Thursday, December 28, 2017

Ending the year with a few new pets

And they are like pets ! Miniature Orchids , at least I don't have to throw balls for them all day . But I do find myself carrying one or two around the house , from East facing window sill to South facing sill  and back again  for more.

Since I don't know my Oncidium from a Dendrobium , Let alone a Epiphtonitis I had to keep them all tagged. 

I thought engraved  Copper tags would be nicer .



In some cases the tag is bigger than the plant , but I can tuck it away.





I think Philip read my post about missing my old copper plant mister . Yes ... a copper/ brass  mister  and a matching watering can !  I do seem to always have a spray mister in my hand these days .  Thank you Philip !

And more Christmas presents ...1,650  pages of minature Orchids ... should keep me going for 2018.

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  1. Now those are the sort of pets I like. I love the copper labels too.

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    1. My new pets have me rearranging my home to accommodate them .

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  2. What a wide variety of pets you've accumulated! I hope they all prosper. Most of my existing orchids are Cymbidiums (almost all unlabeled but that's not entirely my fault as most came to me that way). My new lath house sort of calls out for the addition of a few more orchids but Phalaenopsis seem to be all that are available locally - oh, except for a lady slipper orchid I saw at my local garden center with a price tag that almost made me choke!

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    1. To be honest I've never been all that interested in Orchids. Probably because of the lurid colors of the supper market Phlaenopsis . But, recently I visited a local Orchid grower ...I fell in love with the minis ...and came home with a dozen . So far we seem to a good match !

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