Gardeners often use amendments like orchid bark to improve soil drainage. These DIY potting soil recipes help create a mixture that drains quickly but also maintains an adequate level of moisture.

Following our expert's tips will enable you to provide your orchids with important micronutrients, helping the plants produce ...

Saturday seminars: 1 p.m., Orchid culture; 2 p.m., Cattleya painting class; 3 p.m., Mounting orchids and repotting; 4 p.m., Phragmipedium painting class Sunday ...

Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are among the easiest orchids to care for in a home and are easy to find in shops and gardening centers. Moth orchids prefer a warm environment of 70 to 80 degrees ...

I was inspired to try growing orchids after attending the Garden’s Orchid Show last week and would like some advice regarding the three plants I just purchased. — Emily Heideman, Chicago Orchids are ...

The two most difficult things about orchids for me is getting them to re-bloom and pronouncing their names. Brassolaelia, paphiopedilum and oeceoclades are not rare diseases, but common orchid names ...