My Conservatory, a 2 year snap-shot

[eggshells]

everything is available, the question would be... is it legal.

That is true. I'm trying my very hard but still cant find it.

 

[NYEric]

heheheh! :evil:

 

[Marc]

canhii!!!!

DREWL DREWL DREWL

 

[John Boy]

One of my favourite Cattleya velutina hybrids, and arguably very rare indeed:
Laelia jongheana X Cattleya velutina! I guess this cross has only ever been made once or twice.

 

[Carper]

Absolutely beautiful display!:clap:

Gary
UK

 

[Tom499]

That is a lovely Catt!

 

[biothanasis]

Very very pretty!

 

[John Boy]

I just had a stroll through the conservatory, and discovered: I need to get some work done in there. Things are happening fast and furious this time of year. It’s been a lovely day over here, not too warm, and yet: after 10 minutes in there, I was as wet was the plants are. There’s always so much to do in there, I guess I’ll be giving up my daytime job.

Here are a few quick shots. Any questions, give me a “juhuuuuuu!!!”….

Happyly growing Paphiopedilum seedlings from Sam (I'm loving them!):

Laelia sincorana picking up the pace:

One of 3 currently flowering Susan Booth:

One rather happy Neo from Jerry:

Cattleya nobilor rubra and a happy one I'd say:

Restrepias, or my work cut out for later tonight:

Peristeria elata new growth and inflorescens starting at the same time (last week I couldn't yet tell one from the other!):

Angreacum leonis, my baby-leonis...

This is, what a propperly fed Laelia aurea looks like:

Just catching the last sun-light:

Phalaenonpsis gigantea enjoying a soak:

Capsule corner:

That's all for today folks!

 

[Wendelin]

Well, they all look very happy !:clap:
Nice impressions right out from the conservatory!

 

[newbud]

Beautiful looking conservatory collection John. I too seem to spend a great deal of time constantly watering and trying to improve their environment for better growing. Constant work, but very rewarding.

 

[SlipperFan]

Ditto to newbud!

 

[JeanLux]

Wow, they all look so good :clap: !!!! Jean

 

[John Boy]

I had a little (overdue) photo shooting today!

The Neos seem to like it here:

And here's a hell of a fine Lealia tenebrosa! The cultivar is called "Valpotas Night", she has 5 flowers, huge ones, but didn't quite keep as long as I had hoped,... so I only caught her on her last legs.

 

[NYEric]

We want to see the flat!

 

[John Boy]

Pointless Eric!!! Nothing to this flat whatsoever. Old, boring and not much to look at... Only (very only) reason I moved in was the conservatory...

 

[NYEric]

Photos, photos! oke:
Actually, I just want to see the neighborhood. My GF and I watch Sherlock Holmes and MI-5 so we are interested in the architecture, etc.

 

[newbud]

Don't let the Japanese see those varigated Neos.

 

[John Boy]

As you wish! I’ll be taking the camera out later! (You’ll be so disappointed…)-

 

[NYEric]

I was thinking you were in the UK but I see now you are in DE. Your place reminds me a little of my ex's place in Berlin but much bigger.

 

[John Boy]

For Eric:
This is what it looks like. 1960ies Germany. Horrible, very unenglish, but it’s a working conservatory. I’m sort of certain you wouldn’t find anything close to this in the U.K., and most certainly not to rent. As much as I detest living in Germany most of the time, I did get my conservatory pretty much after coming here. I got lucky that once, because finding a flat containing a huge conservatory is something you’ll be hunting for… even in Germany.

What I used as my conservatory back in the U.K. was, what most people would call a tool-shed, though I did manage to get it to work for me. It wouldn’t have served for long though.