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| You've done did good.  Great utilization of minimal space.  Now, all you need to do is extend the decking to give a BIT MORE space (he says with tongue firmly placed in cheek). 
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04-20-2007, 03:54 AM
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| Townsville Your finished orchid Space is very nice to see. Such nice looking plants as well as nice flowers. well done and thank you for the update. |
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04-22-2007, 07:30 AM
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| Thanks folks One of my unidentified backyard divisions is celebrating the new space by coming into flower. I'll post Monday or Tuesday to seek help with it. Townsville |
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04-22-2007, 10:57 AM
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| plz don't laugh! hi guys ! all ur photos ur amazing , u really make me feel jealous that my collection is absolutely nothing compared to urs!!!!! cynthia , please allow me to say that ur green house looks like paradise to me. i always dream of owning and caring for such a beautiful collection. if you don't mind, i have used ur photo as my desktop background  here's my humble pic , please don't laugh! |
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04-22-2007, 11:42 AM
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| Quote]here's my humble pic , please don't laugh! DDS2007 Thank you for your pic I dont think anyone will laugh because we all started with our orchids somwhere. When Orchidmania sets in look out lol Orchidmania has took over with me. The more orchids I see here on the forum the more orchids I would like. I have said to myself 1 more so many times now. ( I give up ) so when i do get more orchids I come home with two or three. |
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04-22-2007, 10:33 PM
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| DDS2007: there is no reason,whatsoever, to laugh at the picture. It is really nice and the plants looks very healthy. And I think there is a chinese proverb: "a jouney of a thousand miles will start with a single step" (or something to that effect) Keep at it and post some more as you add more. Good luck. |
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04-23-2007, 12:50 AM
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| Love your elegant little space DDS2007. I'm afraid the others are right, though. As the disease sets in our spaces become less elegant by the day - until, like me, you resort to shoe racks. Worse - a huge shade house takes over your life and home - as you can see from some of our most infected colleagues. Townsville |
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04-23-2007, 01:53 AM
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| Everybody's space is just so great. I love looking at all these photos. Townsville, your space looks fantastic! So cozy and welcoming. I'd be spending all my time out there as I do now on my back patio. That shoe rack idea is great. I have one fairly large side wall that's so lonely and empty and since I'm running out of space, I think I'll have to copy your idea here.   I just can't bear the thought of not being able to bring home more orchids because I have no room for them.....unacceptable, I say! |
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04-23-2007, 01:54 AM
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| DDS2007 There's no embarrassment here, that is modern, it's the minimilistic approach. And, that IS the IN thing these days. But as a word of encouragement, do I see a blank wall in the background just begging for a multi tier shelf to be placed in front of it with some color hanging off it ? 
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04-23-2007, 10:08 AM
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| hi all , those words of encouragement inspired me, i really thank u all for your kind words and for making me feel that i "belong" to this wonderful forum and great community i promise you that this collection will grow , as soon as i get my hands on some orchids!! the guy at the nursery says new orchids will arrive tom my appetite is very huge i think i'll spend every $ i have in my pocket! i just loooooooove orchidmania!!!!! my Phal is growing SIX new flower buds , i'll take that as a hint that she's HAPPY with me. i look at myself one month ago when i first bought these orchids i was lacking confidence and thinking i'd kill those beauties in a couple of days. but here i am , thanks to you , a lot more orchid-educated and a lot more confident, but above all , a looooooooooooot happier thank u all and keep posting Farah |
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04-23-2007, 10:31 AM
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| Dear Farah, If I read the posts here and in other places correctly, there are lots of people who are looking for soloutions like yours so they can "live with" thir orchids in their regular living spaces. It's an attractive solution that's beneficial for the plants as well. Judging by the number of people who have read this thread (more than 2000!) I believe the information pepole are sharing is something people are interested in and finding useful. Keep up the good work! |
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04-23-2007, 08:48 PM
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| DDS2007: At least yours is already flowering . I had my first re-bloom almost 4 months after my first Phal!!Keep the KMNO4,N2O, and lido* away from th plants! ( always wondered if the DDS was just that ) |
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| pikevi: yes i'm a dentist , an orthodontist to be specific! i promise u , no lidocaine or N2O for any orchid , oh well maybe the naughty ones would get a shot! nooooo just kidding i've promised i'll love them all the same ! kmarch: those are anaesthetic solutions we use in dentistry thanks a lot for your support , i'm hoping i can expand my collection soon and yes it's been loooooooooots of fun living in with my orchids, i keep staring at them the whole time , i tell u hubby is a bit jealous ! |
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04-24-2007, 07:36 AM
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| Hi, I am sorry for that joke, kmarch. That was for DDS2007. KMNO4-potassium permanganate-used (rarely nowadays) as an antiseptic(oxidant) N2O - Nitrous Oxide (Laughing gas)- used to be used as an anaesthetic (pain killer) Lidocaine( der. of novocaine ) - used by dentists as local anaesthetic( nerve blocks). Just could not resist teasing DDS2007 . I am sorry about that.DDS2007: " I like all the dentists: I just don't like what they do and say ". I am tired of my dentist's lectures on sweet things in life Last edited by pikevi; 04-24-2007 at 07:41 AM. Reason: to add additional response. |
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04-24-2007, 08:19 AM
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| pikevi : eat as much sweets as u would like , just brush ur teeth afterwards ! and to be fair , if i was a patient, i wouldn't like what dentists do as well!! i'm afraid this is becoming more of a dentistry forum ! so tell me , why do u think they call Odont. orchids that way , are they related to dentistry and teeth in any way ? |
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04-24-2007, 11:40 PM
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| DDS2007: You are quite right. Odontoglossum is from greek odon=teeth + glossum=tongue. I have not seen a real flower but, apparently it has two calluses( teeth) on either side of the lip (glossum). BTW, the name orchid is also derived from a greek word orchis ( testicle) And I think you are also right about the direction : Let us steer it back to the real topic |
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