Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Orchid Class
9:54 AM | 
Posted by
Gabby Faye |
Last month I stopped by a garden center to buy something for my orchids and discovered they have free monthly classes. I signed up right away and went to my first class February 12.
Orchid Island Botanicals
It was about re-potting Phalaenopsis, which most of mine are. I took several pages of notes and came home to repot all of mine that were not blooming.
This month the class was on mounting Tillandsia (air plants). This was a hands on class and we had a huge choice of plants and things on which to mount our choices. I chose 3 interesting Tillandsia and a long piece of cork bark with a hanger already attached. Using a silicone glue and twist ties we created our displays and went home to display our creations.
So now I am hooked on this unusual way to show plants. I have some shells I want to fill and some little pots. He assured me that if I am careful, the displays should transport back and forth to Michigan from Florida just fine. The main thing he cautioned against was OVER care. Spritz twice a week, only.
Orchid Island Botanicals
It was about re-potting Phalaenopsis, which most of mine are. I took several pages of notes and came home to repot all of mine that were not blooming.
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| Potted in potting medium in plastic containers |
This month the class was on mounting Tillandsia (air plants). This was a hands on class and we had a huge choice of plants and things on which to mount our choices. I chose 3 interesting Tillandsia and a long piece of cork bark with a hanger already attached. Using a silicone glue and twist ties we created our displays and went home to display our creations.
So now I am hooked on this unusual way to show plants. I have some shells I want to fill and some little pots. He assured me that if I am careful, the displays should transport back and forth to Michigan from Florida just fine. The main thing he cautioned against was OVER care. Spritz twice a week, only.
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| A shell that usually sits in one of the pots at the base of a blooming orchid |
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I love orchids, but have never tried to have any here.
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