Orchid Gardening
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Wilting Flowers
If you have flowers that start to open and do not finish or if you have mushy growth it may not be the local smog.
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Japanese Wind Orchid (Neofinetia falcata)
Japanese Wind Orchid (Neofinetia falcata) is a fun orchid to grow with dainty little flowers and beautiful fragrance.
Try a touch of the Orient.
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A Nobile Winter Orchid
Orchids that like winter weather? unheard of? Just in time for Christmas the Orchid Garden presents the Nobile Dendrobiums!
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SLUGS AND SNAILS
Is something eating your your new orchid flowers? Could be
snails or slugs. This article will tell you some tips on how to get rid of these critters.
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Zygopetalum
One of our visitors to the Orchid Garden, Beckie Flansburgh, wrote and asked if I could find a Zygopetalum orchid living in the Garden. Stop by and see what I found for her.
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Equitant Oncidiums or Tolumnia
Equitant/Tolumnia orchids has flowers that look like little ladies with the big full skirts just like the Oncidiums only these little jewels are perfect for tiny places.
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BOTTLE BABIES
Now that you have grown your seeds here is how to take care of the seedlings. Or if you have flasks and the seedlings are ready to be removed, this article will help you on your way to growing beautiful orchids.
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How to Grow Your Own Orchids from Seed
Growing Orchids from seed is not for every one. Most flowers you can sow your seed and in a short time have flowers..NOT ORCHIDS.. your short time can be years!
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How to Do Orchid Stem Propagation at Home
Step by step directions on how to make stem propagations
of your favorite orchids.
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Bargain Orchids? Beware!
When is a bargain really a bargain? When it comes to orchids, you have to be very careful, or your bargain could turn out to be a very short-lived experience.
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"A NAME IS JUST A NAME"
"A NAME IS JUST A NAME"
...unless it belongs to an orchid
Let's try to figure out what all this "name calling" is all about. When I first started in this fascinating hobby, one of the main problems I had was with "TAGS." Now these are not just ordinary tags found in pots that read "Orchid Plant," these tags had names as long as the best-registered hound dog might have!
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COCONUTS-Not just for pies and cookies
No, we are not going to be making pies or cookies this month. Learn about a product that your orchids will love as much as you love the pies and cookies.
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Encyclias: A New Genus
Encyclias: A New Genus is an article about the orchids that were once belived to be Epidendrums. Some will bloom for months.
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A New Slipper In The Garden
If you like Paphiopediums then you are sure to find this "New World Lady Slipper" intriguing!
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Christmas in the Garden PART ll
It is the dead of winter in the Orchid Garden but the Christmas orchids are all in full bloom! You will not believe the
"Christmas Star."
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Christmas In the Orchid Garden
All about the orchids that have been nicknamed for Christmas. There is the "Christmas Bell," the "Christmas Flower," the "Christmas Lilly," the "Christmas Star," and two "Christmas Orchids!"
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Birds in Flight
You can always find room for just “ONE MORE” of these little beauties with their wonderful fragrance. Aerangis species are tiny little orchids that looks like "BIRDS IN FLIGHT" when they are in bloom.
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COLMANARA WILDCAT
Here is a very easy orchid for you to grow! And it is sweeping the orchid world like a wild fire. Stop by and see what this beautiful wonder is!
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A Special Butterfly
What a beautiful Butterfly! Visit the Orchid Garden and see this amazing surprise!
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Another Bucket
Another "Bucket" found in the Orchid Garden!
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The Strange Stanhopea Orchids
Bucket Orchid? Now that is a strange name for an orchid. Visit the Orchid Garden and learn about these fasinating orchids.
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Orchids In Your Garden
Have you always wanted to grow orchids in your flower garden?
Here are some that most every one can grow in their garden!
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The Extraordinary Nun's Orchid
Flower spikes over 4 ft tall, fragrant blooms and beautiful
leaves.what more do you want from an orchid.
The wonderful Phaius orchids, a "must have" in any collection.
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Vandaceous Orchids
Can you imagine baskets of 10cm rainbow colored flowers. You can find this and much more in the Vandaceous Orchid family.
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Valentines Orchids
Valentines and Orchids, not just any orchid but BRIGHT VELVET RED ORCHIDS!
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The Jewels of the Orchid Family
The Jewels of the Orchid Family. These orchids are grown for their leaves, not their flowers!
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Vanilla in the Kitchen
Did you ever wonder where Vanilla comes from?
Would you believe from an ORCHID?
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Chinese Cymbidiums
Chinese Cymbidiums, beautiful Asian Orchids from the Far East you can grow and bloom!
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Dracula, Count or Orchid?
Count Dracula and perfect orchids for him to grow.
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SPIDERS!!
Spiders, Halloween and Orchids.. strange mixture? Come over and find out about my SPIDERS!
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STRANGE ORCHIDS!
Orchids have some of the Strangest flowers in the plant family.
This month we discover some of the strangest!
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Black Orchids! Do they really exist?
Everyone wants a black orchid, is there such a thing?
Come into the Orchid Garden and lets find out.
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Orchid Questions??
Orchid Questions, every one has questions when they start to grow these beautiful orchids. This month I try and answer some of the most common questions I am asked.
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When and How to Repot Orchids
Learn the do's and don'ts of potting orchids. Is your orchid ready to be repotted? Or is it just the way that orchids grow. Stop by and find out.
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PART 2 Potting medium for orchids.
Part 2 of potting mediums for your orchids. How about Shredded Tires?? or Lava rock?
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Help! My orchid needs to be repotted, what should I use?
Unlike house plants that you just plant in dirt, you have many types of medium to choose from to plant your orchid in. Like wood bark and moss.
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How To Build An Orchid Tree
How To build an Orchid Tree! Fun and easy to make.
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Caring For Orchids Part Five: LIGHT
Who turned out the lights? Stop by and find out how important light is to your orchids.
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Caring For Orchids Part Four Fertilizing -- "FEED ME!"
FEED ME!! Do you feed your orchids?? Come and visit the Orchid Garden and find out about feeding your orchids.
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Fragile Orchids (Temperatures Continued)
Don't let this happen to you!! Find out about what happens when the furnace goes out in my greenhouse.
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Caring For Orchids Part Three: Temperature
This month in the Orchid Garden, I will be
discussing the effects of temperatures on your orchids.
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Caring For Orchids Part Two: Air Movement and Quality
Caring for Orchids. How does air play a part in growing orchids?
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Caring For Orchids Part One: Watering
How to Grow Orchids.. Watering, air quality, and more to come.
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Beautiful Odontoglossum Orchids
Beautiful Odontoglossum Orchids
You can grow Orchids, try one and see.
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Slippers Can be Orchids
Come and learn about Slippers!
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World Orchid Conservation - Is It Working?
World Orchid Conservation--Is It Working?
What is your opinion?
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Cymbidiums and Spring
Come and visit my special Spring Flowers.
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Pansies are Orchids?
Pansies or Orchids?? come on over to the Orchid Garden and find out.
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Moths or Orchids?
Oh my goodness! I have Moths in my greenhouse!
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The Stick: Saving the 'Dead' Dendrobium
Sticks or Orchids?
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The Orchid Of Love
Why is this orchid called "The Orchid of Love"
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Dancing Little Dolls
Are they Dolls or Orchids?
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One Orchid Deserves Another
Come and learn how I became addicted to the beautiful orchids!
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