AboutOrchids

Celebrate today’s solstice with orchids from our garden. All these photos are from this autumn. The season changes with some blooms already fallen, but others still going strong. As the days start to lengthen after the winter solstice, new cycles of growth will begin. I’ve highlighted most of these orchids in past posts (although I’ve […]

This Vanda is a flower machine. It keeps blooming, and it’s grown well enough to need a bigger vase. I blogged before about the handy Vanda trick I use. These orchids are normally kept mounted, in baskets, or bare root. Those methods can be challenging for home growers outside the tropics. They’re much easier to […]

There are only a few orchid events I could find this month, but they span five continents. Check with your local orchid society for holiday parties and auctions, as well. December 6 – 7 Orchid & Plant Market, Townsville Orchid Society Hall, 382B Charles St., Kirwan, Queensland, Australia December 6 – 8 Iwitahi Native Orchid […]