Event Lecture times and dates Saturday, May 4 11 AM - David Taft "Native orchids of Long Island 2 PM - MacâÂÂs Orchids "Orchid growing 101, the basics of growing orchids Sunday, May 5 12 PM - Growing orchids in the home 2 PM - Keeping your orchids healthy Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.longislandorchidsociety.org/orchid_festival.html

Westminister Nursery on Westminster Rd. in West Hempstead. They have lots of herbs, veggies, and a large collection of peppers every year. Most of their herbs are from Gilberties, which I find hardier than where other places source their transplants and seedlings (bought some from Hicks that didn't seem as hardy or large). It's open later hours during the growing season and they have half off sales once or twice a year. Hick's I'll only visit if I can't get it at Westminster. It's just okay. They seem to have not that much of selection of growing medium for orchids and the more exotic plants, definitely less than some years ago which is disappointing. They do half off on their veg and herbs in the summer but it just comes to nearly the same price at Westminster anyway. For more exotic veg and herbs, I have picked up Tulsi plant seedlings in Bellerose/Glen Oaks on Hillside Avenue at the small grocery stores. I saw small pots of Curry plants at the Maharaja supermarket near the corner of Hillside Avenue and New Hyde Park Rd. in New Hyde Park. Very rarely I will stop by the farm in Malverne to check out what they have. All the herbs and veg there are organic and most of them are grown in coconut coir. Nothing too unusual and the prices are higher there but I did pick up some nice lemon thyme. In the same vein, I sometimes stop by the Queens County Farm and see what they have for sale in their greenhouse, I picked up some regular English thyme there. I've had the most horrible customer experiences at the Walmart in Westbury, I will never return there (although I did pick up a terribly abused orchid from the clearance section for about $7). The Lowe's in Garden City is nothing special, they carry mostly "Bonnie" herbs and plants and they are pricer than Westminster's herb flats and don't look that hardy. This post was edited by PurpleLotus88 on Sun, Jun 30, 13 at 17:50

flowergirl_on My Plumeria was in water after I dipped it in Stimroot. Roots started sprouting and then I saw green coming. Did not realize they were flower buds at the time. A couple got bigger and then blossomed. I have never had a Plumeria plant. Wow. There it sat in water with flowers. Just today I put it in a pot with some cactus type soil and watered it. Hopefully it doesn't go into shock. I am the one in shock. Didn't think it would flower so soon. Wow !!! Rosco: I do love the colour and I am enjoying it for sure. That was a bonus.

Hey Tom, I know I have a pretty rare one I got from a friend in which his visited I think was Columbia from the forest, then I have a few other pretty cool ones. I will take pics and you can see the leaves. I would love that! I am rooting some now...Who knows, maybe one of my mother plants will die and you could carry on with it and have back up just as I would for you. Thanks buddy Tom here is my e-mail when you get a chance and I can provide my address and such. I can send you cuttings as soon as yesterday! mikerno_1@yahoo.com