Take your houseplant collection to new heights by growing orchids in water. The plants' exotic flowers and characterful roots make them the perfect display piece. Widely known as water culture orchids ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Orchids are some of the most delicate and unique flowers you can grow ...

Few of us in the Bay Area like to think we settle for the mundane. From food to home decor to hobbies, in all our domestic desires, we go for the unusual or the exotic. And so it now goes with orchids ...

Yes, Spathoglottis is a genus of about 40 species of orchids that are considered terrestrial; in other words, it developed in the soil instead of in the air on tree branches. These ground orchids, ...

Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are among the easiest orchids to care for in a home and are easy to find in shops and gardening centers. Moth orchids prefer a warm environment of 70 to 80 degrees ...

Discover 3 orchid myths you shouldn't believe. These misconceptions can put you off growing an orchid, but here's why they ...

Q: What types of orchids can be grown outside in California? – Bob Auman, Oakland A: Many of the members of an orchid society grow their orchids outside in the late ...

I was in a nursery recently and wandered into the greenhouse where they had tropical plants generally grown indoors. There were all the typical foliage plants, such as dracaena, dieffenbachia, pothos ...

Q: I’ve always admired orchid plants but have hesitated to try growing such an exotic plant. I see them offered for sale in garden centers and even grocery stores. Can you suggest an easy to grow ...

Lea este artículo en español. American agriculture looks very different than it did a century ago. Small and mid-sized farms are practically relics, eclipsed by large plots built for mass production.

It was just four years ago when an unwitting friend gave Kent Daniel something that would change his life forever. It wasn’t diamonds or gold bullion or precious gems, but as far as he was concerned, ...