Congratulations. Great growing! Copying the climate of Tropical Australia on a windowsill in zone 6a is pretty cool.

Thank you very much for the encouraging words from an expert! Sue

I'm Interested in how you are growing these plants. I see glass containers of different shapes and sizes. How long have you been growing your plants in this manner?

Love the dark "ears" of Dendrobium johannis

Dear Sheila,

I have been doing this for 3 years. I have always loved plants and enjoy being
surrounded by them in my home. I wanted
to create somewhat naturalistic plantings of orchids on mounts (mopane wood and
cork are my favorites) that get sufficient humidity and air circulation, and
light from windows (supplemented by floor lamps). So I have a variety of heavy wide bowls
(actually, laboratory desiccators), urns, globe bowls (10-16’ diam.),
cylinders, and square and rectangular vases.
I put pebbles (or clear plastic box lids or mineral display stands) in
the bottom and water that doesn’t reach the top of the pebbles or other
props. As possible I’ll put multiple
plants with similar needs in one container, sometimes with tiny plants hanging
on larger ones. The plants mostly fill
each container, so humidity is maintained (verified with a hygrometer). In 2 of my windows the containers sit in a
large gray rotationally molded plastic tray that covers the entire bench or
wooden shelving unit (the largest of these is 49 ¼ x 23 ½ x 1 ½”). So I can mist and squirt without concern, and
in the winter, can dump water in the tray for extra moisture in the area. I think what I do is just decorative and
really no different from what others do with egg crate and Rubbermaid bins. Some orchids I’ve not put on mounts yet and still
have in pots propped in an urn, globe or cylinder. My catts are pot-in-pot, with the outer pot
being decorative ceramic (and no water in the bottom).

Nicely, done. these make me want to try antelope dendrobiums again.

Me too Darlene!

Sue, thank you for the detailed info on your growing set-up. I've had a plan going thru my mind for something similar. I have a few mounties and miniatures that need more humidity while in the house. I can easily add this area to my sunroom. Now to find containers.

One of the great things about orchid growing is fiddling about. Trying this and that to grow better orchids.

Never heard about growing orchids in a vase till a Novice member exhibited this orchid at a local orchid Society Winter Show. She won the Champion Novice Orchid Rosette.

It is now summer here and here is a pic of the orchid showing how it is grown in a pot in a vase.