a new member

[aussie]

hi.ther folks.
iam a australian that is retyerd.lol.
and i wanted to grow and care???? orchids. so out i went and got me some plants in flower..so nise made my heart grow founder.to get realy in to orghids.
so i went to ebay . and spent 1000.
thy should be to my home nect week.so to make it short...iam going to wrek al you folks.s brains. so i dont endup wit 1000 bucks of dead.plants....lol
ps. i do love my garden.i grow rodendrums.
see ya all.
mates

[mayres]

Welcome aussie and WOW! You are definately going to have some stories to tell after all those plants arrive! If you have a digital camera post a picture and share them with us as well. Enjoy! mike

[mayres]

PS - we have lots of rhodadendrums here in Oregon too! Very nice plants with beautiful flowers!

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Aussie, I think you should look for an orchid society in your area, maybe thru a local orchid nursery, so you can have a little help in putting all these plants into the right microclimate at the very start. Are you going to be growing out doors? And if so, where do you live and what is the climate like? We have a few other aussies here, so they may offer some pointers if they know where you are. Can you update your profile with your location?

[Marcia_pa]

Welcome, Aussie. You are going to be one busy orchid person I look forward to seeing photos of your new plants once you are able to post them.

I love your parrot photo. Do you have them visiting your backyard? I have a pet African parrot (indoor pet--too cold here in the north to be otherwise!) who keeps us laughing.
Marcia

[Anton]

It's a Rainbow Lorikeet Marcia.

I have them come into my gum trees every Spring when they flower.

Noisy little characters, messy too, "in more ways than one".

[arleneg]

Welcome, aussie. How many orchids for $1000?? Please, do post pics of them..would love to see what you got.

[aussie]

hello..
so nise of you al.to welcome me,yes i have 3 cameras and 14 lenses.lol
about a year before i qwit work and thought .wil i buy a marble head stone. or git in to photograpy....wel after 30.000 i have al the stuf i need.
i live in geelong. about 70 miles from melbourne.in wat you folks call a trailer park....lol.
i have a covert car space that wil hold my car and about 300+ orchids.lol
i wil post lots of pics. soon as i make them smaller
ps.i did buy some books on orghids.............see ya soon

[Marcia_pa]

I'm looking forward to seeing those photos, Aussie. You must be a pro! I'm waiting for retirement to hone my photography skills.

Anton, rainbow lorikeets are beautiful. I have read about their 'messiness.' Such beauties have to be forgiven their foibles. Parrots are such smart and clever birds. Noisy, too!
Marcia