Visiting New World Orchids: 09/14/13

[MattWoelfsen]

After numerous emails, I have finally matched my schedule with the folks at NWO. I'm going to visit them this coming Saturday, 09/14/13. My primary reason for this visit is to learn more about Neofinetia and other Japanese orchids they proffer. In an email to Kristen, I told her that I would write up a set of questions so that they can be prepared to answer them. Then I thought I would ask you all if you had any questions you would like for me to ask them.

All of this is an effort to produce an article for my orchid society newsletter. But ultimately my goal is to develop more Neonuts in Fort Wayne--there are too many Phalpals and Phapmaniacs!! Here are my questions:

1. To Dr Glenn: how did you become a NeoNut?
2. What kind of Doctor are you?
3. What was the very first orchid plant you acquired?
4. Why are you in Manchester, MI and not in a larger city?
5. Do you read, write, and speak Japanese?
6. To Kristen: how did you become a NeoNut and how have you become involved with NWO?
7. There is a person named Alex on your website, who is he?
8. About the plants: where did the high mound idea come from?
9. Do you breed Neos?
10. Are there specific resources you acquire your plants from Japan?
11. How did you establish your relationship with them, was it by trial and error? Or just a function of getting to know them?
12. What are the steps you go through importing plants from Japan?