Orchids - they always seem such fragile, delicate plants and are expensive to buy, so if you make a mistake it's likely to be a costly one. Yet these elegant beauties, which originate from South East ...

Alan Stephenson is an orchid fanatic. "It is an all-consuming passion, but it's one I thoroughly enjoy," he tells Clarence. "I was just over 40 when I started with orchids. I joined the local orchid ...

When most people think of orchids, the first image that comes to mind may be those bright pink or purple flowers you see in a grocery store that tend to die as soon as you get them home. The second ...

Saturday seminars: 1 p.m., Orchid culture; 2 p.m., Cattleya painting class; 3 p.m., Mounting orchids and repotting; 4 p.m., Phragmipedium painting class Sunday ...

Fiery reds, bright yellows and burnt oranges are some of the autumnal colors that gardeners can expect from fall flowering orchids. Sheltered under trees and cultivated in screened houses, orchids are ...

Discover 3 orchid myths you shouldn't believe. These misconceptions can put you off growing an orchid, but here's why they ...

The North Shore Orchid Society will present an orchid workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Swampscott Public Library, 59 Burrill St., Swampscott. Refreshments will be ...

Colorful and elegant with an air of exotic mystery, the orchid isn’t exactly the first ingredient that comes to mind when tossing a salad. Yet orchids have been used for cooking perhaps longer than ...