Newbie who wants to learn

[FlowerFaerie]

Hi all,
I live near Shaftesbury, North Dorset, UK.
I have been owned by orchids for 3 1/2 yrs & have built up a small collection (possibly 40ish, but I haven't counted recently) of mostly Odontoglossums, Phals & Cyms, + a Den keiki ... Some are young plants, so I eagerly anticipate the beauty to come when they flower for me.
Last winter I fell in love with my first Phragmipedium, which I saw at an orchid show and proudly brought home..... .
I'm fast running out of windowsill space but have so much to learn. I hope you will put up with my possibly stupid questions. Thank you.

 

[Bolero]

No question is a stupid one. Just ask as many as you want.

This is a great forum to learn in and I am sure it will have everything you need.

Good luck with the Phrag, they are awesome.

 

[Ernie]

Welcome from Orlando, Florida!

Sounds like you need a light garden! Read on here http://enlightenedorchids.com/The EnLightened Way Orchids December 2007 v76n12.pdf .

Cheers!

 

[etex]

Welcome to Slippertalk! You came to the right place- this is a great forum to learn from!! I have been growing orchids for 2 1/2 years and find this forum very helpful.

 

[goldenrose]

Welcome! Glad you joined us!:clap::clap::clap:

...... I have been owned by orchids for 3 1/2 yrs ......

:rollhappy: and so we thought we had controll!

 

[NYEric]

Indeed!
Welcome from NYC!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Welcome! I think you'll enjoy it here!

 

[Ross]

I'm fast running out of windowsill space but have so much to learn.

One thing you'll learn is how to fit more orchids into the house!:evil:

All these (except for a few bought in Chicago) were in my house in September

Welcome from Minnesota, US!

 

[SlipperFan]

Hi all,
I live near Shaftesbury, North Dorset, UK.
I have been owned by orchids for 3 1/2 yrs & have built up a small collection (possibly 40ish, but I haven't counted recently) ...

I love that statement! It so fits! Don't worry about your "small" collection. Stick around here and I promise it will grow.:evil:

One thing you'll learn is how to fit more orchids into the house!:evil:

All these (except for a few bought in Chicago) were in my house in September

I'm impressed -- I thought I had a lot of plants in my house!

Welcome, FlowerFaerie!

 

[SlipperKing]

Hey Ross, what's that flower/plant in the lower left hand corner in your PIC?

 

[NYEric]

:rollhappy: ficus notorchidus! oke:

 

[JeanLux]

Welcome from Luxembourg!!!! Jean

 

[chrismende]

Welcome, Flowerfaerie!
You'll have so much fun as your living space becomes less and less human oriented! I say, just knock out the walls and build a greenhouse "side" to the building! (easier said than done, naturally...)

 

[Ross]

Hey Ross, what's that flower/plant in the lower left hand corner in your PIC?

Oh, that's Paph Mem. Larry Heuer 'Not'.

 

[Ernie]

Oh, that's Paph Mem. Larry Heuer 'Not'.

:rollhappy: