Erik wrote in message ...
Can anybody recommend a decent book?

I recently got "Growing Orchids" by Brian & Wilma Rittershausen;

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...741908-3473656

Maybe I like it so much because I found it on sale for $6 & it is a
big book but it has quite a lot of stuff on many different kinds of
orchids, well-illustrated culture & growing tips, & some history of
orchids & collectors. I'm not familiar with the Ortho one recommended
but I don't think this one would be too simplistic for more
experienced growers, & it seems to me a pretty good & useful book.

Alison