"Ray Rietkerk... died... July 10 at age 87. Born in Leiderdorp, the netherlands...
He... invested in a pastime he'd undertaken in a redwood greenhouse on their dairy farm... People would wear his orchid corsages to church on Easter Sunday, on Mother's Day, to school dances, and he even supplied the Rose Parade with his orchids. Bella Vista Nursery operated on the 5-acre property for 35 years... ... retiring and closing down the nursery about a decade ago" URL : http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_9903327?source=rss **************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
