| Hmmm..... now that I am home and have taken care of my new arrival let me pull out the books I have and let you know how helpful they are to me.
1.Taylors Guide to Orchids 1996 By Judy White isbn:0-395-67726-2; very haelpful as a beginner to understand more detailed things like lighting fertilizer and moderately detalied culture info provided. I really like this book and enjoyed it alot. I use it frequently for reference.
2. All about Orchids 1981 by Charles Marden Fitch isbn: 0-385-15848-3; Extremely deatailed info even goes into taxonomy, lovely pictures, extremly helpful to me and my learning process. I think this is my favorite book I have as far as the information provided by the text.
3. Growing Orchids 2001 by David P Banks isbn: 0-7318-0845-2; good book for a beginner covers general cuture info for popular orchids and breifly talks about basics of things like media, fertilizer, lights, temperatures, and so on. Basicaly good for general info not too detailed though. I rarely use it.
4.Time Life Encylopedia of Gardening - Orchids by Alice Skelsey; great illistrations talks about orchid "surgery" general orchid info and has several how to things. Great for how do I do this or that, wha is that? kind of stuff
5.The practical Encyclopedia of Orchids by Brian and wilma Rhitterhausen isbn: 0-681-14038-0; Awesome book, great pictures, detailed info, I use it for reference for both pictures and text. Shows how to and good info.
6. Orchids (a photography book of orchids in their natural habitats by area of the world and climate) Photos by Manuel Aubron and written by Pascal Descourvieres isbn: 978-0-755-2886-4; Wonderful photos showing growth in different biomes. This book gives some info about the particular orchids in the photos only, not really a reference book, but wonderful photos, comes with a miniature orchids book that gives care and culture info on popular types of orchids.
And that is all I have my best two recomendations would be #2 and #5. I think kthis would be a great thread cuz I a lookig out for good orchid books and am looking for more deatiled books than what I have.
Sassismom: are looking for general info or more of a detailed info book? |