Floral gifts: Have you seen a circular orchid plant?
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How many new plants have you aquired this year? Do you do this?
Comments (17)Mike, First I want to say, the plants I received, beginning Jan 1, 2010, were in 3-4" containers, bulbs and cuttings. Only a handful were larger, meaning 8" to 1' tall. Total: 58. :) :( Marguest, your Banana Tree is beautiful. The colors amazing. There's even a pup. Did you find it on Ebay? Mike, to answer a few questions. I MUST stay away from Ebay..It's one addicting site. Not only do they have great deals on plants, but plant supplies. There's also a few online nurseries I browse every other wk or so. The internet makes it too easy to shop for such an exciting hobby. A few clicked keys, next thing, a package is at your front door? One word of Warning for those who really want to stop buying plants.. Well, an attempt. Do NOT sign up for nursery News Letters. It's convenient, swaying us to their site, displaying their wares. Hear the clicking keys to Paypal? lol. As for local nurseries, fortunately, there are two that sell very very nice and rare specimens..luckily, opposite directions, both a long distance drive. An hour on non-congested days, 1.5-2 hours during 9-5, Rush Hour traffic. Although, traffic has gotten so heavy the past five years, the only time to go anywhere with time to spare is between midnight and 5am. Problem is, the stores are closed. lol. Our grocery store, Jewel's, always has plants for sale. Mostly, basic plants like Spaths, certain Dracaenas, etc. My problem arises when they have dollar sales. 3-4" potted plants for 1.00. Every so often, they'll have a rarer specimen. Buy 3, pot them up, and you have a lovely plant for 3.00. Four years ago, they had, mixed in with other dollar plants, Schefflera 'brassaia/actinophylla, a plant I hadn't seen in years...last one) I grabbed it up fast. lol. That's about it. Not too bad for 9 months. lol. Toni...See MoreOrchid prices round the world
Comments (9)Hi ifraser. I haven't kept track of prices (denial is our friend), but it's a bummer if they've doubled since 2003. For the plants you mention, there's a range of prices among reliable US commercial growers. "A fairly standard Phalaenopsis mericlone = US$15 approx" For me, it would be terrific to get a kinda regular, unawarded BS Phal mericlone for $15. $25-$40 is more usual. "A cattleya hybrid = US$20." Don't grow. "A more unusual specie (ie Dend.lawesii) = US40." For Den. lawesii - 1. US $12, BS? Carter & Holmes. http://www.carterandholmes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=8606%2F20&Category_Code=1220-Dendrobiums 2. US $18, BS? SLO; haven't ordered from them. http://sloorchids.com/oscommerce/catalog/dendrobium-lawesii-p-189.html 3. US $12, BS? Clown Alley; haven't ordered from them. http://www.clownalleyorchids.com/Dendrobium.htm 4. US $20, BS, J&L Orchids. Extra good grower, from my experience. http://www.jlorchids.com/catalog/all_others1.html 5. US $40, BS, Parkside Orchids. Extra good grower, in my experience. http://www.parksideorchids.com/dendrobiums.htm "Vanda/Paph hybrid =U$$ 60*" Don't grow Vandas. Paph hybrids - 1. US $15 - $22.50, BS? Botanica Ltd.; haven't ordered from them. http://www.botanicaltd.com/hybrid.HTM 2. US $25 - $85, almost all BS. $85 is for their Paph Fumi's Delight 'Brennan's Orchids' AM/AOS. Most are closer to $30. Brennan's; haven't ordered from them. http://store.brennansorchids.com/servlet/Categories?category=Orchids%3APaphiopedilum 3. US $20 - $25, BS? Deerwood Orchids; haven't ordered from them. http://www.deerwoodorchids.com/index.php?page=sel 4. US $10 - $30, various sizes. Most are $12.50, $15.00, & $17.50. Hausermann's. Species, primaries, and hybrids. http://www.orchidsbyhausermann.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=PAPH 5. US $25 - $65, in bud. Natt's; haven't ordered from them. http://www.nattsorchids.com/Paphiopedilum.html 6. US $35 - $45, BS. Parkside. Extra good grower, from my experience.http://www.parksideorchids.com/paph_brachy&parvis.htm Maybe you can save a few dollars w/ these vendors? WC8...See MoreHow do you know when you have too many plants??
Comments (63)Have you ever seen the big tall poles with a propellor on them. They produce energy and for most people who put them in they produce more energy then they use and they start getting a check from the electic company instead of a bill. Problem is for most people the amountof money they are saving is not even close to the cost of the generator. (Est. $10-20,000_ With a bill of $500 dollars a month it would pay for itself in four years and then your electric is essentially free. I don't know about electric heat, but I would imagine you may still need more power than a single wind generator can produce. If you plan on staying in your house for a while it may be a worth while investment. In my case (or my fathers case) it would take too many years for the generator to pay for itself than is worth while for us and we don't have that kind of money upfront. It is easier to pay for the electric bill each month which is a smaller cost than the wind generator even though the long term costs are higher....See MoreMay I see your silk floral arrangements? Eucalyptus?
Comments (17)I worked for a florist for 6 years - Dried E. will smell for a very long time! If you pinch a dried leaf or two off (near the bottom)or scrape the stalk occasionally it will renew the scent. Blow dryers work well for getting rid of dust - on house plants as well! Run on cool. E stems come in many sizes/heights/colors(bluish green the most natural) and are popular for large floor vases as well as smaller table style vases. In my experience they are not ofter used as a mixed arrangement with the exception of dried leaves/or berry type branches. They are sold frequently as a bunch wrapped in cellophane and are reasonably priced. You can break off smaller branches to fill out an arrangement at the bottom....See More
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2 months agolast modified: 2 months agoYes....She was a "sharp" business woman! OH...I did misunderstand. I thought it was a bargain you were not interested in. sorry...
I do have a story: I took in one of my orchids to be repotted, it was crawling out of the pot....about a foot long cascade. After 4 weeks I came in, she was too busy... hadn't gotton to it.....I asked for it back....and she hastily started stealing the little kikis off of MY orchid. She heaped up a pile, repotted them....sold them...and from what I heard...they ALL died. My Dendrobium Kingianum is NOT from Hawaii, it's from Australia. NOT available to her, from her Hawaiian supplier.
A year later I called the new owner and asked if they had any dendrobiums. The owner chatted me up and wanted to trade me for a pot of MY Dendrobium Kingianums. I did trade him....you see...they smell strongly of perfume! Highly fragrant! A small pot can scent an entire room! I highly recommend one...to those who do not own one...
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