Meet the orchid keeper : Exotic flower fuels passion In his day job, Don Garling is professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University. But his passion is growing more than 1,000 orchids at his home greenhouse in Okemos, Mich.
Orchid Passion Every day, Larry Vierheilig steps into the greenhouse in his Nipomo back yard to visit his beloved orchids.He spends equal time with the thick, roping green vines of his vanilla orchid and the exotic blooms of the cattleyas.
Indonesia believed to have lost 70 orchid species Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA News) - Some 70 orchid species which used to exist in Indonesian forests are believed to have become extinct due to illegal logging actvity, a cultivator said.
Attention, orchid-gawkers! For the first time this century, members of the public can commune with members of the Orchidaceae family when visiting the UC Botanical Garden. Dozens of orchid species,
Ye Mengyuan excelled at the piano, just as she did in her academics. Wang Linjia enjoyed calligraphy and, according to local media, her work at the school's TV and radio stations.
Orchid fantasy It didn't take long for Karen Daubmann to come up with a theme for the annual orchid exhibit at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
