SFOS & PAST EVENT MERCH:
A Bay Area Guide to Orchids and their Culture
This richly illustrated 150 page book is tailored specially to the needs of the San Francisco Bay Area Orchid grower, offering detailed orchid culture information along with recommendations of orchids to grow indoors, in cool to warm-intermediate greenhouses or outdoors, with microclimate-specific suggestions for those choosing to grow outdoors. A must have for yourself and a great gift for new growers.
Written by SFOS member, Mary E. Gerritsen
Note that SFOS paid for the cost of printing
and SFOS gets 100% of the profits.
The American Orchid Society Guide to Orchids and their Culture
“AOS Guide to Orchids and their Culture” is an American Orchid Society publication last updated in 2018, written by Mary E. Gerritsen and Ron Parsons. This 245-page book, beautifully illustrated with over 450 color photographs, covers a myriad of topics on orchid culture. Topics include specific information on popular orchid groups, repotting, orchid mounting, growing orchids semi-hydroponically, as well as a section on common orchid pests and diseases.