THE ART OF HYDRATION
Watering orchids is an art, a science, and a growth process for the plants and their humans alike.
Every orchid species has a story to tell.
When we take the time to listen, the exchange becomes a meditation on peace, beauty and balance. A healthy balance of air and water
is easier to achieve in a hothouse, but not all of us have this kind of space.
Other types of indoor humidity are possible
even in Arizona, or @ New Years in Seattle when it's pouring outside, but dry indoors with the heat on. I love avid, Pacific Northwest orchid growers whose passion for cultivation has few boundaries. They have small, brightly-lit nylon greenhouses
right in the middle of their super warm, VERY humid living rooms. I admire their devotion--and their thriving plants
(as I trip over a bag of growing medium).
I'm a ceramicist in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
who makes 'pottery homes' for orchids and their owners. Part of the art of growing orchids rests
in a hydration system t…
When we take the time to listen, the exchange becomes a meditation on peace, beauty and balance. A healthy balance of air and water
is easier to achieve in a hothouse, but not all of us have this kind of space.
Other types of indoor humidity are possible
even in Arizona, or @ New Years in Seattle when it's pouring outside, but dry indoors with the heat on. I love avid, Pacific Northwest orchid growers whose passion for cultivation has few boundaries. They have small, brightly-lit nylon greenhouses
right in the middle of their super warm, VERY humid living rooms. I admire their devotion--and their thriving plants
(as I trip over a bag of growing medium).
I'm a ceramicist in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
who makes 'pottery homes' for orchids and their owners. Part of the art of growing orchids rests
in a hydration system t…
