Longwood Garden's ORCHID CONSERVATORY Tour - Ep. 309

An earlier tour of Longwood Garden's Conservatory strategically skipped their newly designed orchid house-but don't worry-we circled back with orchid grower, Greg Griffis, for a proper tour of the house and the myriad greenhouses that house their larger orchid collection-some of which are from the early 1900s.
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[@Longwood.Gardens]

Thank you for this beautiful tour of our Orchid House. It's always great to see Greg light up with enthusiasm when he shares orchid stories with other passionate plant people. You really captured some great information about our orchid collection, our greenhouses, and all the amazing stories about the world of orchids. We look forward to hosting you again!

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Where is Longwood Gardens ???

[@TroyJamesMonger]

Awesome tarp doors! They remind me of the Star Wars doors - they sound similar to some of the doors in KotOR (@32:45). I Would love to see a 30ft Sobralia! (@44:10) Looking forward to Orchids being adapted/selected to epiphytically grow on every plant/surface in Longwood! :D ⸘Y'all have given me an excellent reason to come visit out east with the family, thank you‽

[@theeyes7290]

This is one of my FAVORITE videos that you have made on these field trips. What a knowledgeable, friendly, and driven interviewee - thank you Greg! The varieties that were shown were absolutely gorgeous and seeing the passion in his eyes with Longwood releasing their own hybrids. Summer, you are one of a kind. Thank you for bringing this amazing content to us.

[@slamrock17]

Orchids and epiphytes, so delicate and rare, Clasping onto trees with utmost care. Intricate beauty on full display, Nature's wonder, in every way.

[@NinjaOrchids]

I love that 😍 wow!!

[@MP-jl4df]

❤

[@LGW3-Orchids-Exotics]

Greg Griffis is extremely knowledgeable! I had the pleasure of having a personal tour by him back around 2017 at Longwood. He had great ideas and grew orchids well going forward. He also does great talks on orchids! He is definitely an asset to Longwood and the orchid community as a whole! Glad to see this feature.

[@ozonejamnerd]

Greg is giving Daddy vibes so much. Plant Daddy ❤

[@trayvixk4642]

As someone who's killed so many orchids, I'm always in awe of people who can grow a collection of them. They're such fascinating plants. Also, it kind of makes me feel better that even Longwood has to have a specialist take care of them haha.

[@kc3075]

finally, an in-depth orchid episode!! Thank you for this! Crossing my fingers for an episode with Andy’s orchids in the future!

[@johnwebster6852]

I agree totally ! I sent an invitation a month ago to Rayne about Andy in Encinatis Calif. Andy and Rayne will make a few episodes.

[@ceebeeeebee]

I've become obsessed with orchids and I love growing them. Such an interesting challenge. I was already thinking I needed to take a trip to Longwood but now I MUST GO ASAP. Thanks for this vid. ETA: I love this guy! His knowledge and enthusiasm is fantastic. I could listen to him tell me about orchids for HOURS.

[@NinjaOrchids]

This is paradise for me! If I could turn back time, go back to being 12, when I got my first division and attached it to a tree in my garden, I would take a totally different career park and dedicated my life to doing something like this! Wow! I now grow my orchids in pots in S'ern Spain with many many challenges to overcome! Everything about growing orchids is special! Come and check out what is going on in my collection ❤ bienvenido a España 🥰

[@juliashearer7842]

Hi Nina!

[@NinjaOrchids]

@@juliashearer7842 😍😍😍 hi 👋🏻😃

[@KanemiX3]

nice to see you here lol, the word orchid on the home page is enough to cattle all of us here lol.

[@dannyc9784]

Lol a lot of cross pollination between your followers and Summers 🤣

[@wandashaw3551]

Hi Summer Rayne, THANK YOU SO MUCH for dedicating an entire video the my favorite plant!! Orchids are my first love plant and I enjoy caring for them and watching them grow and bloom, (if I'm lucky). They have taught me the art of being patient and being rewarded with their extremely beautiful blooms.

[@NinjaOrchids]

😍💖👋🏻

[@mgadventurer9654]

Learned new greenhouse care tips. Enjoyed it a lot. More meaningful orchid greenhouse tours please!

[@NinjaOrchids]

@@mgadventurer9654 👍🏼👍🏼

[@klairigun]

I was always bummed about the fact that you usually don't pay attention to orchids every time you make a garden tour so I was really happy watching this video. orchids are amazing and my favorite plant category. Thank you ❤

[@Waiting19890930]

Finally an orchid bear daddy! Greg is amazing ❤

[@eriklensherr998]

Incredible place ! Greg is so passionate and full of knowledge, I could listen to him for hours.

[@janecurtis5726]

Loved this tour! Orchids are so diverse and colorful! Enjoyed the behind the scenes part of the video, too. The whole process from back room to display area and some of the cultural difficulties are important to know.

[@-randomouz-]

This guy has a beautiful job 😍

[@onetwocue]

A couple of things; when i was in high school i would skip school but not to go hang out at the mall or at home, i did what my friends called "educational trips" Longwood Gardens was one of my go to places to skip school. And it was super cheap for students to go. 5 bucks. And also i would skip school to go the baltimore aquarium.

[@ellenmcintyre1247]

Please please write a book! You are just awesome with all your orchid tales and how you tell them... When you are gone no one will care as much as you do about those people and stories. Please write ✍️

[@MissLuvleeshadow]

Longwood is now on my bucket list to visit! I love the innovation and creativity behind this conservatory!!!

[@subhamdas3497]

I always wanted Summer to discover more into orchids and after years, finally a video that made me go crazy about...

[@iddybiddyladybugleeza262]

My grandma had such a gift of growing orchids & I miss her little green house she had 🥰

[@stevenappleman3440]

The Longwood Garden Orchid house always amazes me everytime I visit. I love sending a good chunk of time there every year!

[@doyouzgot2knw]

I couldn’t stop starting at the maidenhair ferns 😍

[@MamasOrchids]

Amazing collection, so informative! Glad to see how the pros are using spanish moss on vandas 32:47 , confirms it's useful!

[@m.macdonald]

O my goodness, i needed this today. I’ve never been all that interested in orchids before but now, I’m converted. 🙏

[@colynhenrisson3028]

Loved every minute of this program Greg is so informative and knowledgable such a beautiful place to work !

[@RuggedHamster]

From choral to floral conductor! With fabulous facial hair to boot. Loved the behind the scenes. So many little trade secrets / tips that are useful for anyone.

[@katiekane5247]

Last summer, I found a brilliant orange fringed terrestrial orchid growing in N. Georgia on an undeveloped lot along a dirt road. Other orchids in Georgia persist by being less flashy. All are unique & to be appreciated & conserved.

[@fdadrtrttewrt]

Greg's knowledge is truly impressive. I learned some new things so thank you so much for the video!

[@kimmy6304]

WOW! What an absolutely divine collection! These orchids definitely deserved their own special episode, thank you so much for taking us along behind the scenes. One day I'm gonna travel all over and go to all the greenhouses and collections I can, to see it all in person myself - until then, I'll live vicariously through you and these videos ☺❤

[@Arboreal_Fungi]

Great interview! It would be awesome to see a tour like this with the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC) to see more about our local orchids and conservation efforts

[@lucastham9328]

12:55 Dendrochilum are from parts of Malaysia, the Phillipines and Kalimantan, cool growing orchids that flower in cloud forests, very few survive the tropical lowlands

[@Dieppaloveplants]

Yess im working on a terranium just for orchids and begonias i have a medium and a small terranium en my bedroom this is so helpfull💚💚💚

[@mariadykeman7008]

I was blessed my daughter took me there for my birthday,the gardens are beautiful it is amazing,it is very close to Philadelphia.

[@iamjograd]

The wait is all worth it :) Definitely deserves a separate episode.

[@rheashumblesanctuary9976]

THanks for sharing this beautiful Orchids garden collection tour.Orchids are really fascinating and also reminds me of my dear mother who passed away three years ago.She loved growing orchids.

[@chomama1628]

I carried a single giant white cattleya orchid flower as my wedding bouquet. It was the largest I had ever seen. It brought back great memories of my wedding day 50 years ago. Thank you for the tour! 💚

[@jsaysyay]

i love the enthusiam of plant people, Greg was super entertaining to listen to. honestly i've spent so long looking over orchids as a group, though i do favor epidendrum (me internally yelling when you guys were standing next to one lmao), i really didn't know the visual variety they have, like i know orchids are a huge family but still.

[@nickgemerek6820]

AAAHHH I was so excited for this episode! Orchids are my fav!

[@NinjaOrchids]

An epic video and, yes, orchids are my favourite as well 🥰

[@GJWielinga]

Very cool! And that piece of music at 13:40. Magical!

[@andrewtremelling4777]

Greg’s enthusiasm is infectious.

[@Jim1971a]

What an amazing place a such a knowledgeable orchid horticulturist!

[@trifarries273]

What a dream garden orchids! Thank you!

[@Lakshmi-oi3kc]

loved this episode - greg is so passionate which just makes all the difference!

[@maryannguess7115]

ROLL TIDE ,BLACK PEARL ORCHID...so so lovely.. I would love to be a bee in there...ty for this great series on LONGWOOD GARDENS...went there 40years ago...alot.. Summer love from alabama♡

[@joannekucks4343]

I went to Rutgers Univ (NJ) 1972-1976. My friends and I went to Longwood Gardens several times sometimes invited behind the scenes. I know we went to the original orchid house. This is a fun video. Love the work you’re doing there. More videos like this please. 🥰🌷

[@beverleybailey3161]

Wowza! I have "job envy" for his amazing job at Longwoods....lucky guy 😊

[@juliashearer7842]

This is heaven. ❤️ I love your channel, Summer, but orchids are my passion and this is fantastic.

[@johnwebster6852]

Thank you very much for this Tour of Orchids at Longwood Garden. I see other posts mentioning Andy's Orchids on a Stick in Encinitas, Calif. Andy Phelps is the main authority collector, propagator and vendor of orchid species in North America. Please look into Andy's background and visit his greenhouses. You and We will be unlighted.

[@da_ladyzhenvindavenport]

Reminder of my childhood, my mom collected lots of these…

[@kanakapono]

Your tours are the best. We are gardeners, we are plant lovers, we are Orchid fanboys and this share is special. Thank you for your extensive behind the scene peaks. And your host is such a knowledgeable passionate plant angel. And as for you Summer, you are a walking plant encyclopedia!

[@ReddOctober]

😮, Wow, love Longwood… missed you by a few miles! I hope you had a wonderful trip.

[@creativespaceslandscaping]

Such a great in depth overview, you packed so much in 49 minutes lol! Though I believe the orchid at 14:14 is in the vanda genus not phalaenopsis. Longwood is now of my must visit list! 😍

[@asianangie7209]

He is so knowledgeable! Thank you for the beautiful tour!

[@dianemiles2720]

I am booking a trip to PA now that I have seen this place. I watched the extra conversation at the end. Summer makes genuine friends every where she goes.

[@tuhkathri9126]

I've only been to Longwood once so far but I'll make sure to make a habit of returning.

[@allonesame6467]

I love Longwood Gardens! Our family was members for many years. Well worth it! One of my personal favorite orchid--a very unusual specimen-- was in the old alcove in a square lattice basket suspended from the ceiling. The tiny blooms were on the ends of threadlike tendrils, much like a spider plant when viewed from a distance it had up-right like grassy leaves and the hanging down blossoms were enchanting. Thank you for this wonderful tour!

[@soonzach4017]

Love it love it ❤️ Orchid’s.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Me too 😍 great video. Wish I could visit places like that 👍🏼

[@justmeonthebeach]

I love this...💗Orchids are my favorites... thank you...🥰

[@reyhosein2533]

Hi Summer, I just love plants, and Orchids were some of my first plants I collected as an adult, and I'll tell you something, seeing this video made me fall in love with orchids all over again, like seriously. 🥰🥰

[@SPLToronto]

I am a simple man. I see an orchid video that lasts 50 mins, I click.

[@Milquetoast702]

No pressure but you really make me look forward to Thursday

[@ReddOctober]

Beautiful time stopping space, absolutely stunning!

[@Miles_Hoffman]

Thank you for re-sparking my love for orchids ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@NinjaOrchids]

Loooooved this video as well! So inspiring 👍🏼

[@4Azr]

Amazing dose of knowledge and i would only like to Imagine the fragrance of their rooms either the gallery or growing house, excellent episode

[@acp7041]

How i wish I could take care of their plants🥰 😌

[@jonstfrancis]

Amazing collection and display! Greg makes such a great tour. Love some of the more curious varieties along with the gaudy and glorious ones.

[@baltschoolofdance]

Thank you so much for this one Summer! I think this is one of my absolute favorite videos of yours!

[@lynnmanning2795]

I have been there a long time ago. This amazes me.i raised a few orchids and fell in love. Such a beautiful place.. thank you!

[@chuckrena8431]

I haven’t watched yet and I already know I’m gonna love it💚

[@terresiagregg9326]

Orchids are so very beautiful i love them so glad you studied them so very much

[@NinjaOrchids]

Would love it if you would check out my collection in Spain. I have certain challenges to overcome, but am learning a lot through these issues and sharing what I am.dealing with, on my channel. Hope your day is fabulous 😃

[@LeGrowWorld]

Nice close-ups and nice music

[@cactusjoe]

Wow, what a beautiful orchid tour, awesome video, thanks for sharing!

[@AnggrekKakYusri]

very beautiful orchid, thank you for sharing

[@saylorsoul]

I'm so proud of you for making an orchid video even though we know you don't love them :P

[@micheleboykin627]

This is absolutely breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@wandashaw3551]

Thanks so much for this awesome and informative Orchid tour video!

[@sheilalawrence2145]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you 😊

[@ceciliatorres1882]

Thank you so much for this orchid tour. One amazing tour.

[@Joe-nj3bb]

It looks like this video may have been taken sometime after April. I'm trying to figure when is the best time to go to see a variety of orchids in bloom. A lot of fun facts about orchids from Greg in this video. ☺️👍

[@acp7041]

Thank you very much for this vlog... You are so blessed 😌

[@besottedorchids3605]

What a wonderful video. Thank you I raise about 160 different orchids and have a channel. I greatly enjoyed this!!!

[@Valko67]

Once again one very enjoyable video that i enjoyed a lot , thanks for the share

[@soniajohnson543]

Wow I’m so impressed with this episode. Very stunning and informative. I’ve learned so much. Thank you Summer Raynes for sharing.

[@Crypto2638]

What a place! I haven’t seen any Dracula or Lepanthes (actually any miniature), which is interesting and kind of explains their conditions hard to keep in a greenhouse

[@jjdawg9918]

Simply excellent!

[@mlvalero2037]

Thank you for sharing.. I'm so much enjoyed watching this episode ...inspired again walking at my garden tomorrow..

[@bretfurgason7615]

So cool. I love orchids. Been raising them for about 12 years. Indoor grow area in Indiana. (O,

[@amyjones2490]

Loved this video. Chefs kiss!

[@terresiagregg9326]

Good morning i so much loved this video i love my orchids have only 4 right now but i stil. love them

[@glennsinclair9235]

What a great video! Thank you!

[@botanyboy5454]

Wow! 👏 Wonderful! ❤️

[@judyc2118]

Great interview! It's like you read the questions in my mind. You are so knowledgeable about plants. I thought you were a botanist, and I was pleasantly surprised that you're an entymologist and a fashion model! 'Subscribed to your channel.

[@sunildhingra978]

Class video.

[@orchidsandaroids8932]

The best! Thank you very much!

[@JayBayForShort]

So pretty!!!!

[@sabineweber929]

Wow this is awsome, the farns are beautiful 😍👍🙈

[@Lapse-a-lot]

Awesome video!

[@rodrigomartino6798]

Beautiful as always!! I love the outtakes! (of courssssseeeee i stick til the end) Your videos are soooooo enjoyable 💚

[@johnwebster6852]

Enlighten !!

[@Hotcrossebuns]

I need Greg to know how cute he is.