Did I need more orchids? Well, no, I didn’t need any,
but when my orchid-loving friend Barb asked me if I wanted to go to a wholesale
orchid nursery, I said yes. I counted my empty orchid pots (there have been a
couple of casualties lately) and decided I could buy a few. How many did I buy?
We’ll get to that.
After a two-hour drive, we came to this unprepossessing
exterior:
Which led into this:
No, I didn’t drool.
But I did spend a happy hour with my friend examining
orchids, choosing which to add to our collections, trying to guess what the
ones without open blooms would look like. Prices ranged from $3 to $12,
depending on the size and variety of orchid. We filled a large box with our
choices, paid for them and loaded them in Barb’s van. Definitely a delight-ful
field trip.
I bought nine. Most are in some stage of blooming, but I
have one that will be a surprise. Its buds are tightly closed and I don’t know
yet what it will look like.
Here are some photos:
Have you taken any field trips lately?