orchid – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com Everyone has a garden story, I'd love to tell yours Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:25:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.1 https://dougoster.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Vegetables-scaled-1-32x32.jpg orchid – Doug Oster https://dougoster.com 32 32 This beautiful orchid reveals a touching story https://dougoster.com/this-beautiful-orchid-reveals-a-touching-story/ https://dougoster.com/this-beautiful-orchid-reveals-a-touching-story/#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:25:55 +0000 https://dougoster.com/?p=729 This orchid has a very special story.

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]]> When I posted a picture of this orchid from The Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, I discovered the special story behind the flower.

It was named for Carolyn Smith Bolton, a local orchid grower. Find out how this plant can to bear her name.

Carolyn Smith Bolton holds one of George Hatfield’s orchids.

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]]> https://dougoster.com/this-beautiful-orchid-reveals-a-touching-story/feed/ 0 Tour the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at Phipps https://dougoster.com/tour-the-orchid-and-tropical-bonsai-show-at-phipps/ https://dougoster.com/tour-the-orchid-and-tropical-bonsai-show-at-phipps/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:45:09 +0000 https://dougoster.com/?p=666 Follow me on a tour of the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show at Phipps.

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]]> I had so much fun exploring the Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show with associate director of exhibits Jordyn Melino. There’s just something about the beauty of orchids and the precise care of the bonsai which is inspiring.

Here’s the video from Pittsburgh Today Live.

And a few photos I took after we were done filming.

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