Orchids Ideas, Tips & Guides

Hoya Wayetii adds charm to any space with its striking variegated leaves and unique star-shaped flowers. Let’s have a look at how to maintain it at the best of its health!

If you are looking for an easy-to-maintain plant, then Button Orchid can be a good choice. Here are all the details on How to Grow Dischidia nummularia.

Dischidia Major is a fascinating tropical species. However, growing and caring for it can be tricky. In this guide, we’ll provide you with essential tips and tricks to help you successfully grow and maintain this plant.

Perfect for small spaces, theseVertical Pegboard Garden Ideas to Grow More Plants combine creativity and functionality, allowing you to nurture a flourishing array of plants while adding a touch of artistic charm to your surroundings.

If you want to keep orchids healthy, you need to create a natural environment where they thrive while keeping the other important factors in mind. If your plant is not in good condition then have a look at How to Revive a Dying Orchid!

Orchids are famous for their flowers but there are also some beautiful Orchids with Decorative Foliage that add more to the look of the plant! Find the best ones below!

I don’t normally say much about plants that you can’t eat, but this week I was escorting some visitors* from the Hardy Orchid Society around the site at work so I took some photos

I am behind on the gardening. I am typing this in the middle of a thunderstorm, complete with torrential rain, so I don’t need to feel guilty today. Or tomorrow, looking at the forecast. But with June arriving tomorrow there are some jobs I really ought to be doing. The overwintered chard is going to seed, and needs pulling out. I left the purple sprouting broccoli to flower and feed the bees and that needs to come out now, too. They’ll be making way for the summer crops – sweetcorn and courgettes, and there are leek seedlings to plant out as well. And I am behind on my seed sowing. There’s a list somewhere. I should find it.

If I was in charge of a space botany program and had to choose which plants to grow in space, I don’t think orchids would make it onto the list. For one thing, they’re not that simple to grow – orchid seeds only germinate in the presence of their chosen fungal partner. And although they’re beautiful, orchids are hardly an essential crop (even though some of them produce an edible starch that is used to make a drink called salep and ice cream and is one of my ethnobotanical fascinations). The Soviet Union, however, made a different choice, sending tropical orchid plants and seeds to the Salyut 6 space station.

When someone says orchid, what springs to mind? Probably the beautiful and showy hybrid orchids you can buy in the garden centre, or possibly the tropical orchids Kew does such magnificent displays with during its annual orchid festival. The cultivation of tropical orchids became popular in Britain in the seventeenth century. At the time, no one knew how to propagate orchids from seed, and wild plants were dug up and imported en masse, devastating their native habitats. By the nineteenth century, people had realised that the common British wildflowers they had been overlooking were also orchids. They too became popular with collectors, with some species being driven to the brink of extinction by over-collection and the intensification of agriculture.

Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. People turned up to celebrate at Stonehenge despite the ongoing lockdown restrictions. For the past few years, the open spaces in our local area have been managed more for wildlife value, as well as their amenity value. This means that large areas are left unmowed during the summer months. The grasses are quite lovely at the moment, swaying in the breeze, and we see tiny colourful butterflies flitting around to quickly to identify.

Welcome to a mesmerizing collection of Flowers that Start with Q! From the exquisite Queen Lily Ginger to the enchanting Queen of the Night, these flowers boast a variety of amazing beauties.

Discover the world of Cute Bugs in our collection of the most eye catching ones that bring charm to nature’s wonders.

While growing indoors, Orchid Leaves Turning Yellow is one of the most common problems growers face. In this article, we will address all the possible issues and solutions to get rid of them.

Flowers that Start with O — are they the ‘ooh la la’ of the floral world? Let’s dive into this captivating collection of blooms, where we’ll discover orchids, oriental poppies, and other delightful ‘o’-named blooms!

If you don't have a mudroom in your home, you may be wondering how exactly to store away all of the items that are associated with having children: shoes, school supplies, sports equipment, and much more.

Bathrooms are a popular choice for house plants as they typically provide high levels of humidity, similar to a jungle environment, in which many indoor plants thrive. By adding some greenery, your bathroom can become a lush and inviting oasis, giving your home a ‘spa-like’ atmosphere.

Don’t let the name mislead you; these plants do not possess the ability to spell magic. It is just their dark, amazing appearance and the name of these varieties “black magic.”

It's easy not to think much about the intelligence of insects. Tiny creatures with even tinier brains—how smart can they be?

Are you interested in growing orchids but feel a bit intimidated? Don’t worry! Orchids are beautiful, exotic flowers that can add a touch of luxury to any home. Although they have a reputation for being difficult to care for, many varieties of orchids are easy to grow with just a little knowledge.

Introducing plants into your home or office can create a more positive energy flow. Certain plants have the ability to purify the air, while others provide a sense of well-being, peace, and even stress relief. Eliminating negative energy is an important step in regaining health and happiness. These plants will promote positive energy that will benefit you and those around you!

Red Anthuriums, with their heart-shaped, bold red spathes and dark green foliage, are the epitome of tropical charm. However, coaxing these plants to grow larger and more vibrant isn’t always straightforward. This guide lifts the curtain on some of the lesser-known, specialist techniques used by master gardeners on How to Grow a Big Anthurium Plant!

If you want an easy-to-care-for houseplant that rewards you with a bold look then Anthurium Besseae is the perfect contender!Learn how to keep this plant happy and healthy.

Growing up in Hawai‘i, Meleana Estes was immersed in the traditions of lei making, thanks to her tūtū, or grandmother, a seamstress and costume designer who took up lei making in the 1960s, when traditional Hawai‘ian skills were re-emerging throughout the islands. Her tutu became an expert over the years and passed this knowledge to her family and to Meleana, who, after a career in fashion, went on to become an expert lei maker and teacher of the craft, running workshops first in Honolulu and eventually abroad. 

If you want an indoor plant that is known for its tropical looks, then what else then Bird’s Nest Fern Care. While it’s not super easy to grow it, you can still keep healthy and happy if you know these care instructions below.

I am going to Madeira for a sunny break before the gardening gets tougher. I hope to sample the orchids that grow on the islands and even bring home the occasional example.

Mother’s day in the UK is fast approaching. If you have a habit of forgetting until the last minute, you can always rely on a bunch of flowers to save the day. But, rather than just a standard bunch of daffodils from the petrol station, what else would make your mother really happy and inspired to bake you more cakes?

Winter can start in December and continue through March (we even worry about snow in May up north) but do not let that put you off flowering plants.

Orchid flowers are available in so many different colours and forms.

Pleiones are charming orchids grown in pots from a pseudobulb that splits into two or more after flowering which helps to increase your stock. The flowers arrive first on 6-8 inch stems in spring followed by 6 inch long 2 inch wide leaves.

If you want to make your Orchids feel at home then use good Orchid compost and mimic natural conditions as best you can. There are many proprietary brands available but you could do a lot worse than talk to an expert at a local Orchid show.

Magnesian limestone grassland is uncommon in the UK but supports a wide range of plants and invertebrates. The dolomite or limestone has weathered to form thin lime-rich soils on which unique wildflower meadows have developed.

Botany is the science of plant life. In other descriptions it is the study of plant science or plant biology. A botanist is one who studies botany.

Dactylorrhiza foliosa sometimes named the Madeiran Orchid or Dactylorhiza foliosa

Some orchids are temperamental but this Phalaelenopsis has give unstinting blooms for eight months on the trot without any trouble. Growing on one stem which branched into three side shoots there were upto 20 flowers on the Orchid at anyone time. The variety must be resilient as we gave it no special treatment but these Phalaelenopsis or Moth Orchids are one of the easier Orchids to grow.