Ask Gerry

What is the name of this plant?

I got a present of an Orchid today. I don't know its name. It is in a plastic container and it looks to be set in bark. There seems to be about 3 rings of root at the bottom. Since its bark, the water will just run through. How do I know when and how much water to to give it?

i keep finding this white stuff on dead plants in my indoor garden. Is that what is killing my plants? Please see photo attached

I got a present of a gardenia house plant. How do i care for it? - watering, positioning, room temperature.

My friend has a small heather plant. She wants to know if it is an indoor or outdoor plant?

I potted up some houseplants in peat free compost last year. Now I can see tiny worms round the base of the pots, obviously coming out of the compost. Is there a way to get rid of them? I really don't like having worms crawling around the floor!

I have an orchid which I pruned when it finished flowering it now has a stem of about 16 inches with another growth of about 5 leaves at the top where the flowers used to be, these leaves look so healthy would it be possible to get this new this new growth to root or what would be your advice. Picture attached.