Mounted orchids

Cultivating orchids is one of the most satisfying hobbies that one can have, especially when it comes to creative ways to display your blooming orchids. Mounting mini phalaenopsis on driftwood

Alicia Mazzara, her husband, Rob, and an alarming number of houseplants share this small Washington D.C. condo.

Tylor on Instagram: "I was just talking about how I wanted a full wall of mounted orchids, and then I came across these this morning! I immediately went to the shop to mount some up. I always think it’s so fun to grow plants in ways you might see them in nature! If you don’t have a large enough tree indoors to mount orchids onto, then mounts are a perfect substitute! #plants #orchids #houseplants #plantshop #portland #plantsplantsplants #phalaenopsis"

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.

Krystal Duran on Instagram: "Orchid are epiphytes. They grow on top of other plants and are not anchored in the soil. Epiphytes take up their nutrients from water, air, and debris around them. Living in Indiana, fall and winter temperatures get less than 55 degrees consistently which would prevent us from being able to anchor orchids or other plants to trees so this will just have to do. When choosing a board, choose one that is rot resistant. I used cork bark since it doesn’t rot but…

When we have really dense, fact-heavy episodes (don’t worry, they won’t all be like that!), we’ll supplement that with a blog post that covers the information we researched for the podcast. This is Matthew here, to talk about my favorite family of plants, Orchidaceae , the Orchids.

Learn how to mount an orchid using my step-by-step tutorial. There is just something so right about mounted orchids displayed in its natural element.

An orchid arrangement adds stunning beauty to any space in your house, whether it is in spotless white or one of the most breathtaking exotic colors. I enjoy putting orchids on display here at our home, especially in the summer. When purchased, orchid arrangements can be fairly expensive, but they are really simple to assemble yourself using your favorite container and store-bought orchid plants.

Here they are. The thing is a tiny little 2 p'bulb division, but it had a good amount of roots, and I am hoping it starts a new growth.