My Orchidarium

I acquired a used Bimini Orchidarium 5 years ago. 99% of the plants I've been growing are Pleurothallids that thrive in intermediate conditions. I had been getting bored with my set up, and considered trading off all of my plants and starting over. All they do is grow and bloom, how boring!

But then I decided it wasn't the plants that bored me, but rather how I had them presented. They were individually mounted and hung all over the sides of the case. I decided I wanted a more natural looking display; so I removed each plant from its mount, and mounted them together as you'll see in the pictures. I made a large "tree" out of some great treefern pieces I had. The other "tree" is a piece of hardwood I'd been saving.

I covered the back wall (which is badly damaged and quite ugly) with sheets of coconut fiber. The floor is finished with river rocks.

So here are pictures of the latest "remodel." I'm very happy with how it turned out, especially since it was a spur of the moment project, and cost me nothing more than a bag of rocks.

 

Thanks, friends!

 

Haha, Tom! You don't need me, your grow area is amazing.

Marni, that's a possibility. It would certainly increase my grow space. I just don't know how I'd attach the plants. The fiber is held in place by spray cement, but I don't how much weight it could support. Maybe if I drilled through the wall and attached branches that way, it would work.

 

Thanks for the idea, Marni! Redland is coming up, after all. I've been steering clear of more intermediate plants, because I was out of space. Not anymore!

 

I suspect you're right, Harry. But in 2 years, I'll be bored and will need to redo it again anyway!

 

Karma, I've added more on two separate occasions. I kept finding dry spots. There is a bit of redundancy now, but I'd rather run the water for a few minutes and have things saturated, as opposed to having it run for a longer time.

With most systems I've seen, you can add more as needed, as long as your pump can push the water. So if you find you need more, you can add them later.