Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Understanding orchids
A love affair with orchids
The structure and life cycle of native orchids
Native orchids suitable for cultivation

Part 2: Cultivation
Growing orchids in your garden: the basics
Raising plants from seed
Pests and diseases

Part 3: Orchid communities
Creating a garden meadow
An orchid orchard or garden glade
Orchids in rockeries or damp ground
Repopulating wild areas

Resources

Promotional Information

A beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide to growing native orchids from seed in your garden.

About the Author

Dave Morgan is an active member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI). With a PhD in plant physiology, he has written for the Orchid Review and The Clematis. His paintings are regularly exhibited.

Wilson Wall runs Bewdley Orchids and has published extensively in the field of biological science, as a clinical cytogeneticist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. A Chartered Biologist, Wilson has a PhD in genetics and a long interest in growing orchids from seed.

Reviews

An easy-to-read, practical guide to growing native orchids and a compelling call to action for British gardeners to help save our threatened species.
*Mandy Bradshaw, gardening journalist and blogger*

Such delicate illustrations in this informative book. A must for orchid growers.
*Graeme Kay, BSBI county recorder*

Everything you need to know is here, presented in a very readable and interesting way. The many excellent illustrations, photographs and diagrams further enhance the quality of this volume.
*John Hawksford, BSBI recorder and author of The Flora of Staffordshire*

This excellent book has inspired me to establish some native orchids in my patch - the authors make failure sound difficult. Highly accessible, encouraging, beautifully illustrated and eminently readable.
*Bunny Guinness, Gardener’s Question Time*

A great guide that shows how, with a little preparation, beautiful native orchids can be grown by anyone, in a range of garden settings, helping to conserve species under threat in the wild.
*Ian and Teresa Moss, Rare Plant Fairs*

A beautifully produced book with charming illustrations and images of our native orchids. It is sure to encourage more gardeners to propagate these threatened plants
*Dr Nick Owens, author of The Bees of Norfolk*

We don’t usually consider orchids as garden plants, but perhaps we should. With historical notes on orchid collection and decline, a discussion of orchid biology and neat descriptions of the species and their suitability for cultivation, this fascinating book makes the idea of filling the garden with unexpected and beautiful orchids seem eminently achievable.
*Naomi Slade, author of The Plant Lover’s Guide to Snowdrops*

Every page a delight, easy to read and beautifully illustrated with photographs, paintings and drawings. Designed to be 'dipped into' for information and practical advice or just become enthralled with our exquisite native orchids.
*Margaret Howells, gardener and lecturer in Biology*