THE ART OF HYDRATION
UNGLAZED RAKU ORCHID POTTERY with HYDRATION TRAY, spiritlinepottery.com 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. DENDROBIUM EKAPOL in RAKU O-POT grown by: CE HUNT of Sacramento Orchid Society 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 med