Orchids

Whether grown indoors or out, orchids offer good value, with many flowering for extended periods. Most orchid plants that can be purchased in nurseries, supermarkets and florists are easy to grow, providing the instructions on the labels are followed. This straightforward and well-illustrated guide will help you to choose the right orchid for your growing conditions. Aspects of cultivation, recognising and dealing with pests and diseases and how to enter your prize specimens in competitions are covered, and detailed information is given on a range of orchids suitable for warm, intermediate and cool climates. Whether you grow them on a kitchen window-sill, in the garden or in a glasshouse, there are orchids that will suit your purpose.