Orchid lath house

One of the secrets to cultivating orchids successfully is to put the plants outside for the summer. Night temperatures usually don’t fall below 60 degrees during June, July, and August

Orchids care provides proper details on how to grow orchids until they become healthy and bloom flowers

Most of my adult life, I have coveted greenhouses. I think I may have inherited a genetic love of sticking my hands in dirt from my maternal grandmother. I understand that her gardens were spectacular, and according to my mother, she would much rather be out tending her beds than cleaning or cooking. I wonder what she wore?? I tend to garden in old shorts and tees and be covered in dirt. I cannot imagine her wearing anything other than long dark dresses and practical shoes, if old black and…

In December, my husband built me a lath house to allow me to grow plants that require more shade than my open garden spaces provide. I moved some plants, like my small orchid collection, into it immediately but I've been slow about filling it up. Its interior is small to begin with so I wanted to be selective. I also wasn't sure which plants would survive the heat of summers here so my early choices have been experiments for the most part. In late June and early July I took photos of the…

Customer attached hangapot hangers to a beautiful backdrop for her orchids.This is not only very pretty but practical space saver for plants. In addition this vertical display helps orchids thrive by providing good air movement. Hangapot is designed for clay or decorative pots with a lip. Made in America.

Image 7 of 10 from gallery of JC Raulston Arboretum Lath House / Frank Harmon Architect. Courtesy of Frank Harmon Architect

I'm loving my new shade house. My hubby built it last fall. It's still a bit under construction but my plants don't care. Now they have room to stretc

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I'm loving my new shade house. My hubby built it last fall. It's still a bit under construction but my plants don't care. Now they have room to stretc

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Those are beautiful orchid photos. I have been collecting orchids off and on for a lot of years. Unfortunately many of them I no longer have since I left South Florida. I had to start over when I moved here to Manaus. Around here in Amazonia orchids are real easy to grow, you can just neglect the...

How to Build an Orchid Lath House

Half of the main orchid house completed. The roof had rotted, sagging 2x4's, spanning 12', cover with plastic lattice and shade cloth. I tore it all o

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