Jake works at Palmer Orchids in Bradenton, where they care for a little over 40,000 square feet of shaded growing space. After initially joining the team to help set up their e-commerce, he now assists with their feeding and pest management programs. He works alongside his wife, Ashley, and his father-in-law, Robert, to try and offer the widest variety of orchids that their greenhouses can accommodate, with the majority of their hybridizing being in the Cattleya and Vanda alliances.

Thanh is the owner-operator of Springwater Orchids, located in Melbourne, FL. He is an engineer by trade, but also has been collecting and growing orchids for 50 years. His orchid business began in 2001, mainly selling on the internet but gradually moved to orchid shows in recent years.

Thanh loves orchid species. And although he grows and sells all orchids genera, his forte has always been the genus of Paphiopedilum. He collects fine plants; grows, sells, breeds, and enjoys sharing his experiences with his customers and colleagues. His passion in paphs resulted in numerous award -winning plants and an on-going paphs breeding program using local lab work, and local growing environment. His breeding program recently extended to mini/compact plants, and interesting primary crosses. He also continues to breed species, improving overall plants and flower quality, and  broadening their growing conditions to make growing these orchids a joy, not an aggravation!

Give it a try, buy a seedling!

Thanh will have orchids for sale.