Hello from North Dakota

[Beallara49]

I've always wanted to grow orchids but always thought they were too expensive, too difficult, too.......
My husband gave me a beautiful phalaenopsis about four years ago that bloomed for months at a time. Eventually the leaves started getting smaller and more reddish. I took it to a local orchid "expert," who told me to cut off all the leaves because they were "senescent."
Not knowing much about orchids, I did so and killed the plant. I looked for years to find the same hybrid and finally did so last winter. Meanwhile, I got a few other orchids and started researching how to care for them. Now I'm hooked.