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The Kew gardener's guide to growing orchids : the art and science to grow your own orchids / Philip Seaton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Kew gardening guidesPublisher: London : Frances Lincoln, 2020Description: 144 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780711242807
  • 0711242801
Other title:
  • Guide to growing orchids
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Plants -- Creating an orchid mini-meadow -- Growing tropical orchids from a flask of seedlings -- Companion planting on a windowsill -- Repotting a Cymbidium -- Repotting a Cypripedium -- Growing a Dactylorhiza from seed -- Growing orchids in a basket -- Mounting orchids on bark -- Training flower spikes -- Makeing a corsage -- Planting up a terrarium -- Pollinating orchids.
Summary: A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids in their homes, gardens and greenhouses. From sowing seed to planting a terrarium and creating a floral corsage, the projects will bring the world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 635.9347 S441 Available 33111009816261
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 635.9347 S441 Available 33111009003944
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids and 12 inspirational projects.

At head of title: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Includes index.

A combination of botanical beauty and practical advice in The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids will inspire beginners and experienced growers to love and grow 60 beautiful orchids in their homes, gardens and greenhouses. From sowing seed to planting a terrarium and creating a floral corsage, the projects will bring the world of orchids to life and produce confident, keen growers wanting to expand their experience of these exotic flora.

Plants -- Creating an orchid mini-meadow -- Growing tropical orchids from a flask of seedlings -- Companion planting on a windowsill -- Repotting a Cymbidium -- Repotting a Cypripedium -- Growing a Dactylorhiza from seed -- Growing orchids in a basket -- Mounting orchids on bark -- Training flower spikes -- Makeing a corsage -- Planting up a terrarium -- Pollinating orchids.

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