Orchids

This year I have been studying orchids.

These I bought at Lowe’s.

My orchids have been so pretty this summer. This pink one had many blooms. The last two to come out are still looking pretty.

The pink one I got on Mother’s Day in 2009 from Rachel. It bloomed again this spring. I cut back the stem after the blossoms dropped and watered the roots very little during the winter. In the spring I began watering with 3 ice cubes a week and soon it put on a fresh stem of buds. It bloomed all summer.