Have you ever seen those beautiful orchid leaves that almost shine so much they look fake? Don’t get me wrong, they’re gorgeous, but how do you clean an orchid leaf to make it shine like that?...

Even though I’m an indoor orchid grower and my orchid collection is limited to my home office, every once in blue moon, I get tempted to grow my orchids outdoors—always killing them. When I lived...

Mounting orchids onto a piece of driftwood, cork, or slab is such a rewarding experience. If you place that mounted orchid in a terrarium, the effect is quite compensating, because not only do you...

Do Phalaenopsis orchids like to be rootbound? Phalaenopsis orchids appreciate being rootbound, providing that enough air circulation is still present to promote proper gas exchange. There is a limit...

All orchids need a weak dose of fertilizer 3 of the 4 weeks of the month. In store-bought fertilizers, the chemicals and nutrients that are normally found are presented in an N-P-K ratio. Nitrogen,...

Just by looking at the orchid leaves, you can decipher where your orchid’s health stands and what it has been through in the past. Wilting leaves, spots, limp blossoms, and discolored leaves all...