Quinta da Boa Vista Orchid Garden – The best orchid collection on show all year round The historic quinta ‘estate’ and orchid garden has been in the Garton family for over a century and is now run by Patrick Garton in Funchal, Madeira, and is open to the public and groups all year round. It … Fortsätt läsa Thursday Thoughts – A Boa Vista Adventure| Leya
The tropical climate of sweet orchids overpowers the chilly temperatures of the Bronx in March at the New York Botanical Garden’s latest exhibit. “The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism” in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory takes the viewer on a trip around the world with a variety of diverse orchid species, cacti and architecture found throughout... The post Orchids and Architecture at the New York Botanical Garden in Spring appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
A rare occurrence in the wild, exclusive self-pollination is an evolutionary strategy that may lead to extinction.| Asian Scientist Magazine
Spring will bloom in all its glory during the 16th Annual International Orchid & Garden Festival, taking place April 5 and 6, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. This...| Bonnet House
I wrote this post in 2019, when I was feeling prickly and uncertain–not too different than how I’m feeling these days. We do have a few more orchids now, although I still am not quite sure how to care for them. | The Last Word On Nothing
Orchids can be attacked by a number of different pests, especially when stressed. Learn how to identify and control 13 orchid pests now on Gardener's Path.| Gardener's Path
It is that wonderful time again, when the intense red orchid Disa uniflora (Red Disa or Pride of Table Mountain) come into bloom. There is no South African flower that shouts ‘summer’ to me more than this. They grow on stream banks, next to waterfalls and on wet shady precipitous cliffs from the Cape Peninsula eastwards to Bredasdorp in the Overberg and northwards to the Cederberg. The genus is named after Queen Disa, a character from Swedish mythology who according to legend presented he...| Notes from a Cape Town Botanist
This project is a way to mount orchids using a frame, hardware cloth and coconut fiber. The frame we will be using is metal and was once part of a product display in a retail store. Any other type of frame would also work for this project. The three orchids we are using are Vandas […]| Craft Organic
A huge mahalo to the Hilo Orchid Society for another wonderful show! Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd harvested kūkapaila materials for the Hilo Lei Day Festival booth, and demonstrated and taught lei-making all three days. She also had her gorgeous collection of pāpale and lei there, as well as a portion of her library, for people to … Continue reading Hilo Orchid Show| Lei Day . Org