Cymbidiums If you read and learn from this guide then please comment below. Voting motivates us to write more! Cymbidium orchids originate from the higher altitudes of Countries through out Sth East Asia....
Dendrobium Orchids (If you read and learn from this guide then please comment below. Voting motivates us to write more!) Welcome to the fragrant, colourful world of Australian Indigenous orchids. These...
There seem to be as many opinions on how to grow cattleyas in Melbourne as there are types of cattleyas. This is how I grow mine; I HARD GROW all of my Cattleya orchids. Cattleya orchids that have been hard...
Guide to propagating Orchid Aerials (keikis) Certain Australian native Dendrobiums produce aerial growths when under stress. Dendrobium kingianum in particular adept at this! The growths are produced from...
Bomboniere are small gifts or tokens given by the bride and groom their guests as a thank you for sharing their special day.The word bomboniere is Italian in origin but also know in other parts of the world as...
Poppy Planting 101 The Poppy is God's Gift to Mankind! You too, can have these gorgeous flowers in your garden without a green thumb! This is poppy planting 101. Just the simple growing instructions for...
I am writing this 'glossary' because I have found buying cattleyas to be abit of a minefield. A typical example is NFS. Firstly NFS means 'near flowering size'. Secondly 'near flowering size' can mean to...
I am a licensed Pest Control contractor, of many years experience, and I am writing this because I want to help people avoid the expenses sometimes imposed on unwary people, who may be persuaded to buy...
Temperature 24ºC to 27ºC (75ºF to 80ºF) during the day Not lower than 16ºC (60ºF) at night In Victoria - this means you plants stay indoors in late Autumn to early Spring! 32ºC to 35ºC (90ºF to 95ºF) for...
I have already written a guide on buying seeds but as there are a lot of sellers out there now selling seedlings I thought this would be a good idea to help those of you that are not sure about Frangipani...