Exposed orchid roots are a completely normal feature of these uniquely beautiful plants, and tending to them is an important aspect of orchid care. Aerial orchid roots are most likely to occur in ...

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 ...

Although most roots tend to grow (and stay) underground, sometimes those belonging to trees can make their way to the surface. While this isn’t something you necessarily notice out in the woods ...

Orchids are beautiful plants but they can be difficult to care for, especially as one common watering mistake can damage the roots and cause them to die. You could be accidentally destroying the roots ...

Tree roots growing at or slightly above the soil surface are called surface roots. Homeowners having trees with these surface roots are frustrated with the additional challenges posed by mowing and ...

Don’t Throw Out Your Grocery Store Orchid. Follow These Tricks to Get it Blooming Again. It happens to all of us—you see a beautiful, blooming orchid in the store, follow its care card instructions ...

Are your orchids dying back, refusing to flower, or developing yellow, wrinkled, or mushy leaves and you’re not sure why? Although these symptoms look different to the eye, they may be caused by the ...

Q: As you can see from the attached photo, tree roots are surfacing in the lawn, which makes mowing difficult to impossible. Do you have any suggestions? I’m not sure if we should cover them and build ...

Question: I have a 15-year-old live oak that appears to be planted incorrectly and with the wire mesh still wrapped around it. I have carefully started to expose the root flare. However, I am ...

Orchid seeds are as small as dust and do not provide any nutrients for the young plant to grow. The adult plants are known to ...