Q: I have a question no nursery seems able to answer. I have a patch of hardy orchids in my shaded garden. They are Bletilla striata and, although they bloom well, the long stems tend to get floppy ...

Hybridizers have been working around the clock developing new and improved varieties of orchids — particularly in the areas of Phalaenopsis and Oncidium. Commercial nurseries have been implementing ...

"Hardy orchids" sounds like an oxymoron to the great majority of gardeners, who are much more familiar with tropical orchids -- though the hothouse beauties actually make up a much smaller portion of ...

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Hunting orchids reminds me a lot of hunting arrowheads. You have to find a couple and your eyes get trained to the goal or objective. But I have treasured these moments as I have climbed through rain ...