Discover orchids for Valentine's Day. Experts at The Sill say sales have skyrocketed as these exotic blooms make for ...
Do you struggle to keep your orchid flowering? Or even alive? You’re not alone. Growing orchids, while a popular hobby, requires a bit of finesse. During the 1800s, when the term “orchidelirium” was ...
The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage flower.
Orchids are beautiful flowers—until you see one of them opening a pair of deadly arms and jaws to kill a butterfly who was just looking for some pollen to eat. That’s what the orchid mantis does, the ...
You may not believe it given their reputation of being tough to grow houseplants, but orchids can thrive rather easily if you know what they need. The orchid family is one of the largest groups of ...
According to Lynne Lambourne, a sustainability ambassador for Gardena, "you can bring your orchid back to life" if you think the poor plant is dying. "Orchids typically bloom in early spring," said ...
I had toad lilies in my former garden and miss them. They are orchid-like flowers that bloom late summer and early fall. Here’s what Smithfield Gardens perennial expert Ann Weber says about them; ...
If you prefer a more hands-on approach, you can also apply banana peels directly to the soil: Instructions: 1. Simply chop the banana peels into small pieces. 2. Bury the pieces in the soil around the ...
Orchids are a prized household plant due to how easy they are to take care of, but this time of year can cause a lot of plant owners to panic as orchid flowers will fall off and it can appear as if ...
I love beautiful things, especially beautiful flowers, and for me orchid is the most beautiful flower. Less than two years ago, I started a collection. One set of orchids is hung from a mesh which ...