Richard Lindberg, Neighbor

<b>In 1999 I brought a couple of orchids home</b> from a trip to Hawaii and they accidentally bloomed again. I wanted to know more and I went to a class at the Napa Recreation Department. From that moment I was hooked and the collection has grown ever since. I study orchids and get to see many spectacular orchids each month at orchid society meetings and at other greenhouses.<br><br><b>My own collection contains</b> around 500 plants and 150 species in a 9 x 12 x 9 greenhouse. That seems pretty small space for that many plants and it is. No neat benches, more like a jungle with a number of micro climates available. If you want to see what&#39;s in my orchid collection, check Backbulb.com. Besides my collection, I maintain a large private collection in Sonoma. That gives me access to more micro-climates and more varieties of orchids to play with.<br><br><b>I am on a budget.</b> I try to add to my collection in the most economical fashion possible. That is how I became interested in backbulbs and small divisions that are often tossed out. I have more time than money and I am willing to invest two or three years in a new species.<br><br><b>My other passion is my dog Maggie </b>and her dog pack, the Alston Little Rascals. Alston Park is an amazing Napa resource, 150 acres of space for dogs to run and play. We go there every day.<br><br>