Look What's Blooming!

After killing any number of lovely gift orchids indoors by showering them with tender loving care: fertilizing, misting, wiping down the leaves, changing their position in the light, I finally learned some years ago that the secret to beautiful, reblooming orchids is to throw 'em outdoors in a spot with dappled shade where the sprinkler hits them. They get a slug of fertilizer several times a year when I remember and if we have a freeze they get put into the shed for a night or two. They thrive on the neglect and bloom their little heads off! This little guy is currently propped up on the birdbath where I can see him through the patio door.

 

Back in my orchid corner, I see I have two others that are beginning to produce buds. Yay!