Orchid Decoration Ideas - Tall Pot

While travelling through Bangkok airport last year, I saw the most stunning orchid display - strolling through the terminal, visitors were greeted with a sea of hundreds of elevated orchids perched high off the ground in tall containers that were about waist high.  It was a sight to behold!

So, I decided to try to replicate the Bangkok airport display, not at such a grand scale, of course (!), but I love the idea of tall leggy orchids with spectacular blooms that meet you at eye level.

Phoenix Orchid for Chinese New Year

Phoenix Orchid/ Cymbidium Orchid

The Phoenix Orchid - with its long lush leaves and pretty masses of dainty flowers makes for an elegant floral display that is simply stunning.  This orchid, is a Cymbidium Orchid which are also sometimes referred to as the "King of Orchids" .

Decorating the house with Orchid displays for Chinese New Year

Of all the Chinese New Year traditions, my favourite one is decorating the house with orchid displays.  This year, we may have gone a little overboard with the orchids as we bought masses of them.  It's winter here in the UK, you see, so there is little incentive to do much gardening outside, which means more time and effort to focus on our indoor plants.