I'm waiting for our Mike to get pen to paper and spill forth his knowledge to us beginners. He always has such a clear way of writing and never makes you feel that he believes himself superior just because he's gotten a few more years under the belt than the rest of us (well; most of us ).
Til then I'm saving my money for plants and using the internet rather than books!
Orchid Lady, good quality second hand books can be a good option, ie from Amazon, ebay. You can find good quality used books for much less. I have bought a few like this and if they turn out to be not as good as I might have expected I've not wasted too much money, and if they are what I'm looking for, I've got myself a bargain. Must add that I've not been disappointed yet.
'morning, good discussions here lots of 'fors and against' buying books, however I use my local library to browse and borrow and usually turn to Alan Titchmarsh - 'How to ' series: clear and to the point. Use th
e rhs book 'garden plants and flowers' as an invaluable reference book.
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I'm waiting for our Mike to get pen to paper and spill forth his knowledge to us beginners. He always has such a clear way of writing and never makes you feel that he believes himself superior just because he's gotten a few more years under the belt than the rest of us (well; most of us
).
Til then I'm saving my money for plants and using the internet rather than books!
I've been using the internet too Clari, the RHS website has really good clear info
You don't need to thank me Mike - just let me know when I can pick up my signed copy!
(Hope you're having a good day)
Orchid Lady, good quality second hand books can be a good option, ie from Amazon, ebay. You can find good quality used books for much less. I have bought a few like this and if they turn out to be not as good as I might have expected I've not wasted too much money, and if they are what I'm looking for, I've got myself a bargain. Must add that I've not been disappointed yet.
'morning, good discussions here
lots of 'fors and against' buying books, however I use my local library to browse and borrow and usually turn to Alan Titchmarsh - 'How to ' series: clear and to the point. Use th
e rhs book 'garden plants and flowers' as an invaluable reference book.
Oops sorry, deleted cos wrong thread