Al's Orchid Greenhouse is Fabulous! - Page 3 - Orchid Board

Stitzelweller · #21 03-15-2011, 03:52 PM

don't forget the annual SEPOS show at Longwood Gardens, March 25-27 which is within spittin' distance of Delaware!

Louis_W · #22 03-16-2011, 12:21 PM

Take one of the virtual tours on their website! I just did and it was fantastic! I would love to go there sometime.

Jayfar · #23 03-17-2011, 07:48 PM

I'm totally jealous of those of you who can drive to Al's. Without a car in Philly I'd have to Amtrak down to DC and take 3 local buses from there.

I ordered a single Mark Mini 'Holm' from him last week and the order arrived today as 2 plants at no extra charge. He had told me via email that he didn't think he had any more unbloomed in spike, but he would look again before shipping. He sent me one in bloom, with one bud still to open, plus another Mini Mark that doesn't have blooms, but whose spike tip looks like it may yet pop out another bud this season.

I know I'll be ordering more from Al. I see some nice Phal species and primary hybrids in his online catalog.

Cattleya17 · #24 03-26-2011, 04:32 PM

Im ordering from him next week! ive been chatting over email for the past week or so and he is very helpful i asked him i think over 10 questions, i had to apologize because i felt bad but he replied each time and sometimes on the same day! i really cant wait to order im gonna pick up an Amboinensis and a seedling bellina

miowntime · #25 03-31-2011, 08:56 AM

You'll be totally satisfied with al's product. His plants are really in the best health I've seen frfom any other vender.

Beth

Cattleya17 · #26 04-27-2011, 06:08 PM

Just ordered today have to wait till next week for it to ship though! i missed the shipping day!!!! im soo excited though! Ive wanted a bellina for years on end now and now its going to be mine!!! i will post pictures when it comes guys

FairyInTheFlowers · #27 04-27-2011, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lycaonpictus

I stopped by Al's Orchid Greenhouse in Leesburg, VA yesterday on my way back to Pittsburgh from Baltimore. I'd bought some tolumnia there several years ago, and thought I'd see what he had available now.

Short version of experience: I wish I'd brought about 4 times the amount of money I did! Dozens of simply beautiful tolumnia -- not to mention all sorts of other gorgeous orchids!. . . . .

. . . . . Having fun today setting up all my new tolumnia in their temporary quarantine (coincidentally on the kitchen counter where I can watch them bloom!). Thanks, Al, for taking such great care of the plants, and making them available to the rest of us to then enjoy!

Hmmmm. . . . . sounds like quite a haul, do you have any

? I would love to see your Tolumnias as I am slightly getting addicted to them!

Lana · #28 04-27-2011, 08:56 PM

Ok, what are you guys doing? I've just received my BigLeaf orchids order, placed another order with Oak Hill for the new project plant and TC's, and I've been eyeing Al's Orchid Greenhouse's website for, like, EVER! Well, my birthday is right around the corner

, so poor me will have to spend yet more money on orchids. AND ALL BECAUSE OF YOU, OB PEOPLE!

Connie Star · #29 04-27-2011, 10:22 PM

I made my first order with Al and was very please with the plant (Phal luedemaniana). It was even better than described.

Jayfar · #30 04-27-2011, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Connie Star

I made my first order with Al and was very please with the plant (Phal luedemaniana). It was even better than described.

Oh darn, that's exactly what I was trying to resist the temptation to buy when I was looking through his online catalog a few hours ago. I'm already way over budget for the month - but not actually flat broke yet - maybe I will go ahead and get the luedemaniana.