by Team RF | Feb 14, 2020 | Latest News
On Friday, Feb. 21, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will be launching a new series of first class forever stamps, “Wild Orchids”, at the AOS Library at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida. The ceremony is at 11am, and after the... 
by Team RF | Nov 8, 2019 | Latest News
We are humbled to receive the 2018 Roy T. Fukumura Award from the American Orchid Society, for our Aerdv. Somsri Sunlight ‘Golden Sands’ AM/AOS. This award is given “to the grower of the orchid plant, either species or hybrid, as the most outstanding example of the... 
by Team RF | Sep 27, 2019 | Latest News
We have a page of fax (“FAQS”) here on the site, mostly about ordering and that sort of thing, but we also field a lot of inquiries about orchid lore (mostly orchid myths, to be honest). We’ve put together some answers to these inquiries and they’re here, in our pages... 
by Team RF | Sep 13, 2019 | Latest News
We have a magnificent new orchid in the garden, right in front of the house. This is a gigantic specimen of Grammatophyllum speciosum, a native of Southeast Asia. The plant is absolutely huge, as you can see in the image. This species is sometimes referred to as “the... 
by Team RF | Jul 19, 2019 | Latest News
We do love our critters, so we thought we’d share this image of the newest member of the furry family. Just a few weeks ago, Athena, one of our Rottweilers, gave birth to little Loretta. Bob’s holding her, Papi Thor is on the left and proud Mama Athena is on the...