I am an Orchid Widower! My girlfriend loves Orchids and at the last count
has 15 or so. I joke she only spends a little time per week on her plants.
However She has a wonderful book on orchids by Brian and Wilma Rittershausen
from Bennetts near Bovey Tracey, UK.

She has learned loads from this but is looking for something that has more
to offer, thought you guys might have some suggestions so I can come up with
a gift for her birthday!!

All the best

Brian

HAH!!! You have only BEGUN to lose her to the evil plants!

A few suggestions:

Botanica's Orchids ISBN 1-57145-721-6
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids ISBN 0-88192-267-6
The RHS Manual of Orchids ISBN 0-88192-334-6

That last one is in black and white only, but is a help in identifying
species.

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"Brian Woodward" wrote in message
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I am an Orchid Widower! My girlfriend loves Orchids and at the last count
has 15 or so. I joke she only spends a little time per week on her plants.
However She has a wonderful book on orchids by Brian and Wilma
Rittershausen
from Bennetts near Bovey Tracey, UK.

She has learned loads from this but is looking for something that has more
to offer, thought you guys might have some suggestions so I can come up
with
a gift for her birthday!!

All the best

Brian

If only I had a boyfriend like you . . . :-)

Do you have a local orchid nursery? If so, how about a nice lunch out, a
trip to the nursery, and a plant or two of her choice?

If you don't have a local nursery, you could buy her a plant by mail order.
I'm a relative newbie, too, and I've had great success with phalenopsis and
phragmipediums. You could also check out http://orchid-society-gb.com/ (the
web site for the Orchid Society of Great Britain) or look through "Growing
Orchids" (I have it, too) to get other ideas.

Good luck, Brian!

Sarah

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"Brian Woodward" wrote in message
...
I am an Orchid Widower! My girlfriend loves Orchids and at the last count
has 15 or so. I joke she only spends a little time per week on her plants.
However She has a wonderful book on orchids by Brian and Wilma
Rittershausen
from Bennetts near Bovey Tracey, UK.

She has learned loads from this but is looking for something that has more
to offer, thought you guys might have some suggestions so I can come up
with
a gift for her birthday!!

All the best

Brian

Oops! You were looking for books! Sorry!

"Cardigan" wrote in message
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If only I had a boyfriend like you . . . :-)

Do you have a local orchid nursery? If so, how about a nice lunch out, a
trip to the nursery, and a plant or two of her choice?

If you don't have a local nursery, you could buy her a plant by mail
order.
I'm a relative newbie, too, and I've had great success with phalenopsis
and
phragmipediums. You could also check out http://orchid-society-gb.com/
(the
web site for the Orchid Society of Great Britain) or look through "Growing
Orchids" (I have it, too) to get other ideas.

Good luck, Brian!

Sarah

Take off the sweater to reply.


"Brian Woodward" wrote in message
...
I am an Orchid Widower! My girlfriend loves Orchids and at the last
count
has 15 or so. I joke she only spends a little time per week on her
plants.
However She has a wonderful book on orchids by Brian and Wilma
Rittershausen
from Bennetts near Bovey Tracey, UK.

She has learned loads from this but is looking for something that has
more
to offer, thought you guys might have some suggestions so I can come up
with
a gift for her birthday!!

All the best

Brian