December. I have a love/hate relationship with this month.I think its all about striving for perfection, trying to find it in the gifts, the decor, the menu etc..Adding to that is the traffic with people who are always in a hurry. To relieve my stress, I turn to my orchids in the garden. This…
Thanks to all of you who made it to the open house this week, it was a great turnout on a beautiful Fall day! I would like to extend the open house special of 5.00 off per stake to all of our Botanistix lovers across the country! So from Friday November 12 through Friday the…
Surprise, the new Seahorse and Flamingo are in the house! This is my second glassblower so his seahorse and flamingo are definitely different from the previous one, which I really like. Fresh, new and different. For the color of the seahorse, I went very beachy and I love it! The cache pots will be at…
Here is a quick look at the newest hand blown glass Botanistix designs. My glassblower said he made a mean parrot, so he whipped a few up for me to see and yes he does! Your eye immediately notices the multi colors on this bird, it makes you take a second look. That alone, makes…
Of course these gloriosa lilies make me smile! I bought these bulbs at the Philly Flower Show and they are so showy Although June is getting so hot, this phalaenopsis decided now is the time. And it is just perfect with no inclusions on the leaves at all. When your orchids live outdoors here, you…
I welcomed calendar Spring here (hahah, it’s more like hot humid summer now!) with my amaryllises in full wow bloom! Also is full bloom and late for the season is my Super Wow Dendrobium! Always so exciting to see her welcome me out the kitchen door. Love it. I have added to the aquarium this season with…
2021 has been an unusual season so far. Major topics of conversation range from the vaccines 1 and 2 (yes, we received ours) which outdoor restaurants have you gone to and are you cooking anything interesting? And then you hear, “anything else going on?” The answer is a flat “no.”So we all appear to be…
It’s the new year and we want it to be so full of promise since 2020 was anything but. So let’s just go with that positive thought! After our very hot Fall in Naples we are finally having some very welcome cool weather. 70’s to 50’s – really wonderful. Even the orchids are happy and…
