A unique greenhouse on 18 acres in Powhatan County houses more than 13,000 orchids; 8,000 of which are in “orchid daycare.”
“It all started when we first sold an orchid and someone said ‘Thank you, this is lovely, now what do I do with it?’,” explained Arthur Chadwick, owner of Chadwick and Son Orchids. Customers asked if he could care for the plant when it stops blooming, and he decided he could. “Thirteen thousand plants later, that’s what we do.”
Orchid owners pay $2 per plant for the business to care for the orchids until they bloom again.
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