Orchid pot

If your orchid isn't thriving, the wrong orchid pot may be the culprit. Here are 3 things to watch for to make sure it's not the pot.

"Orchids seem to drive people crazy," the author Susan Orlean wrote in The Orchid Thief. "Those who love them love them madly." This has been true for cent

Is it time to repot your orchid? Here's how you can choose the right orchid pot for your orchid! Plus, step by step instructions on how to repot your orchid, how to tell when your orchid needs to be repotted, and all about the different types of orchid pots and containers. #Orchid #RepotOrchid #Pot

For a pretty display on my kitchen table, I decided to "kopy kat" an idea I saw in the January issue of "Better Homes and Gardens" magazine. The article explains how to put orchids creatively in tall vases. An orchid expert tells how to keep the orchids' roots healthy while they are in the vases. I have been downsizing my vase collection so I don't have the straight-sided vases that I used to. I did find three former (spigots are broken) clear glass drink dispensers in the attic. I turned…

A Kickstarter success story, terraplanter is an ingenious way to grow plants. It can make even the worst gardener successful. You can't overwater.

Love orchids but afraid they're too hard to grow? They're not! Find out what you need to know about caring for Phalaenopsis orchids.

Quirky succulents, spring bulbs, small trees, even outdoor plants, such as blue fescue grass, begonias, flowering maple and lobelia — all are suggestions from Tovah Martin, a horticulturist in Roxbury, Conn., and author of the new "The Unexpected Houseplant" (Timber Press). "Some of the most exciting things are new color forms of classic varieties, like Chinese evergreens, imported from Thailand, that have boldly patterned red, cream and green leaves," he says. Creative indoor gardeners also…

Your orchid will be eternally grateful if you ensconce it in a pot pierced with air holes, a design concept born in Victorian England

Orchids can usually live in the same pot for at least a year or two without any problems. But sooner or later, your orchid will outgrow its pot, or its potting mix will start to break down. That's when you'll need to repot it.

Kokedama: a plant's roots are encased in a ball of soil, which is covered with a layer of moss, forming a sphere. DIY kokedama.