Browse Tag: orchids

'Funky Pink' Begonia seedlings at 8 weeks.

Garden musings on a snowy April day

Today is second straight Sunday in April where the high is in the 30s and we have winter precipitation falling from the sky.  If I didn’t know any better, I’d think Mother Nature was intentionally trying to prevent me from having some beautiful spring garden pictures to share with you.   I can’t say that we haven’t had any nice weather lately — it’s just been all over the place.  I went from having to cover plants on Tuesday night (a 22° low), to a Thursday so warm Beau needed a dip in the pond, to again having to cover plants for a 20° low Friday night.  Craziness!   Continue Reading

Roots of a moth orchid before repotting

Orchids 102: repotting to keep them happy

Have you ever been to a gardening workshop where one attendee seems WAY too into it, asking a million questions, furiously taking notes, and snapping pictures of every little thing?  Well, perhaps that weirdo is a gardening blogger, because I’m sure that’s exactly how my classmates at a recent orchid workshop would have described me.  In my last post, I covered my notes on basic orchid care from the workshop;  in this post, I’ll share my step-by-step notes (and pictures) on repotting orchids. Continue Reading

Light pink moth orchid in greenhouse

Orchids 101: the basics of orchid care

You know how I say I’m a gardening enthusiast, not expert?  Same thing with orchids — I adore them, but I’m far from an expert.  After all,  I purchased my first orchid 6 weeks ago, so I’ve only kept an orchid alive for 6 weeks at this point.  However, I did attend an orchid workshop at Powell Gardens earlier this month where I learned from someone who is an expert —  and I took a ridiculous amount of notes to share with you. Continue Reading