Orchids – Boys with Plants

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60. Marcelo

By TropicaLoco Jan 14, 2020

“Once a day I like to mist them and that’s the time I check every single one.”

@celojp

Marcelo Paixão, 27, Brazilian

Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Biotechnologist

Favourites: I love my orchids! They grow slowly and I love finding new shoots and flower stems every now and then. It’s always a nice surprise. I also enjoy my Rubber plant and ZZ plant.

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Green Thumbs

Wall Mounts

By James Gray Oct 11, 2019 2 Comments

How to make Wall Mounts for your Houseplants

Constructing wall mounts for houseplants is a fun and easy project that will take your houseplant game to the next level. Here is a how-to guide from a fellow plant geek and Boys With Plants alumni to show you one way to do it. Have fun!

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44. Pedro

By TropicaLoco Jun 05, 2019

“Leave water in the watering can so the chlorine can evaporate before watering.”

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42. Mikael

By TropicaLoco May 21, 2019

“Don´t be afraid to try something that seems hard to grow because you can be the right person for it.”

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23. Fahri

By TropicaLoco Dec 26, 2018

“All you need to be a successful orchid grower is patience, because orchids grow slowly and they need more time.”

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20. Artur

By TropicaLoco Dec 05, 2018

“Although recently, I am falling in love with jewel orchids.”

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14. Brian

By TropicaLoco Oct 24, 2018

“Stick to a watering schedule and your plants will thank you.”

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