Window Gardens Bring Nature Indoors

Winter can be hard to handle if you’re a nature lover. A window garden will let you bring a bit of nature indoors. There are so many wonderful house plants that thrive and grow well in a sunny window sill. In fact, many houseplants don’t even... Read More...

How Often Should Orchids be Watered?

Depending on the season orchids may need to be watered every 4 to 7 days. The media they are grown in also plays a part. Let your orchid reach a “point of dryness” but not completely bone dry. One good method (for orchids and house plants)... Read More...

Caring for Orchids - Where Do I Cut the Flower Spike When the Blooms are Finished?

With the popularity of orchids found in about every garden center today, this question is becoming more common. Most likely this question is being asked of the Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid or Denbrobium. Most of the time you can easily cut the... Read More...

Buying House Plants - Make Me Cry

I’m working on a project to convert plants grown in soil to expanded clay. Sub-irrigation is not anything new to me and I’m a solid supporter of it. However, my experience with growing in “rock” - LECA - Lightweight Expanded Clay... Read More...

Colorful Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid Beyond White

Sometimes a pictures says it all. Moth orchids have moved way beyond white only. We have many more phalaenopsis pictures coming. Click for the basics on phalaenopsis orchids Check out this video on buying a moth orchid.  Read More →

Phalaenopsis - Right light for your Moth Orchid

Orchids can be classified into 3 groups depending on their requirement of light. The high (3,000 foot candles, medium (2,000 foot candles) and low (1,000-1,500 foot candles). Generally most orchids require plenty of light, preferably 6 hours... Read More...

Phalaenopsis - Moth Orchid - Up and Coming

When the holidays approach it means orchids will soon be "Up and Coming". The main orchid crop you’ll find at this time is Phalaenopsis commonly called the Moth Orchid. The site of 100s and 100s of carefully grown and selected... Read More...