Hello folks,

I thought I would post information about my just-published book here. So exciting.
It is not orchid specific but, well, you can hear all about it in this promotional video, which includes views of pages.

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Rachel

Coming increasingly to the opinion that the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.

Check out my YouTube channel, Gardening at Douentza : https://www.youtube.com/c/gardeningatdouentza

Hey Rachel!!

Congratulations and well done!

It must have had taken a lot of time!


Rob

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Contests thats amazing news

Thanks, Rob. Yes, the articles were written over eight years as columns in an Irish gardening magazine, the Irish Garden. This is the collected works.

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Rachel

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Well done Rachel------hope the sales go well for you.

Ed

Thank you, Chris and Ed

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Rachel

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Congrats Rachel, you certainly have been busy.

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Terry

Thanks, Terry. Very busy

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Rachel

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Super news Rachel!

For those who didn't follow the link through to YouTube, here is where to buy the book:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/rachel-darling ... 67812.html

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Rob

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Seeking: Aristolochia cathcartii, Encephalartos inopinus, Passiflora incarnata, P. tucumanensis (seeds) Lobelia gloria-montis, L. villosa

Great job Rachel.............. My work, Encyclopedia of Vanilla orchids is at least one year from being ready, I started it back in 2006.

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Prof. Kenneth D. Harrison Sr.
Director Orchid Conservatory and Research Center, China.

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This is far from an encyclopaedia.
Thank you and thanks to Rob too.

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Rachel

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I call it an encyclopedia because my main goal in writing this is to clarify the many misnomers about the genus vanilla. As of now it is 573 pages and over 78 thousand words and I haven’t counted the photos and plates so far. The citations alone cover 21 pages, and growing.

This is one of five books that I am working on:
Encyclopedia of vanilla
Chinese native orchids
Chinese orchid markets
OCRC manual of orchid micro propagation
Native Orchids of Chambai Mountian

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Prof. Kenneth D. Harrison Sr.
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Goodness, so many books all at once.
I usually abandon one before I move on to work on the next. lol.
Seriously though, some of those sound like they will be very interesting.

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Rachel

Coming increasingly to the opinion that the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.

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The Encyclopedia of vanilla has been the challenge, the OCRC manual of orchid micro propagation is realy just repetition and putting it to paper. The others are just gathering photos anf facts.

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Director Orchid Conservatory and Research Center, China.

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Books with photos are so expensive to produce. I agonised long and hard about putting colour photos in my book (which I have in abundance) but decided in the end that it would just make it too expensive.
In the end my daughter did a series of line drawings - 25 in total - which give a nice arty feel to the finished product.
I had occasion to check the GBP price today for someone and it works out at £7.97 + £3.99 postage. I think I made the right call in the end.
Thank you for posting the link, Rob.

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Rachel

Coming increasingly to the opinion that the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.

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Many books are now being produced or copied in China because of cheap materials and labor.

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Prof. Kenneth D. Harrison Sr.
Director Orchid Conservatory and Research Center, China.

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Hello Rachel
Congratulations on producing your book. You are a very good orchid grower as we have seen by your pictures and videos and I am sure your publication will be just as exciting.
Brian

Thank you, Brian. That is very kind.

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Rachel

Coming increasingly to the opinion that the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.

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