Happy Orchid: Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish by Sara Rittershausen (English)

Description: Happy Orchid by Sara Rittershausen Keep your orchid beautifully healthy with this handy guideNever kill another orchid - give them a happy life! Learn how to keep your orchids flowering beautifully, year after year, with advice from an RHS Gold Medal-winning orchid grower. And discover sensational new varieties to add to your collection.Did you know that many orchids hate being in direct sunlight? Or that most orchids have a crucial dormant period when their care needs change?Happy Orchid dispels the myths around orchid care, starting with a simple, step-by-step introduction that offers tips on buying orchids and demonstrates all the essential growing techniques, including how to plant, what feed to give them - orchids are fussy eaters! - and how to water and maintain humidity. Discover more than 120 illustrated profiles of the most desirable orchids to grow- graceful Phalaenopsis, delicate Dendrobium, spectacular Cymbidium and many more varieties. Each profiled orchid lets you know exactly what they need for optimum growth, including where best to place them, how often they need repotting, how to prolong flowering and encourage reflowering.With this book as your guide, you will quickly become an expert on how to grow orchids and be inspired to fill your home with these striking, colourful beauties. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Notes General care tips and step-by-step guidance on maintaining a flourishing indoor orchid, written by RHS orchid judge. Author Biography Sara Rittershausen runs the top orchid nursery in the UK, Burnham Nurseries in Devon, which was started by her grandfather and continued by his daughter Wilma and son Brian (Saras dad). Sara has played a role in several orchid books, is an RHS Orchid Judge on the Orchid Committee, President of the Devon Orchid Society, and has been involved in many of Burnham Nurseries Gold-Medal exhibits, including at the Chelsea Flower Show and other RHS shows through the years. Review The information is clear and concise and, being by Sara Ritterhausen, reliable... Although novice growers are likely to be the main market for the book, it will act as a quick reference for more experienced growers... Considering the price of most orchid books, Happy Orchid gives a lot of information for £9.99. -- Isobyl La Croix * Orchid Society of Great Britain Journal * Promotional Keep your orchid beautifully healthy with this handy guide. Review Quote The information is clear and concise and, being by Sara Ritterhausen, reliable... Although novice growers are likely to be the main market for the book, it will act as a quick reference for more experienced growers... Considering the price of most orchid books, Happy Orchid gives a lot of information for Promotional "Headline" Keep your orchid beautifully healthy with this handy guide Details ISBN0241349222 Author Sara Rittershausen Pages 144 Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 0241349222 ISBN-13 9780241349229 Format Hardcover Imprint DK Subtitle Help it Flower, Watch it Flourish Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 635.93472 Short Title Happy Orchid Language English UK Release Date 2018-10-04 Publication Date 2018-10-04 Narrator Sheila Hancock Translator Anne Bruce Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-09-30 AU Release Date 2018-09-30 Alternative 9781465477019 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123424010;

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