About this item
Orchid Care: For the Beginner is written in easy to understand language, covers basic orchid care, has over thirty photos to supplement the descriptions, and includes a troubleshooting guide that covers common problems for most of the popular species. Orchid Care: For the Beginner makes raising an orchid fun, intuitive and easy to do. It is concise and could easily be read from cover to cover-the perfect tool for the beginner orchid enthusiast.
About the Author
Barb Schmidt published her first book, Orchid Care: For the Beginner, in 2016. She has a bachelor of science degree in biology and chemistry and a teaching certificate in secondary science. She's has been raising orchids for over 14 years and is a member of the American Orchid Society's (AOS) Education Committee and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) .Her orchids have won a variety of awards, including first place ribbons at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Barb has been doing speaking tours throughout the country and most recently spoke at the UCLA Botanic Gardens, the 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show, the U.S. Botanic Gardens and the AOS Spring Members Meeting in Coral Gables, Florida. Along with speaking, Barb has done Author Signings at Westerlay Orchids in California, the Fairchild Botanic Gardens in Florida and the Marie Selby Botanic Gardens in Florida.Barb also maintains an orchid care website which includes an "Orchid of the Month" write up on one of the orchids in her collection, as well as an "Orchid Care Tip of the Month". Copy and paste the following URL into your browser:www.basorchidcare.comA review of Orchid Care: For the Beginner was featured in the July 18, 2016 edition of Publishers Weekly: "Schmidt demystifies orchid care for a wide audience in this slim, instructive volume...." The complete review can be seen on my website.
