New orchid grower in Maine
 

I’m back after many years away from growing orchids. Lived in Santa Barbara where I grew cool growing species outside on my patio. Now living in Maine, I just completed my greenhouse.

Today I went to one of our local orchid nurseries and picked up 3 species orchids.

Laelia anceps ‘broadbow’
Laelia purpurata var. werkhauseri
Leptotes bicolor

I am very excited to be able to grow orchids again.

Mike

Welcome fellow Mainer! It is so good to have another "Maniac" here on the OB. We are definitely in the minority!
You must be in the Southern part of our beautiful State to find species orchids at "one" of your local green houses!! I only have one small green house available to me in the Bangor area.
Anyway, good to have you here, you'll enjoy the OB very much.

Welcome to the Orchid Board, a great group of people you'll find here, always ready to help. Nice selection you have made to get your collection started again. Enjoy!!!

Welcome to Orchid Board :welcome: Glad you are starting to grow orchids again, those orchids look great!

Hello and welcome to the OB.
Joann

Some new additions.

My new epiphyte log, left to right:
Tillandsia bergeri, T. graomogolensis, Brassavola digbyanna 'arcadian alba HCC/AOS', T. caulescens, T. tennifolia

http://images5a.snapfish.com/2323232...B9%3B337nu0mrj

Leptotes bicolor, T. ionantha
http://images5a.snapfish.com/2323232...75862337nu0mrj

Lithops mix
http://images5a.snapfish.com/2323232...75863337nu0mrj

Hello and welcome! I see by your purchases that your having great fun in your brand new green house!

Welcome to OB!

Nice looking plants.

Love the epiphyte log, what a novel idea. How is it constructed?

Thanks,

It's made from two pieces of 2" PVC pipe, connected with a slight elbow joint then wrapped with sphagnum and galvanized wire.