Orchids

Design
A Perfect Addition to the Gray of Winter

Today Gail Bromer is sharing a method to brighten up the winter months. I started to collect orchids 30 years ago and still have several plants from those early years.…
How-To
Caring for Your Moth Orchid

What do I do after it’s done blooming? This is the million-dollar question for many people. Follow these steps to keep your plant happy after bloom. 1. Cut off that…
How-To
Keep Moth Orchids Happy and They’ll Bloom Year After Year

For many people, picking up a potted moth orchid (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs., Zones 10–12) is like buying cut flowers; they don’t care for the plant once it stops blooming.…
Design
Doris’s California Garden

Today we’re off to Antioch, California, to visit with Doris. A little garden structure peaks out of the lush plantings, encouraging you to explore. Formal, straight-edged garden beds are the…
Design
Lynette’s California Garden

About a year ago, Melissa Leano Grosso shared images of her garden in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona (Gardening in the Desert). Today she’s sharing images of her sister’s garden…
Design
Spring of Hope

Linda in New Hampshire is sharing her garden with us today, with some images of hope after winter damage. This will be my third summer in this house after relocating…
Design
A Garden Under Glass

Last week I shared some photos from the outdoor gardens at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia. Today we’re taking a trip back to this wonderful place, but focusing…
Design
A 40-Year Labor of Tropical Gardening Love, Part 2

Today we’re returning to Kannan Pasamanickam’s tropical garden in Malaysia. The garden has undergone many modifications over the years, and I have cultivated roses, lilies, heliconias, jasmines, orchids, bauhinia, Thai…
Article
Enjoying Wildflowers

Whether they are growing naturally in meadows or woodlands, or if we’ve given them a home in our garden, native wildflowers are always worth treasuring and enjoying. Here are a…
Article
Spring Orchids

At his day job, Eric Lucas works for Buschholz Nursery, a wholesale grower in Gaston, Ore., that supplies garden centers all over the United States and Canada. He grows all…

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