Oak Hill--Another one bites the dust?

[Leafmite]

Oak Hill Gardens does a great job as an orchid vendor and orchids are in the Acker Family. I would hate for them to quit selling orchids.
Yet, I understand a decision not to sell orchids. With bedding plants, you start them in March and that is when you begin heating the greenhouse. With orchids, you have to heat the greenhouse five extra months and through the coldest weather. People tend not to be as picky about bedding plants, either, as they are gardeners and have seen quite a few plants in their lifetime. With bedding plants, your main selling season is over by mid-June/early July and then you just have basket arrangements, replacement plants, and gardening paraphernalia to sell. Orchids are an all-year-round deal and then you have the shows. If a bedding plant dies, it is usually pretty obvious why (not enough water, late frost, too much water, etc) where, with orchids, people tend to blame the vendor. A greenhouse that sells annuals and perennials for the garden is a much simpler prospect than one that sells orchids. Someday, all of our orchids will either be mass-produced or come from Asia and many of the not so common species will disappear forever from US markets.