This pretty orchid greeted me in the sunroom this morning. My old childhood friend and neighbor from back in the day literally plucked this from the trash at the retirement community where his mom …
I Blame Marketing…
Yes, even I braved the traffic, crowds, and fast talking salesmen (thankfully, there wern't that many fast talking salesmen) to go to a few stores this weekend. I needed something from the hardware …
Chicken Foot Orchid
Who’s in charge of common names for plants? No one? Good, then we can do as we please with common names. I thereby and hereby give this orchid the common name of Chicken Foot Orchid because its …
Orchid Bud, Bloom Day Update
Why is it that I can never remember the common name of this orchid?I can remember Ludisia discolor, its botanical name, but I can’t remember its common name of jewel orchid. I always want to call it a …
Planting the Unexpected
Why has it taken me so long to plant an orchid in my garden?This spring, I found Bletilla striata, a hardy orchid, at one of the local garden centers. Tucked away in a corner in black one-gallon …
A Garden of Miscellany
Tonight I’m posting a “garden of miscellany”, some gardening related thoughts that aren’t quite enough for a full blog post and are too much for a twitter.~~~~Does anyone else think this orchid bloom …
