Better Homes & Gardens Orchid Gardening

A comprehensive guide to planting and caring for beautiful orchids at home. Filled with colorful diagrams, helpful checklists that make shopping and planning a breeze, and easy-to-follow directions for all kinds of projects, it's the perfect guide to planning and maintaining a beautiful home garden, year after year. Chapters will include a primer on understanding orchids, guidance on selecting the best varieties for your region and situation, inspirational ideas for design, including color combinations and plant pairings. An entire chapter of plant-by-number plans will provide step-by-step guidance and inspiration for home garden designs. Special features include at-a-glance seasonal maintenance charts and a glimpse into award-winning orchid varieties and orchid shows. More than 525 gorgeous color photos throughout, including a plant encyclopedia that features more than 200 varieties of orchids, categorized for convenience. Tips from the Garden Doctor throughout the help troubleshoot common problems

A complete guide for planning, planting, and caring for orchids Better Homes and Gardens Orchid Gardening makes it simple to grow and maintain gorgeous orchids year-in and year-out. Even if you've never grown an orchid, this straightforward and comprehensive guide for people of all gardening skill levels will show you how to get it right the first and every time. With colorful diagrams, helpful checklists that make shopping and planning a breeze, and easy-to-follow directions for all kinds of projects, it's the perfect guide to planning and maintaining your dream orchid collection. Chapters include a primer on understanding orchids, a glossary of orchid terminology, tips for selecting the best varieties for your region and situation, inspirational design ideas, and plant pairings Includes more than 525 gorgeous color photos throughout, including an orchid encyclopedia featuring more than 200 varieties of orchids Features Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden tips and advice from the Better Homes and Gardens Garden Doctor throughout Perfect for orchid lovers of any skill level, Orchid Gardening is the comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to selecting and caring for orchids.