When I lived in Santa Cruz and then San Jose, geraniums would grow outdoors all year round, but everywhere else I have lived, they must be lifted in some way for the winter time. There is a technique that some say can be used where the geraniums are hung in a dry place by their […]

For years I have tried to bring my geraniums indoors when it came winter, only to have them languish and grow sickly as the cold came and the light dimmed. This year, as always, I brought every geranium inside. The ones that were in the ground were potted up - the potted ones […]

I can’t seem to get enough of the cymbidium orchids.  I truly love them.  Here is a photo of an arrangement of pink cymbidium stems.

When I am not feeling well, as I have been for the past couple of weeks, I seem to crave my flowers and yellow flowers particularly. Green is supposed to be a very healing color - and yellow cheers the mind. These yellow cymbidiums and the white cymbidium orchids fit the bill. […]

Are you not amazed at the many forms and colors of life?  The varieties - the textures!  There are so many different varieties and forms of orchids.  Isn’t this special - and amazing!

Today, I needed a mood brightener.  Flu that lingers can really cause low spirits - and what better way to brighten my mood than flowers.  Yellow tulips always make me smile.

It is the middle of winter - there are still patches of snow and ice outside from the recent storms.  But look … I have geraniums blooming in my sunroom - as pretty as they were in the summertime.  Just the picture to cheer me during these wintry times.  Hopefully, this photo will do the […]

Here is another of the beautiful cattleyas from the San Francisco orchid show that we attended.