Ortho's All About Orchids (Ortho's All About Gardening) (ISBN 0897214242)

• Fragile and fussy though they appear, you ll discover that most orchids are actually easy to grow.
• Author elvin mcdonald tells how to monitor the environment in your home so you can select the
• Learn the tricks of watering, fertilizing, staking, potting, and dividing orchids, quickly
• Each orchid in the orchid gallery selection guide is rated by the level of care it requires.
• You ll find the perfect match between an orchid s needs, your level of skills and the amount of time

Excellent:
This is a truly excellent starter and it's great for the medium level amatuer, too. There is a lot of information, yet it's not succint. The quality of the pictures is not satisfactory, however, this is one of the very few books which show overall plants, as opposed to show macro of flowers only. This is not a minor point: when I placed my first order online, I decided I was not going to buy dendrobium, because I don't like the plant. While this reflect my personal taste, knowng how the overall plants look like was a major plus. Moreover this book teaches how to measure the light intensity by simply using the lightmeter of your TTL camera. To me this information alone is worth the price of admission.

General Info:
I found this book a little too general..and actually did not answer my pending questions about the cattleyas...still some valued info of a general nature about other varieties warrants by keeping it.It is good for identifying species and family.

A Good Beginners Book:
If you are just starting out with orchids, this is a great, low cost, book for basic information and great for a quick reminder to the experienced grower when obtaining new orchids. I would not say this is the last book you will ever need if serious about growing orchids, but it a good place to start!

A Great Beginners Book:
Ifyou are looking for a comprehensive beginner's guide to orchids at a reasonable price this is it. The book is well organized, easy to understand, and decently illustrated. Photos and quality may not be of the best quality, but you can find those in one of the many other pictorial guides to orchids available. If you want to get growing, this book is a great start.

Good for me:
This book is very useful for a beginner house plant gardener who loves orchids. Has enough information for me to get started and not be fearful. Have looked up and found all answers to all questions confronting me at this stage.