Hello from San Antonio, Texas
 

Hi, I am new to this board and fairly new to the whole forum thing. I recently joined one other orchid forum and I have already learned a lot from this and the other forum just reading the posts.

I am not completely new to orchids. I have had Phals for 20+ years and have acquired some others along the way. I just recently decided that I wanted to know more about caring for the different kinds of orchids and expand my collection. I was just it time too! It seems my husband has gotten the "orchid bug" :shock: and is adding orchids faster than I can read about them. Lashelle

:welcome: Aboard Lashelle, its so great to have you join the OB, its a great community with lots of fun and a great place to learn. It's a good thing your hubby is adding more and more orchids. Enjoy the gallery where you can post your :photo:s ... :banana:

Hi Lashelle, I live in San Antonio too. There are three of us now that I know of and we all just recently joined.

oops...double post. Sorry.

Hi there! I'm in Austin, myself - and new to this board, too. It's a really nifty place, I hope you like it. :) :welcome:

Wow! Thanks for the warm welcome. Question for those of you in my neck of the woods, where do you go to get your orchids? Lashelle

There is an orchid shop in San Antonio called Xanadu Orchids, but I have never been there. Have you? I'll probably check it out sometime. I haven't been motivated to go there because I was told that they have little or nothing to see in Cattleyas; that they specialize in Dendrobiums or something else.

I've dealt with seven or eight online vendors and a few Ebay sellers. One thing I like about Ebay is that you can sometimes find orchids there that are difficult to locate elsewhere.

Welcome to the board. I am always pleased to see new members, no matter what their experience level.

Hello and :welcome: Lashelle! :cheer:

We're looking forward to hearing more about you and your orchids :) We have a great group of people here, all with different levels of experience and we've all learned a thing or two from each other :banana:

We have a nightly chat each night starting around 8pm est...please feel free to join us.