Orchid Man in the United Kingdom

I had this little guy for two year now, and find it surprising that a mini no ID orchid can reveal itself to be something quite rare. Bought before Christmas in Waitrosse on a sale and I loved the colour, few days ago my friend who came round and deals much much more with orchids saw it and told me that is not just any no ID Phal or mini Phal. Today he came back after he did some digging and told me it's a Asconopsis (an inter-generic hybrid between the orchid genera Ascocentrum and Phalaenopsis (Asctm x Phal)). The orchid likes a wide range of temperatures from 10 degrees up to 25 degrees or a bit more. I water it once a week, good soaking, fertilize every other week. Started in a 9 inch pot and now it's in a 12 inch one. It has vanda like fleshy and strong leaves and is a strong grower. Flowers freely to be honest, the lovely 1-2 inch flowers in peachy colour last up to 3 months or a bit longer and the orchid can re bloom within another 4 - 5 months after. Quit...

I have been thinking about writing this post for a while now. Why? Miltonipsis right? Beautiful orchids! Their flowers are so big, the fragrance is charming and strong, they don’t take too much space and plenty of people love them. Gem among orchids! Well I’m telling you now, that if you have not ever grown a Miltoniopsis and decided “Well I’m going to research before I make this life-changing decision and go on the Internet!” Well No.2, you probably made a very bad decision right now. Internet as much it is a good source of information and individual opinions on many occasions is over exaggerated. When I started growing Miltoniopsis and I first bought the orchid then researched (I’m a dope) most of the opinions I have seen was “I hate this plant”; “It’s dying on me without a reason”; “It’s so fussy and annoying”; “Miltoniopsis orchids are a Bi***” – yes I honestly seen comments like this, especially the last one; more than once. However, most of these comments came from...

Cattleya , are the classic "chocolate box" orchid with their large, perfumed and flamboyant blooms. They were the earliest of the showy, tropical orchids to be grown and flowered in cultivation. Originating in Central and South America, and named in honour of the English horticulturist William Cattley. The first was Cattleya labiata , introduced from the forests of Brazil in 1818, they very quickly became a part of the Victorian world, as a stunning display plant grown in glass greenhouses and private collection and as a fashion accessories for wealthy ladies on the High Street. Cattleyas form part of a huge alliance comprising many other closely related orchids, the best know of the natural genera are Laelia, Brassavola, Sophronitis, Encyclia, Epidendrum, Broughtonia. These, and many others have been widely interbred for nearly 200 years to produce the colossal range of variously sized flowers that is available. The species in the alliance originate from various...

So, my dear friend the magic has happened. You saw a flower and you liked it, or perhaps you went to a Orchid festival and saw the miracles of the nature and decided to take them home? Or maybe perhaps you planned to make your house pure, clearer and harmonious? But the problem always will be where does your orchids fit into all of this? By interior design we should understand it's the art of creating or arranging the living space within a house (or flat) by specific compositions, measurements and elements that will be harmonious and the the sum of all of them will be equal and non vulgar to the eye and well-being of a person to whom the space belongs. Many people don't understand this concept and they overweight the room with gadgets, and clutter they "like" and find necessary to live with, or just because it's their space and they need it. This has nothing to do with interior design to be honest because this concept is to create a live...