I am so excited. I ordered new cattleyas this last weekend - and the first round of them should arrive in the next day or so. I am especially eager to see this one - isn’t it luscious
This gorgeous orchid is 6″ across, amazingly fragrant - and blooms twice a year!

If you have never seen a mature well-grown orchid in full flower - feast your eyes on this amazing award-winning cattleya. Its full name is Cattleya trianaei var.semi-alba ‘Okada’. I can see why so many people around the world are obsessed with growing these beautiful flowers.

Practiced for centuries in China and Japan, bonsai is the reproduction of natural tree forms in miniature. Bonsai trees are living miniature trees which increase in beauty and value as they mature over the years.
Bonsai Boy of New York is a family operated, certified New York State nursery. As tree growers, they maintain superior product […]

I came across this basket in my shopping - Stargazer lilies and pink jasmine. Words cannot describe how heavenly this smelled. I have pink jasmine planted at the corner of the entryway to my house so that the fragrance fills the couryard. Whenever I come out of the house in the morning […]

Most of the hydrangeas that you see in yards are the mop-head type with dramatic large heads of color. The lacecaps give a more delicate ethereal look to your plantings.

I am going to be filling my yard with hydrangeas this year. I love the big, bold leaves and the long-lasting flowers. In some hydrangea varieties, blue or pink flowers can be produced by regulating soil pH - blue by adding aluminum sulfate to the soil or pink by adding lime.
Another thing that […]

I was shopping at my neighborhood nursery in Lubbock - Little Red Riding Hood Nursery - and came across this fantastic azalea tree. I don’t know that I have seen a prettier one.

I am excited to announce the Orchids and Violets Photo Gallery. Link is in the right side bar or click on Orchids & Violets Photo Gallery