Thanks for the welcome. My friend is Juliette - aka Julie-bug - our 9 year-old macaw.
Our climate is good for orchids in the shade. The problem is, we get freezing temps in winter, so they need cover during those months. I'm getting enough now (thank you, Trader Joe's) that I will need to clean up the greenhouse so I can move them there in winter. The phals and anything really tender are on the kitchen windowsill, which is the only place they can get both light and air. My sister in Oregon is the real orchid grower in the family and hopefully she will pop in here one of these days.
