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Art Chadwick is the owner of Chadwick & Son Orchids in Richmond, VA (www.chadwickorchids.com). We chat about classic Cattleyas, the corsage industry, and the Chelsea flower show.

31 July 2025 • Art Chadwick of Chadwick & Son Orchids

I'm so excited about my tiny desert garden, planted earlier this week. It was so much fun to research and discover plants that need lean, dry, rocky soil! So I bought a few and put them in the ground, and have been enjoying watching them get oriented to their new home. Plants include Lavendula, Sedum, Sempervivum, Penstemon, Delosperma, and Osteospermum.
In the orchid tents, spikes are coming on strong as the late summer bloomers are stepping up to show us why they have a home among My Green Pets!

26 July 2025 • Check out my xeric garden • Late summer bloomers spiking I have been using K-Lite for years but always supplementing with other fertilizers. For several months now, I've been using exclusively K-Lite. Now I'm going to add K (potassium) to the solution to see if plant heath improves.
Several Cycnoches are pushing their spikes! It looks like September will be loaded with those swan-shaped flowers.

I have been using K-Lite for years but always supplementing with other fertilizers. For several months now, I've been using exclusively K-Lite. Now I'm going to add K (potassium) to the solution to see if plant heath improves.
Several Cycnoches are pushing their spikes! It looks like September will be loaded with those swan-shaped flowers.

18 July 2025 • Upping the K in my fertilizer • Cycnoches spikes My garden space is enduring the struggles of summer in Colorado.

12 July 2025 • Outdoor and tabletop plants Thumbnail photo: Me in front of a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in Yosemite National Park.
The orchids were left alone for over two weeks, and seem to have fared mostly well, with a few suffering from mild dehydration. Vanda falcata is in bloom, and spikes have appeared on the Cycnoches. There are some clips of my trip to Northern California at the end.

Thumbnail photo: Me in front of a Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in Yosemite National Park.
The orchids were left alone for over two weeks, and seem to have fared mostly well, with a few suffering from mild dehydration. Vanda falcata is in bloom, and spikes have appeared on the Cycnoches. There are some clips of my trip to Northern California at the end.

10 July 2025 • Orchid collection mild neglect update I'm seeing unpleasant things from some of my plants. Won't be using that insecticidal soap until the Catasetinae are fully leafed out in the future! And I really need to have a close look at all my Cattleyas, especially the rexes. There is some real weirdness happening and it might be time to throw some of them out.

I'm seeing unpleasant things from some of my plants. Won't be using that insecticidal soap until the Catasetinae are fully leafed out in the future! And I really need to have a close look at all my Cattleyas, especially the rexes. There is some real weirdness happening and it might be time to throw some of them out.

20 June 2025 • Cycnoches and Cattleya weirdness • Orchid tents, terrarium, and outdoor garden update The Catasetinae look good, with some minor issues here and there.
A few plants have been repotted.
Got some more seedlings!

The Catasetinae look good, with some minor issues here and there.
A few plants have been repotted.
Got some more seedlings!

14 June 2025 • Collection update

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