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Gift Guide: For the Orchid Lover in Your Life

December 11th, 2006 | 1 Comment | Posted in Advice by Chris Pommier

There are plenty of people out there who love to garden. The putter around in the yard planting peonies and generally fussing with their azaleas. Orchid lovers are not like that. If you know one, you know that these little indoor gems can cause otherwise perfectly sane individuals to swoon, slather and write checks for enormous sums in order to purchase a plant the size of your pinky.

There are tomes and sprawling websites devoted entirely to singles species of these plants. If you know someone who loves orchids, a great jumping off point for gift ideas would be The Armchair Orchidist. Recently the Orchidist reviewed the book Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy. Pick it up and send that orchid aficionado in your life a not-so-subtle message.

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New Blog on Orchid Culture, Pictures, Tips and Tricks

November 20th, 2006 | 4 Comments | Posted in Uncategorized by Chris Pommier

My partner Jonah just launched a new blog called The Armchair Orchidist in which he writes articles for the beginning and intermediate orchid grower who longs to successfully grow their plants indoors. Apparently it can be quite complicated to induce these plants to flower. He’s got such a green thumb, though, let his experience help you succeed! He also posts gorgeous pictures of the plants, as well as tips, tricks and reviews.

I’m helping him focus, market and design his blog. All the writing he does himself. Please check it out and comment. I will be posting here about the process of building the content for the Armchair Orchidist, as well as marketing it.