Last Fall, Aaron ordered me a big pack of orchid bulbs.
It took awhile to plant them all but the work is paying off now.
Everyday another orchid expodes onto the scene.
Lots of colors and variety.
I had a little fun with the orchid pictures and the app Layout.
My sister sent our grandma a potted amarylis bulb for Christmas. I was surprised to discover on our trip home that it had burst into bloom. I think her house is ideal for flowers... warm and bright.
I have never seen anyone have such luck with orchids also.
Some of these are blooming for the third time.
I think my house is too cool for orchids.
Not only are they not re-blooming but I've killed off several now.
The exception are these three mini-orchids I keep in the kitchen. One trooper even has some growth that looks like it will have blooms on! Exciting!
My grandma has about a half dozen orchids and they are amazing. They get big plentiful blooms and they bloom over and over again. She told me once that she waters them by placing ice cubes at the roots and letting them melt. I decided I would try it with the beautiful heart orchids Aaron got me for Valentine's Day.
When I tweeted that I got comments that it didn't seem like a good idea, knowing orchids like warmth. But if you saw my Grandma's monster orchids you would think it was worth a try too.
Then suddenly my twitter account was being followed by @justaddice orchids! It IS a simple and effective way to water! They have lots of information on their site and blog.
I couldn't believe it! Just Add Ice Orchids. They even have downloadable calendars to remind you when to water your orchid! What a great idea.
Some of the goodies I got for Valentine's Day... a Rochester Public Market cookbook and cute spatulas. I am very excited to try something from the cook book.
I also hear rumors that there will be a food truck rodeo at the Public Market! I'll keep you apprised of that development.
For flowers I got this amazing heart orchid. Gah! So cool! I am trying my Grandma's trick of watering it by placing ice cubes in the pot to melt. It might seem like a bad idea knowing that orchids like warm conditions, but my Grandma's orchids are amazing. They look like they could walk out to the kitchen and fix themselves a snack... so I'm giving it a go!
I got this orchid at Wegmans. What you can't tell from the picture is it is a mini-orchid!
Before it bloomed the buds were the size of peanut.
I tried to hold a quarter next to the flower so you can see how small it is, but it just looks like I'm holding the quarter really close to the camera.
You will just have to take my word for it. It's a tiny orchid!