I used to think orchids only were grown by rich matrons in grand manors, fine ladies in white gloves who had greenhouses in which to cosset the fragile, stemmed beauties, and servant gardeners to tend ...

May is a key month for orchid care. A handful of well-timed tasks now will ensure plenty of flowers and healthy growth going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Gripp, a renowned orchid hybridizer, helped start Santa Barbara Orchid Estate in 1957. His daughter, Alice Gripp, now ...

It can take a decade of hard work to bring a new orchid to market. While the rewards can be significant - the global orchid ...

In Santa Barbara’s rarefied world of orchid breeders, Paul Gripp is as close as you can get to royalty, and today he’s doing what he loves best: holding forth at the storied nursery he helped create — ...