The author of this book has set himself the task of passing on his experience from more than fifty years as a master gardener and dealing with orchids, supplemented by his knowledge of everything that is interesting about orchids. The 215 pages include the chapters:

- Orchids as indoor plants

- How and what the plants live on

- Many orchids are epiphytes

- General care instructions

- The three ways of pot culture

- The epiphytic culture

- Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Paphiopedilum, Miltonia

- Diseases and pests

- Glossary