Most Cymbidium orchids in Southern California are likely in full bloom right now. Once they have finished blooming, you will need to decide if your treasures should be repotted this year. Repot your … [Read more...]

In any of the gardening classes and seminars that I teach, I say “know your plant”. Of course, with any plant you can and should look up the “nuts and bolts” information like light requirements, … [Read more...]

Here are more photos of amazing orchids from the San Diego County Orchid Society Show this past weekend!!!   Dendrobium Little Green Apples   Cattleya hybrid   Odontocidium Tiger … [Read more...]

Today the San Diego County Orchid Society Show opened from 3pm-7pm. The show will run all weekend. Here are some of the orchids that really caught my eye:   weird Bulbophyllum … [Read more...]

In my book How Orchids Rebloom, I state on the back cover and in Chapter 1 the three easy steps to how orchids rebloom: *If you know what kind of orchid you have, and *You know what the native habitat … [Read more...]

Monday March 25th, I will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Bridge and Bay Garden Club in Coronado, CA. This will be another book signing event in which I will discuss the origins of … [Read more...]

Thanks to everyone who attended my book signing event at Walter Andersen Nursery in Poway, CA this past weekend. Many attended, many books were sold/signed, and many orchids went home with happy … [Read more...]

The San Diego County Orchid Society will be having it's big spring show very soon, March 22-24. There will be hundreds of orchids for show and many more for sale. This is your chance to find the … [Read more...]

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Welcome to howorchidsrebloom.com, my new website featuring my new book How Orchids Rebloom and my work as a botanist in the San Diego area, “solving your gardening dilemmas.” For many years, I’ve … [Read more...]