Al's Orchid Greenhouse is Fabulous!

[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! Al himself is helpful and friendly, and the greenhouse and plants are the cleanest and healthiest I have ever seen. The living water feature / cliff-face in the midst of the greenhouse is worth the visit all by itself. I'm kind of glad Al's Greenhouse is a 5 hour drive from my home, or I would be needing to build a giant greenhouse myself, just to house the plants I would buy from him!

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!