June has been an action-packed month so far.  It started with both of my boys’ birthdays and the migration of the orchids (finally!) from inside to outside the greenhouse.  As we were moving the plants, I did feel a little sad that I wouldn’t be hanging out in the greenhouse I had waited so very […]

Dear Friends, I hope that you are staying warm and well this frosty February.  I have been back in the States a full 24 hours now after a 10-day, action-packed trip to Japan.  I feel almost normal.  Almost.  But I have to tell you, the trip was very fruitful in terms of plants and pots […]

It’s Christmas time which you might have noticed if you have been to any store since the day after Halloween.  I hope that your holiday plans are all going well and your orchids are enjoying a little down time over the winter.  I am still collecting pre-orders for Japan, so feel free to send those […]

Specimen plants are so named because they are worthy of special recognition or a place of honor in order to be better seen.  The word “specimen” comes from the Latin root “spec-” which means “see” or “look.”  “Spec-” gives us other common words like “spectacles” (the better to see you with, my dear) and “spectacular” (looking […]

Many of you have expressed interest in the traditional hand painted Japanese pots that we carry.  We have many, but it is hard to catalog them all properly with prices, names, etc.  In an effort to allow you to at least see some of what we have, I am just posting the pictures here.  Also […]