Don't think this will not happen to you because your family loves you, it WILL happen because they love you - and don't understand your real purpose. Perhaps there are a few persons who can understand the urgency of such actions, but they are one in 100.Five years are only a fraction of the lifespan of an average orchid which can become 20 years old or older, so be patient. If you want to learn something, experiment with bottle culture or mobile troughs - and never forget that you may be forced to sell something or all until you have aquired a safe place.
Fortunately, I had still hope that the active nature protection would find a use for my plants. I am a person who is always looking for dialog. First I spoke with a professional gardener. He told me that he grows now only hybrid species for the love of it and warned me to "wake the sleeping lions" in the official nature protection bureau. I liked his honesty, but I have not understood the sense of his words - until that fateful day when I went out to hear the other side...
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