I made my first visit to the AOS Saturday and must say it was an excellent
trip... Highly suggested for those relatively new to orchids if you get a
chance.

A while ago I asked for recommendations on a greenhouse to visit while I
made a trip with my family to South Florida (from Jacksonville, FL). I had
several recommendations and will make a trip to a greenhouse tomorrow.

But for some reason I had not thought of visiting the AOS until yesterday as
we were getting packed for the trip. The botanical gardens are well done,
and people were very friendly. They even had several activities set up for
my kids (such as painting pots). In fact, my kids (2 girls, only 5 and 7)
thoroughly enjoyed going from orchid to orchid and pointing each one out to
me ("Take a picture of this one. And this one. No, this one..."). They even
had fun trying to find the one that was the most fragrant (my youngest found
that one, though I do not know the genus/species).

One thing I was disappointed with was that many of the blooming orchids were
not labeled. Too bad, because I am not familiar enough with many (most) of
the genus available.

And of course I could not leave without several purchases (have to support
the AOS). Maybe this was the most exciting part, because prices are
exceptionally reasonable (especially adding 10% discount for AOS members).

Anyway, my thoughts, for whatever they're worth ($0.02)...

Larry

Sounds like a nice trip, Larry! A friend of mine moved to that general
area, taking some of his orchids with him. One of the 1st things he did was
staple the orchids to the trees inthe backyard. and dang if they didn't root
fatter and faster than they ever did out herre in hot, dry california.
Gotta love the tropics!

K Barrett

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I made my first visit to the AOS Saturday and must say it was an excellent
trip... Highly suggested for those relatively new to orchids if you get a
chance.

A while ago I asked for recommendations on a greenhouse to visit while I
made a trip with my family to South Florida (from Jacksonville, FL). I had
several recommendations and will make a trip to a greenhouse tomorrow.

But for some reason I had not thought of visiting the AOS until yesterday
as
we were getting packed for the trip. The botanical gardens are well done,
and people were very friendly. They even had several activities set up for
my kids (such as painting pots). In fact, my kids (2 girls, only 5 and 7)
thoroughly enjoyed going from orchid to orchid and pointing each one out
to
me ("Take a picture of this one. And this one. No, this one..."). They
even
had fun trying to find the one that was the most fragrant (my youngest
found
that one, though I do not know the genus/species).

One thing I was disappointed with was that many of the blooming orchids
were
not labeled. Too bad, because I am not familiar enough with many (most) of
the genus available.

And of course I could not leave without several purchases (have to support
the AOS). Maybe this was the most exciting part, because prices are
exceptionally reasonable (especially adding 10% discount for AOS members).

Anyway, my thoughts, for whatever they're worth ($0.02)...

Larry

I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to pull them
off the trees and bring them inside until it gets cold. I'm afraid they
would get too attached (physically, not emotionally!) to the tree, and
pulling them off would damage them. Maybe someone else has other
thoughts...

I still have all my plants inside until the temp is consistently over 60
degrees at night.

Larry

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
Sounds like a nice trip, Larry! A friend of mine moved to that general
area, taking some of his orchids with him. One of the 1st things he did
was
staple the orchids to the trees inthe backyard. and dang if they didn't
root
fatter and faster than they ever did out herre in hot, dry california.
Gotta love the tropics!

K Barrett

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I made my first visit to the AOS Saturday and must say it was an
excellent
trip... Highly suggested for those relatively new to orchids if you get a
chance.

A while ago I asked for recommendations on a greenhouse to visit while I
made a trip with my family to South Florida (from Jacksonville, FL). I
had
several recommendations and will make a trip to a greenhouse tomorrow.

But for some reason I had not thought of visiting the AOS until yesterday
as
we were getting packed for the trip. The botanical gardens are well done,
and people were very friendly. They even had several activities set up
for
my kids (such as painting pots). In fact, my kids (2 girls, only 5 and 7)
thoroughly enjoyed going from orchid to orchid and pointing each one out
to
me ("Take a picture of this one. And this one. No, this one..."). They
even
had fun trying to find the one that was the most fragrant (my youngest
found
that one, though I do not know the genus/species).

One thing I was disappointed with was that many of the blooming orchids
were
not labeled. Too bad, because I am not familiar enough with many (most)
of
the genus available.

And of course I could not leave without several purchases (have to
support
the AOS). Maybe this was the most exciting part, because prices are
exceptionally reasonable (especially adding 10% discount for AOS
members).

Anyway, my thoughts, for whatever they're worth ($0.02)...

Larry

Mount them on cork barks slabs, which can be moved to wherever you need
them.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to pull them
off the trees and bring them inside until it gets cold. I'm afraid they
would get too attached (physically, not emotionally!) to the tree, and
pulling them off would damage them. Maybe someone else has other
thoughts...

I still have all my plants inside until the temp is consistently over 60
degrees at night.

Larry

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
Sounds like a nice trip, Larry! A friend of mine moved to that general
area, taking some of his orchids with him. One of the 1st things he did
was
staple the orchids to the trees inthe backyard. and dang if they didn't
root
fatter and faster than they ever did out herre in hot, dry california.
Gotta love the tropics!

K Barrett

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I made my first visit to the AOS Saturday and must say it was an
excellent
trip... Highly suggested for those relatively new to orchids if you get
a
chance.

A while ago I asked for recommendations on a greenhouse to visit while I
made a trip with my family to South Florida (from Jacksonville, FL). I
had
several recommendations and will make a trip to a greenhouse tomorrow.

But for some reason I had not thought of visiting the AOS until
yesterday
as
we were getting packed for the trip. The botanical gardens are well
done,
and people were very friendly. They even had several activities set up
for
my kids (such as painting pots). In fact, my kids (2 girls, only 5 and
7)
thoroughly enjoyed going from orchid to orchid and pointing each one out
to
me ("Take a picture of this one. And this one. No, this one..."). They
even
had fun trying to find the one that was the most fragrant (my youngest
found
that one, though I do not know the genus/species).

One thing I was disappointed with was that many of the blooming orchids
were
not labeled. Too bad, because I am not familiar enough with many (most)
of
the genus available.

And of course I could not leave without several purchases (have to
support
the AOS). Maybe this was the most exciting part, because prices are
exceptionally reasonable (especially adding 10% discount for AOS
members).

Anyway, my thoughts, for whatever they're worth ($0.02)...

Larry

I hadn't thought of mounting them on slabs first. I'd still need a way to
affix them to the palm trees to be sure they stay, especially during high
winds (e.g., hurricane season), but I guess with bark slabs they are more
portable.

Are there specific ones _not_ suitable for mounting? The palm will provide
a lot of shade, and thus those requiring a lot of light (vandas) may not
like it. Correct?

One added benefit is that the sprinkler system will provide some water to
those mounted on the palms 3-4 days per week during the summer.

Larry


"Ray" wrote in message
...
Mount them on cork barks slabs, which can be moved to wherever you need
them.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to pull them
off the trees and bring them inside until it gets cold. I'm afraid they
would get too attached (physically, not emotionally!) to the tree, and
pulling them off would damage them. Maybe someone else has other
thoughts...

I still have all my plants inside until the temp is consistently over 60
degrees at night.

Larry

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
Sounds like a nice trip, Larry! A friend of mine moved to that general
area, taking some of his orchids with him. One of the 1st things he did
was
staple the orchids to the trees inthe backyard. and dang if they didn't
root
fatter and faster than they ever did out herre in hot, dry california.
Gotta love the tropics!

K Barrett

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I made my first visit to the AOS Saturday and must say it was an
excellent
trip... Highly suggested for those relatively new to orchids if you get
a
chance.

A while ago I asked for recommendations on a greenhouse to visit while
I
made a trip with my family to South Florida (from Jacksonville, FL). I
had
several recommendations and will make a trip to a greenhouse tomorrow.

But for some reason I had not thought of visiting the AOS until
yesterday
as
we were getting packed for the trip. The botanical gardens are well
done,
and people were very friendly. They even had several activities set up
for
my kids (such as painting pots). In fact, my kids (2 girls, only 5 and
7)
thoroughly enjoyed going from orchid to orchid and pointing each one
out
to
me ("Take a picture of this one. And this one. No, this one..."). They
even
had fun trying to find the one that was the most fragrant (my youngest
found
that one, though I do not know the genus/species).

One thing I was disappointed with was that many of the blooming orchids
were
not labeled. Too bad, because I am not familiar enough with many (most)
of
the genus available.

And of course I could not leave without several purchases (have to
support
the AOS). Maybe this was the most exciting part, because prices are
exceptionally reasonable (especially adding 10% discount for AOS
members).

Anyway, my thoughts, for whatever they're worth ($0.02)...

Larry

Larry,

Check out the offerings at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. Everything listed as
temperature tolerant can grow down to freezing. You would be surprised at
the number of Cattleya hybrids that don't mind a good chill in the winter.

There are a LOT of orchids you can put into palm trees if you don't
experience freezing weather.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to pull them

Larry,
Here in Miami I have several phalaenopsis mounted on trees. They
survived a few 40 degree F nights. Most are blooming right now!


Eric Hunt wrote:
Larry,

Check out the offerings at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. Everything
listed as
temperature tolerant can grow down to freezing. You would be
surprised at
the number of Cattleya hybrids that don't mind a good chill in the
winter.

There are a LOT of orchids you can put into palm trees if you don't
experience freezing weather.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees
in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to
pull them

Thanks for the reference. Here in Jacksonville, FL (Northeast corner of
Florida), we do get down to below freezing several times during the winter.
I'm about putting anything outside for extended periods during the winter,
even when the plants are supposed to be tolerant of temperatures that low.

Larry


"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
...
Larry,

Check out the offerings at Santa Barbara Orchid Estate. Everything listed
as temperature tolerant can grow down to freezing. You would be surprised
at the number of Cattleya hybrids that don't mind a good chill in the
winter.

There are a LOT of orchids you can put into palm trees if you don't
experience freezing weather.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
I would love to be able to tie some of the orchids to the palm trees in my
back yard. But it gets too cold here in the winter. I'd have to pull them

Larry,

I agree - if you get temps lower than 30, even once or twice a year, having
plants outside is a PITA.

It just means you gotta move farther south or out to California! We don't
freeze in coastal Bay Area at all, and SoCal doesn't either. The more inland
you go, the colder it can get.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"Larry" wrote in message
. ..
Thanks for the reference. Here in Jacksonville, FL (Northeast corner of
Florida), we do get down to below freezing several times during the
winter. I'm about putting anything outside for extended periods during the
winter, even when the plants are supposed to be tolerant of temperatures
that low.