Yearly we visit Santa Barbara for a day or two while vacationing in CA.  This year, i finally carved enough time to plan an hour into our tight schedule to visit the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate.  OMG, I can't tell you how awesome this place is. We were greeting by a man who assisted me in selecting varieties he felt would work for me in NY. I selected several to be shipped back to NY and received them today. The shipping was spectacular. All the plants arrived well protected and in the same condition as when i selected them. Here are some pics of just a few of the awesome varieties. 

Thank you SBOE. 

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Not an orchid, but i never publish a tabblo without an animal in it. 

Gil & I in front of the SBOEs owners first orchid. Which he purchased at the Thrifty Drug Store in Beverly Hills, California in 1947.