Easy Orchids: The Fail-Safe Guide to Growing Orchids Indoors

Advances in home climate technology have spurred a dramatic rise in the popularity of orchids as houseplants. Wide availability and affordability have made them far more accessible. Modern orchid varieties are hardy and come in a vast array of colors and sizes to suit any gardener's home environment.

Easy Orchids shows just how easy it is to fill the home year-round with these colorful and scented blooms. The book is packed with glorious color photographs of orchids from around the world and gives practical guidance and expert tips in a clear and easy-to-use format.

Topics include:

• Extensive A-Z orchid directory of plants
• Cool, warm and intermediate varieties
• Choosing a healthy plant and checklist for buying orchids online
• Transporting and importing plants
• Detailed cultivation instructions
• Strength of fragrance and size of bloom
• Ease of growth and ideal growing temperature and location
• Watering and humidity levels
• Feeding, potting and seasonal care.

Using Easy Orchids, gardeners everywhere will discover how fail-safe and rewarding it can be to grow orchids at home.

Liz Johnson is a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, an orchid judge and the owner of McBean's Orchids, a company that has been growing orchids since 1879.