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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Sep 24

I’ve written that we picked up elderly friends from the airport a few days ago. Yesterday they visited and brought us some chocolates which they’d brought back with them from England and an orchid plant. We were very touched but...

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What happened to my orchid??

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 22 Jun 23

Just over a week ago we had some visitors and one of them brought an orchid as a gift. It looked healthy and had several pretty flowers. As it was quite a busy day I said thank you and just popped it on the windowsill as it was,...

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The Eric Young Orchid Foundation

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 27 Apr 23

Another day out on Jersey was a visit to the Eric Young Orchid Foundation. The girls were both keen to go there – maybe they’re not typical children Anyway I was also pleased to go and it was certainly a good choice...

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The pine view nursery has huge number of orchids

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 4 Aug 22

In Kalimpong the pine view nursery is very famous for the different types of orchids kept there. There are separate cages and enclosures where the carnivorous plants like nepenthes khaziana are kept. Travellers can see them but...

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Flower collections

any riza @ladyhero (3846) • Indonesia 16 Apr 21

Good afternoon, hi today I was at my parents house, visited and met them, I was very happy, because they have a collection of beautiful orchids, which are planted in coconut husks, as well as several other flower collections,...

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Clicking a picture.

Bhaskar jyoti Hawborah @Bhaskarjhborah (737) • India 19 Mar 21

I am always bad at taking pictures of anything. Recently I had started clicking when I got a chance of something that I think people may like, and share on social networks. Uploading here one recent picture taken by me. Hope not...

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Look what was in my shade-house

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Sep 20

I often say I’m not a gardener and I’ve proven it again. We have a shade-house that we built. In other climates, it’s probably more commonly known as a hot-house or green-house. Ours has a few pots of this and that, all very...

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Photo of the Day: Orchid in a Bubble

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 17 Apr 20

I took the photo when I went to Lowe's looking for something I needed Unfortunately they didn't have it, thankfully the trip wasn't a total waste though because I got gardening gloves. I used an app called Photo Studio Pro for...

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Orchid native to Brazil ..

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 13 Apr 20

It is a true beauty called Peristeria winged, it is an orchid from Brazil and it blooms just at Easter time, it is also known as The flower of the Holy Spirit is a work of art of nature of course lol. Although it is no more than...

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New orchids ..

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 6 Apr 20

For a few days they have been blooming and they are missing a few, this type of orchid is native to a closed state to which I live, the orchid is the national flower of my country very similar to this, but much larger, they are...

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My Orchid

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 4 Apr 20

Splurged on myself today and bought an Orchid, after learning this particular type wasn't harmful to cats. I've always loved Orchids and figured since I'm staying at home for the duration other than quick trips to check on Me...

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Another beautiful orchid ..

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 11 Jan 20

I have finished blooming the orchids, these are of strong purple, my mother is very happy with her flowers, this year several have bloomed and this is one of the most flourished, they are flowers that last many, there is an...

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Good morning Mylot flowered like the orchid.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 30 Nov 19

Hello happy Saturday friend, I am very happy yesterday we visited my grandfather and everything was great thanks to God he is very well, a little deaf but normal for his age and very happy with our visit and seeing his...

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Do you have flowers (or other plants) at home?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 27 Jan 19

After my parents started gardening a few days ago, the next step was to start having flowers indoors (more precisely in the living room window). For now, there is just an orchid - [i]by the way, an extremely beautiful with a...

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Spring's another flower - Wild Orchid

Fei Shao @fei1125 (607) • Chengde, China 12 Mar 18

I wonder if you have seen this flower before. For this flower's Chinese name is wild orchid, it appears at the early of Spring. It's really beautiful.

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And I thought they are real.

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 19 Feb 17

I can't remember whose discussion did I comment on being fooled by an orchid. Because the roses were all in bloom, I took pictures of these again,including the hanging orchids in the driftwood.I was so overwhelmed with the violet...

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Fake news invasion.

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 27 Jan 17

Good afternoon.I have hearing so much about fake news lately. Why the invasion of this.Can you spot fake news?not sure if I can. I know that they have fake obituary .This I can spot. Some of the library have been holding class...

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As we wind down on this day.The weekend begins

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 22 Jan 16

Good afternoon,someone must be getting rain or snow in their area. Washington D.C.starting to get the start of the nor easter. It is going to be a snowing weekend down to the East Coast. For us not much.Maybe a trace or so.That is...

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A Christmas gift I recieved

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 31 Dec 15

I got this orchid from the parents of one of the children at the preschool where I have been substituting. I know nothing about caring for an orchid (thankfully it came with instructions), so hopefully I don't kill it. So far...

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Diary Sunday 27th December 2015

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 27 Dec 15

The day life returned to some semblance of the ordinary after the Christmas excesses of the last few days. Job hunting, day to day living, finding out that my long troubled cracked-screen tablet devise was finally totally dead,...

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