Hello! From Cambs/Lincs in the UK.

[Orchid Kid]

Hello there!

From a very Autumny Lincolnshire / Cambridgeshire Border where I am in the UK. Thank you for letting me join, I shall enjoy reading many of your comments on the forums.

I'm a kind of newbie to Orchids although they have been around me for much of my life, let me explain that... Mum (90) and Dad (Deceased) have been big Greenhouse and garden lovers all their lives and started their love of Orchids way back in 1971 where they discovered a specialist Nursery in Newbury Berkshire where I was at Boarding school. I'm sure they only visited me AFTER having spent much of the visiting time, in the Nursery

The orchids they bought, and Mum STILL has, are Cymbidiums. marvellous! However, nowadays she is getting a little tired and clumsy bless her. Although we get along very well as Mother and Only son and we live next door but two houses away... I don't want to appear as if I'm taking over, we are at a delicate situation. As you know, plant life cannot be neglected for long and I have much to learn. The one thing that frustrates her is that she goes along with the old out of date books (are they?) and I go along with the Internet. But any way less of all this.... we still have good looking and somewhat healthy Cymbidiums! (and Mum of course! )

I've just bought my very first Orchid and I'm totally in love with it (My wife is worried!) It is a Cattleya Ports of Paradise, Emerald Isle... I call it Emmy

Any way.... that's me! the Orchid Kid. Looking forward to chatting with you!