This is a large genus of mainly epiphytic orchids from tropical Asia, found as far north as China, throughout the whole of India, Sri Lanka, Burma, the Malaysian Peninsula and as far south as New Guinea. Most of them have large, attractive flowers and even out of bloom they are very interesting plants. They have [...]

While the natural method of propagating orchids, by seed, is a little beyond the reach of most amateur growers, dividing plants is a more accessible method of increasing stock. Sympodial orchids that grow with pseudobulbs are the easiest to divide. Each of the pseudobulbs is connected to the others by a thick rhizome which can [...]

The genus Vanda consists of orchids that are found throughout tropical Southeast Asia. They are monopodial plants consisting of a single upright stem from which leaves are produced alternately, resulting in the plant appearing to be flat with new foliage constantly being produced from the top of the stem. The thick leaves can vary from [...]

Rose gardening is the most wonderful experience of gardening one could have, and it is true that you get a great amount of pleasure just to watch your garden bloom into a chunk of red, sweet smelling flowers. Many consider rose planting as a hard job, but with careful planning and a bit of heart, [...]

Emphasizing on deep root growth is considered as good technique for maintaining the health and beauty of the tree or plant. Frequent watering (Everyday watering) provides roots the required amount of water and roots have no need to go deep for water or in other words roots don’t make any effort of growing downward. Due [...]

Tropical plants are always planted in houses because the maintenance of these plants is simple when compared to other plants. These plans are mostly local in the living regions. These home gardens can be made beautiful with wide varieties of plants. Angel Ivy, the most popular plant has many varieties distinguished by shapes and forms [...]

All the garden lover’s plant flowers to see their garden bloom and visitors appreciate their hard work. Building a flower garden is not an easy task. Lot of planning and preparations has to be done before building a flower a garden. There are several resources through which you can find relevant information on flower gardening. [...]