How Will The Orchids Fare?…….

White OrchidsOkay, we are once again venturing into the tricky world of orchids. For those who have followed this blog, we have so far managed to keep only one orchid thriving and that’s the one affixed to the palm tree out front. It appears that technique is the most likely to work for we who have difficulty. This time, though, I went out to the Orchid Show late last month at RF Orchids that was sponsored by the East Everglades Orchids Society (http://www.orchidseeos.com/) and spent some time with a very helpful gentleman who walked me around and then guided me to another grower to discuss our particular yard. Their encouragement was most helpful and we shall see if it was useful.

The two orchids shown in this post are the beginning of what will be a total collection of probably four if these flourish. I’m not sure that I want to push our luck beyond that, although I won’t count it out either. The whole idea that we can grown orchids in our yard is one of the reasons that we live here after all, and overcoming my many years of “plant killing” is something that I ought to be able to accomplish. The focus to do so is one of the things that I have lacked as well as access to expertise. Since we have plenty of expertise now available to us, that problem is solved. My ability to absorb that information and put it to practical use is the real question now and only time will tell about that.

Delicate orchid blossom

Delicate orchid blossom

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