Re: [aroid-l] Artificial Trees
- Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Artificial Trees
- From: "Ron" r*@adelphia.net
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:27:58 -0500
- Disposition-notification-to: "Ron"
I like PVC plumbing pipe as the frame for the cork.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Witmore" <harrywitmore@witmore.net>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Artificial Trees
>
> Wow, thanks for the responses so far. The article in the Orchids Magazine
> mentioned the technique of using the expandable foam and then covering it
> with cork bark. I would like to get a bale of cork. I have found some
> sources for this in the past but I need to start looking again.
>
> I don't have access to cypress but I do have red cedar and it's used
around
> here as fence post. I use it some to mount orchids and other small
> epiphytes. This sounds like it could be a good on line web story. oh well
> Brian has a wall, I have a tree, what else are you all dreaming of doing
to
> grow your plants in an attractive manner and if you are doing it already,
> where are the picture. I think a page which shows members plant displays
> would stir interest in the plants. Those of us in temperate to down right
> frozen areas of the country, need to create the look of the tropics in our
> own environment.
>
> Any more ideas on this subject will be grateful.
>
> Harry Witmore
> Zone 7 NC
> <http://www.witmore.net/>Cloud Jungle Art
> <http://www.epiphytes.org/>Epiphytes.Org
> <http://www.cloudjungle.com/eshop>Cloud Jungle ePiphytes
>
>
