The Orchid Expert: Name that orchid - and get it to flower again - Couverture souple

Hessayon, Dr D G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0903505673 ISBN 13 : 9780903505673

Editeur : Expert, 2008

Synopsis

Orchids were once just for the wealthy and the skilled greenhouse grower, but now they are for everyone.All too often they are thrown away after flowering - The Orchid Expert shows you how to make them permanent members of your family, with information on: The way to ensure repeat flowering. What to look for when buying a plant. The secrets of success plant by plant. Orchid identification the unique Expert way. Increasing your stock the simple way. Preserving blooms the microwave way. Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Hessayon is the world's best-selling horticultural author - his Expert series of gardening books have sold over 53 million copies.He has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth who created him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to British horticulture.He has been honoured by a leading newspaper which included him in its list of '60 Truly Great Elizabethans' because "he has taught millions of us how to garden with his wonderful do-it-yourself guides".He has been honoured by Guinness World Records as "the top-selling living author of the 1990s".He has been honoured at the National Book Awards with the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Expert style is hard to define.According to the Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society "Dr Hessayon perfected a manner of presentation which has yet to be surpassed for clarity, intelligibility and ease of access".According to The Times "he invented a formula of clear, uncluttered advice and illustrations with a superbly logical layout".

There are 21 Expert titles in the series which have been enjoyed by gardeners all round the world.The House Plant Expert has now passed sales of one million copies in both the U.S. and Russia.

Revue de presse :

"His books are straightforward, easy to understand, and packed full of sound advice. The Orchid Expert is an excellent addition to this series." (The Sun)

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Attractive as they are, these plants still strike fear into the hearts of even experienced gardeners. This book looks to change our view, showing us that with a little knowledge you can keep your plant not only happily in flower, but persuade it to bloom again and again.

If you've resisted the world of orchids until now, The Orchid Expert would be worth investing in to ensure you begin on the right path. Who know? It could be the start of a whole new hobby!

" (Garden News)

"The clarity of the illustrations has always been your hallmark, and here we have it again, making everything simple instead of mysterious. What a clever fellow you are, but I knew that. It will cheer up a lot of people who have tried and failed. How astounding some of the less well known varieties are. They look like mad inventions, nature at its oddest." (Dowager Duchess of Devonshire)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Expert
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0903505673
• ISBN 13: 9780903505673
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128