Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens, Indoors and Out - Couverture souple

With growing orchids as a pastime ever increasing in popularity, here, reissued with a lovely new cover, is one of the most popular books on the subject. This engaging volume provides all the inspiration and hands-on facts for transforming a windowsill, patio, glassed-in porch, or small garden plot into orchid territory, with the emphasis-given a plant that can be all too intimidating-on the easy. There s Lady s Slipper orchids and Jewel orchids for low-light homes; Laeliocattleyas to take advantage of a sunny kitchen window; and a host of other varieties. Complete with concise, easy-to-follow instructions, and beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Easy Orchids makes growing these prima donnas of the plant world rewarding and enjoyable for beginner and expert gardeners alike.

Mimi Luebbermann is the author of a wide range of garden books, including Easy Orchids (0-8118-3553-7). She lives in Northern California.

Faith Echtermeyer has created visuals for numerous cookbooks, travel books, and food and wine publications. She lives in California's Napa Valley.