Need an Elegant Gift Idea? An Orchid is Perfect.

 An orchid plant is great as a gift for the holidays or 

as a birthday, get well, housewarming or hostess present.  

Plain orchid plants can be relatively inexpensive when purchased at Home Depot or Trader Joe's
(or your local nursery) and placed in a decorative container such as a wooden basket or pot.
Then, add elements such as

Moss and a decorative bird...

Tie with ribbon, raffia or twine to twig, bamboo or chop stick stakes

pebbles also make a good looking base

Attach moss where the stakes are tied for a more organic look.

A pretty white ceramic shell with green moss is perfect in a bathroom.

Notice the turquoise Chinese wooden pot with moss 

and white coral at the base.

Here an orchid is potted a in mercury glass vase in a powder room.  

In a bedroom, an orchid in Chinese pottery complements this colorful vignette.  

Think about your options for containers with what you already own
(or find them inexpensively at Home Goods, Target, flea markets or garage sales).
We buy some of the decorations at a wholesale floral store but
you can find moss at Pottery Barn and decorations at craft stores like Michaels.

Take care of your indoor orchid plant:  They like very bright filtered light.
Allow the soil mix to get almost completely dry between watering, then water throughly.
Feed with liquid  fertilizer every other watering.

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Best to you,
Mary Ann