I recently spoke at the Volusia County Orchid Society on August 19th, 2015. Thank you so much to the society for hosting me.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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My NonHerbicide Method (or experiment)? For Reclaiming My Overgrown Weedy Garden Site - I love deer. They use our place as a refuge with lots of forest, water, "edge" habitat, no free-running dogs, and a deer buffet, aka "a garden". In fact, t...
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Pholidota chinensis in bloom last month - I can't believe I haven't posted since November! Definitely overdue :) One of my newer orchis is a Pholidota chinensis, which I acquired February 2010 @ th...
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