Brightening the room

Not practical at all!
Penny to a pound that it is done by a contracted plant supplier - when the display is over it'll be replaced by another and these orchids potted back up individually until they're ready to be re-used (back in bud).

exactly what we worked out must be happening, they looked so lovely but it wont work!! i thought the contractor may need to remove some and replace??
How long would you give it in these conditions?

The bowl is probably replaced every couple of weeks........

i think that may be a case of more money than sense?

Not really - they'll have a fixed price contract. The contractor will probably rotate often to prevent plant rot, or to put it another way, loss of stock!

ah, yes, good point. I have re-titled the photo!

Def a contractor..I used to use them once a fortnight they come and change the display for potted plants and once a week for cut displays.

hehe - been there, done that;-) once a week cut displays (early Monday mornings at work to do them and deliver. once a week or two weeks to visit places to do the maintenance job. Pain in the a.....s to water something like that - but what boss said poor interior plant maintenance technician had to do:(
Read me and others, lol.
And as you said - plant not looking good anymore - bin it. Well in some cases they ended up in my home. Now it looks like a jungle, lol.

as to your question re watering I say "pass"

Lovely artistic pic! :))

Very pretty picture though!

Nice though..................

By the looks of it with great difficulty...lovely arrangement though. :o)

Very nice arrangement , my neighbour always has Orchids in flower sometimes for weeks at a time ,he tells me he never waters them that he only sprays them ....

lucky neighbour! i spray mine each week but i also let water drain through their pots every week.

I do as well Sticki , I'm envious because he is like Meanie with Orchids it's not fair !!

they are good aren't they these experts ~ perhaps they have green thumbs as well as fingers??

I just get lucky!

It's taken me years to get a decent re-bloom on a Vylstekeara........

Not entirely lucky meanie, it helps to know what you are doing and what to expect! Oh and having patience.

There is a fair element of luck involved Sticki!!

ok, i will accept that, but it helps to know a bit too!!

Always learning...........

very true, be boring if we knew everything though! on that basis i will never be bored.

Lovely flowers, but I don't know much about orchids (except the wild variety of orchis - not quite the same thing, I know) and I wouldn't want them in my old-fashioned home, they'd look totally out of place! Big bowls of daisies would be better.

Saw recently that they are happier just sprayed too:-)

is it real? some look so real now but arent. pretty though

thats a thought BA but i think mine would need more than that.

yes sanbaz it is, although we dont think it will stay there long.

You're right, Sanbaz - there are some amazing artificial flowers nowadays. We use them quite often because our house is so dark, and very little that is real lasts more than a few days inside. No-one seems to have noticed, and they aren't the same as the blue plastic tulips you used to get free with Daz so many years ago!