Visiting family over the weekend, means taking time to enjoy a few flowers that will survive the mild winter. The orchid corner had a little surprise, the chocolate scented orchid above, which I tried not to pick, as the delicate fragance was so sweet.
Other orchids found in the corner. In the wild, they are found with roots attached to the bark of the trees, but in our homes they can grow in pots with loosely packed materials, such as chips of bark or stones. They demand the correct amount of water, light, and fertilizer. With such beautiful plants, my mother-in-law seems to master the art of growing orchids. 
Visiting family over the weekend, means taking time to enjoy a few flowers that will survive the mild winter. The orchid corner had a little surprise, the chocolate scented orchid above, which I tried not to pick, as the delicate fragance was so sweet.
Other orchids found in the corner. In the wild, they are found with roots attached to the bark of the trees, but in our homes they can grow in pots with loosely packed materials, such as chips of bark or stones. They demand the correct amount of water, light, and fertilizer. With such beautiful plants, my mother-in-law seems to master the art of growing orchids. 
19 comments:
What beautiful orchids! My sister raises them, too. I love them but am not good with them.
Have a beautiful day.
I love orchids too! Your photos are beautiful. I've never heard of the chocolate scented ones!
xo
Cris, they are soooo gorgeous!!
I am glad you update! Love orchids! Wonderful pictures, Cris!
These pics will make such beautiful gifts for your ma-in-law. And orchids are delectable flowers...have never heard of chocolate scented ones..do they have any coffee-scented ones, too??? if they did, it has to be in Brazil ;)))
And nice to see u back. :)
Hi Cris,
wonderful orchids, love the idea to have chocolate scented orchids in our house..
Thanks for leaving comments on my blogs.
We are renovating....
cheers Gisela
hi cris, i love orchids cuz they were my mum's hobby before. she owns a few of the second pix til now. if i am not mistaken it's called palynopsis. i can't remember really. but the choco scented wow...when i go to the candles section of a mall i always try to find the coffee scented ones. not to buy though. but here u got a choco scented real flower.
yeah i've been out of blogworld only cuz i got a bad internet connection. i was able to post cuz i visited my folks last weekend and there i found time to blog...yes the grass is always greener at home...
Thanx for backtracking on the older posts on my blog, Cris.....have a great week :)
Gorgeous orchids! The chocolate scented one sounds so neat!!
Kelli
I love orchids. These are stunning. What an experience!
Glad to see you back! :)
Those are such beautiful orchids! Chocolate? That's even better!
Beautiful. Especially the chocolate coloured one.
I have a few orchids in my livingroom, and love them.
Very pretty!
cris,
such lovely orchids..
i used to stare at the little swan inside for long as a kid.. :)
Oh my they are just beautiful.
Hugs,
Connie
These are lovely Cris. Thanks for all your visits to me! Have a great weekend coming up!
Thank you all for visiting me, I am glad I can show you a little of our world.
beautiful flowers, nice captures.
-kiraN
The orchids are so beautiful...and your pictures are perfect! I sure would love to smell the scented one.
I photographed the same glorious pink one at Kylie and Ko's in June.
My mom used to grow orchids in Australia. I've never tried...so far :)
The guinea fowls are good watch dogs, aren't they? My MIL used to keep some.
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