Pretty....

Beautiful pictures! I've never been to that nursery but I'm going to have to give it a try.

Bill - if you choose the HTML Code in Photobucket and paste that into your text the photo will show up instead of just the address. Hope that helps.

Kate

Do you know the name of the nursery or where abouts no 46 it is, don't know the area but am an hr north of leesburg. I used to grow these orchids back in england no problem but find it a problem here inj fl , can you explain your secret, thanks frank

Tom, that is my favorite of the orchids I have now.

Thanks for the info Kate. It has been so long since I posted any photos that I forgot how to make them show up.
I am constantly amazed at how helpful and friendly everyone is on this site.

Bill

Bill-

Can you give us some more info on how to find this place? I am in Fort Myers, but my kids are going to school in Gainesville...Leesburg is on the way...

Maggie

Maggie, I really can't pinpoint the location of this place. I just know it was on the North side of the highway and it sits out in a field. It is not a huge operation. We were just driving along and I saw the sign stuck up on a fence post saying Orchid Sale. It was a tiny sign, hand lettered, and looked very temporary. You pulled into a field and drove back to the greenhouse facility. There was a shed built on the end of the greenhouse and that is where we went in. There was no driveway, just ruts through the field. I wish I had paid more attention but it was really a chance encounter. The next time we go up that way I will try to get a better location. The people just wrote a receipt on a piece of paper; no business name. I think it is a mom & pop operation run by the little asian couple we met. They just invited us in, left us alone to wander until we were ready to pay for our purchases. I even got on Google Earth to try to locate it but no luck. I did realize that it is on Route 44 instead of 46. We take 46 from I95 over to 44 which then takes us into Leesburg. If you go to Leesburg you should check out the Simon's Seed and Garden Store on Magnolia Street. I got some good deals on Orchids and other plants there.
I live in Lehigh Acres. Do you know of other people in our area on GW? We should try to get a group together to share knowledge and experiences if there are enough in our area. I have only been here about a year and we have been putting most of our energy into building walls, decks, walkways, and getting ready to plant. I am about to the planting point now. We went to ECHO Farm Day last week and picked up some good ideas and some citrus trees. I am really trying to get the info-structure completed before hot weather sets in. Bill

wow, that's a better price than the dying rack at Lowe's!
Lori

i love it i am going to try and head up that way on weekend when we visit our parents

I have a dendrobium it lasted for a few weeks after purchase from home depot, i recently repotted and was terrified i had killed it as some root was stuck on the old pot really good but its coming back and growing a new chute, these plants really are fascinating

here is my dendrobium:

Wow! What a pleasant adventure!