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; and preserving blooms the microwave way.
Dr Hessayon's best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 49 million copies in print. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'.