Winter's many projects

Winter is a great time to tackle garden projects that have been put on hold. I found these metal containers at a thrift store this summer in Michigan (Thanks Aunt Jane!). I had the idea to turn these into flowers for garden art, but the project always got pushed aside until now. Thorny guy helped bend the metal rods while I found the proper bolts for the threaded rods his dad found in his garage and voila, metal flowers. I think they turned out fabulous. Now deciding which garden to put them in?

More orchid blooms relief spring itch.

The moth orchids are in full bloom. The baldan's kaleidoscope orchid just opened it's third bloom. These flowers have a big job to do - providing needed color in a sea of white snow. They need to bloom until the first crocuses of spring arrive. There are reports that Zone 6 is seeing signs of spring! I can not wait although these orchids help.

Baby Ferns

Hard to see but I think I may just have two baby ferns growing. I really hope that they are not some weed or a stray seed. I did sterilize the mix before adding the fern spore. The two ferns are in the section with the most mature gametophytes so that gives me hope.