Tag: orchids

  • Loving Sinningia

    There is nothing like walking into a glasshouse on a wet and gray wintery day in the Pacific NW. It’s a shame that there aren’t more conservatories, even if they are difficult to keep up and care for no matter where they are in the world, since they can be such a joy to behold.…

  • Phalaenopsis Birthday Orchid

    This beautiful orchid was a birthday gift given to me by my employers. For the last year I have been taking care of their many orchids—as well as the other houseplants in their historic home—so I suppose I deserve the opportunity to try NOT to kill another orchid in my own home. (Yes, in the…