchid...
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Everything you need to know to keep healthy orchids that will flower again and again!
Orchids can bloom year after year. In this essential guide, the "Orchid Whisperer" Bruce Rogers shares his expert tips from more than three decades of breeding and growing orchids.
The book demystifies the growing process and features more than 100 lush color photographs of breathtaking plants. Best of all, it reveals professional secrets not found anywhere else...
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From Susan Wittig Albert, the New York Times best-selling author of Queen Anne's Lace, comes an intriguing new addition to her widely-acclaimed China Bayles Mysteries. China and Ruby Wilcox are presenting their annual "Not Just Plain Vanilla Workshop," always a huge hit with customers at Thyme & Seasons Herb Shop. But someone involved with the workshop is driven by a deadly motive, and China soon finds herself teaming up with the very pregnant Pecan...
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The prize-winning history of the orchid: "an engaging and enlightening account of one of the Earth's most mythologized botanical wonders" (Richard Conniff, author of House of Lost Worlds).
At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the many species of orchid have had varying forms of significance in countless cultures over time. Following the orchid's...
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Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, it reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
10) Cómo Cultivar Orquídeas Para Principiantes: Una Guía Para Principiantes en el Cultivo de Orquídeas
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¿QUIERE APRENDER TRUCOS Y CONSEJOS DEL CULTIVO DE ORQUÍDEAS PARA PRINCIPIANTES? Aquí hay una vista previa de lo que aprenderá...¿Por qué debo cultivar orquídeas? Lo que necesita mi orquídea. Requisitos importantes de crecimiento para sus orquídeas. Replantar las orquídeas. Propagación para ayudar a cultivar más orquídeas ¡Y mucho, mucho más!
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Welcome to the Fascinating World of Orchids
Growing orchids has never been more popular. Here is everything you always wanted to know about growing and caring for orchids, packed into one fascinating, easy-to-use volume. Orchids Handbook provides the beginner with commonsense advice on getting started with orchids, understanding the basics of orchid biology, caring for orchids in variety of settings (for example in the house, under a shade cloth...
12) The orchid thief
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The author follows the story-line of John Laroche, an orchid thief, through the swamps of south Florida. His plans for cloning rare orchids and selling them to collectors have brought him to the attention of the Federal Government, environmentalists, Native Americans, and "devoted orchid collectors."
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Volume 5 in a series about the flower garden deals with all aspects of growing irises. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
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Volume 6 in a series about the flower garden deals with all aspects of growing lilies. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Contents Include: The Genus: its Uses and Requirements; Lilies for Pots; Hybrids; Propagation; Diseases and Pests; Lily Species and Hybrids. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
16) Botany for Gardeners: With Chapters on Plant Structure, Plant Breeding and the Life of the Germi
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A book containing a wealth of information about botany aimed at the gardener. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams.
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Wild Orchids of Málaga is an English guide to the wild orchids of the province of Málaga – which are often of great beauty and prolific but are increasingly threatened. Based on some 30 years of study, the first pages consist of an account of the province with motorised transport in mind – hence details of roads leading to the orchid-rich sites, many of which are by the roadside. It then includes information on orchid flower structure and on...
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You Can Grow Your Own Orchids, Yes You Can!
You're probably already thinking to yourself If I have to read a book to grow a flower in a pot, why should I bother?! Yeah, I know –but to be honest, there are a lot of excellent things that come with being able to master at least growing one successful pot of orchids. For one thing, they're gorgeous! Who wouldn't want to say, "Yeah, I grew those…"?
Damn right you would! Being a badass indoor...
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