"new Arthur & Phyllis Kaplan Orchid Conservatory... Retired... Arthur Kaplan turned his wife's hobby into a passion of his own. Over the last four decades, they have pulled together a collection of a thousand orchid plants, which have been donated to Old Dominion University. ... $2 million building... ... 1,500 orchid plants...
six greenhouses climate-controlled and run by computer... plants are... used in botany and biology classes... Kaplan... makes a point to visit what he calls his babies, every day. The Kaplan Orchid Conservatory at ODU is free and open to the public." URL : http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=8208351&nav=23ii **************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
