"This beautifully produced book will be inspiring to botanical artists and all those who are captivated by the orchid." - Leisure Painter
"Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours." - Lovely Books
Orchids have long held a place of esteem and fascination in the horticultural world. In the 19th century, orchid collecting reached new fanatical heights, with explorers dispatched to every corner of the globe in search of new varieties that could be auctioned at extravagant prices, and orchids are still one of the most popular flowers to breed and buy to this day. These beautiful, diverse flowers are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with over 30,000 species and over 181,500 hybrids and cultivars.
The RHS Orchid Committee have commissioned watercolours of over 7,000 award-winning hybrids that demonstrate particular value in their fabulous array of colours, patterns, sizes and shapes. Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours.
| ISBN: | 9781788841610 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2022 |
| Author: | Charlotte Brooks, Royal Horticultural Society Great Britain |
| Publisher: | ACC Art Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | ACC Art Books |
| Genres: |
Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants Botanical art Commercial horticulture |
"This beautifully produced book will be inspiring to botanical artists and all those who are captivated by the orchid." - Leisure Painter
"Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours." - Lovely Books
Orchids have long held a place of esteem and fascination in the horticultural world. In the 19th century, orchid collecting reached new fanatical heights, with explorers dispatched to every corner of the globe in search of new varieties that could be auctioned at extravagant prices, and orchids are still one of the most popular flowers to breed and buy to this day. These beautiful, diverse flowers are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with over 30,000 species and over 181,500 hybrids and cultivars.
The RHS Orchid Committee have commissioned watercolours of over 7,000 award-winning hybrids that demonstrate particular value in their fabulous array of colours, patterns, sizes and shapes. Through these paintings, stories of high stakes orchid breeding and exhibiting are explored, with a cast of characters who helped shape the horticultural world we know today, alongside the dedicated artists who still support their endeavours.
RHS Orchids features in the following genres: Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants, Botanical art, Commercial horticulture
RHS Orchids is available in Hardback
RHS Orchids was written by Charlotte Brooks, Royal Horticultural Society Great Britain and published by ACC Art Books
RHS Orchids has 256 pages
Yes it is part of ACC Art Books series
£31.50