Scientist, Artist, Fulbright Scholar

I was away for a good three weeks. During that time care was spotty, in the hands of a friend I think angrily or maybe just impatiently sp...

Simple. Keep it easy. Easy. Keep it simple. Nice and easy. Nice and simple.  We tend to fuss and fume over our orchids. But let’s  fac...

Janet famously said the other day “things don’t always go the way you expect them to.” It was her usual understatement for a twist of fate...

My inspiration came from the orchids I rescued when we first moved here. They were pushed way back in the shade in decrepit wooden slat ba...

The full moon is pouring in from the east across Tampa Bay. It fills the orchid grotto and lights up Rhyncholaelia (Brassavola) glauca. It...

Or is it play? The young orchids in the trees are a demanding bunch. The days get longer. The afternoons get hotter. You know you have to d...

I’ve started to look at the orchids differently. Part of it is that they’re part of a larger community of epiphytes in my garden. They shar...