The gardener's guide to growing orchids

“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.… (more)