My Milsbo set up has been working great since I set everything up. The only thing I would consider doing is switching out my Barrina's for the all-black magnetic finished ones which is just a cosmetic upgrade. All my plants have been thriving in the cabinet even though I have been less rigid about fertilizing. So far, no issues with rust or anything on the cabinet itself. Some of my newer editions to the cabinet are H. Ricardo, H. vangviengensis, H. bilobata. Shout out to plant_mom for gifting me H. elliptica after mine died and H. waymanie. My condolences to the ones that did not have the grit to make it in the cabinet I am looking at you H. Patricia and H. rintzii (Borneo).
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As the years have gone on in my Hoya collecting, I find that I am enjoying having a small collection and have been focusing on other aspects of plants. One of my current projects is a Hoya themed art wall. A lot of pieces I have had for years but I started collecting a couple new ones and realized that I had a hard time finding exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to share my wall and some artists I have purchased from. Block prints of Hoya sp. Gunung Gading and Hoya elliptica. I bought these years ago and cannot for the life of me find the artists Instagram but they are signed Miko. The stain glass of Hoya manipurensis in a pot was made by Cadence aka little.lam.glass on Instgram. Hoya species print by arineillustrations. Arina even sells her original pieces which is really neat. The Hoya themed fabric in the smaller embroidery hoops is from Etsy. The two larger embroidery hoops is a punch needle of a Hoya carnosa and Hoya praetorii bloom. I made both of those. The grey set of four frames are Hoya blooms that I preserved from my own plants and then hung in frames. Hard to get a good picture of them since they are in clear frames. The little leaves in the light wood shadow box are made from paper curling. I had it custom made from someone on Facebook a few years ago. Non-Hoya Related: Stain glass of nature by Cellar Door Trades. They make one of a kind pieces and do various drops.
For years my Hoya cards from A Hoya Study Corner by SC Plants has been sitting in my potting bench collecting dust. I never could find a great way to display them since they are two sided. Recently, I decided I needed to find a way to display these even if I could not see both sides. Originally, I thought about getting a collage frame since the cards are 4x6in but that was very expensive. I settled on these 24in x 36in poster frames. I bought a total of 3 frames. I was able to fit 36 cards per frame. They are held in place by museum putty. Every corner of the cards has a small piece of putty to keep it in place. Now I can finally enjoy them. Click here for my blog post about the Hoya cards.
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