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Title:
Plymouth (MN) orchid grower featured in Arboretum show
Description:
Stepping into the showroom at Orchids Limited is like entering a tropical paradise. The air is warm, moist and fragrant with a blend of delicate scents. Lush green leaves anchor vibrantly colored spikes of flowers. This is "the office" for Jerry Lee Fischer, an internationally known orchid grower with headquarters in Plymouth. It's the middle of the afternoon, and Fischer pushes a button to close the shades so his orchids are protected from bright sunlight. Pulling up a stool next to a worktable filled plants, Fischer recalls the first time he saw an orchid. It was the 1970s and had had just earned a degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After failing to find a job in his field, he started going door to door looking for work. One cold winter day he walked into Bachman's and felt the warm, tropical air in their greenhouse. He took a job for $3.25 an hour, cleaning up after deliveries and doing odd jobs. "It was at Bachman's I saw my first orchid," Fischer said. "I couldn't keep my eyes off it. It was love at first sight." Before long, Fischer and his wife, who was pregnant at the time, went to Excelsior to look at orchids being grown by orchid enthusiast Bob Bryant. Fischer picked out a plant priced at $25, but Bryant cautioned the young couple to think it over. "Twenty-five dollars was a lot of money for me, and he warned me that orchids could be a very expensive hobby," Fischer said. The couple bought their first plant, anyway, and soon Fischer was propagating orchids in a tiny climate-controlled area he built in their bedroom. When the number of plants exceeded 150, his wife suggested a business. "Little did she know that first plant would lead to this," he said. Their first greenhouse was on Highway 12, but in 1983 they moved the business to a five-acre farm in Plymouth. Orchids Limited was on the outskirts of the city when they bought the property; now their greenhouses are totally surrounded by housing developments. Fischer's wife, Yoko, does the bookkeeping, and son, Jason, serves as sales manager. While their younger son, Paul, didn't go into the family business, he does help with website design. The company's site, www.orchidweb.com, has become a prominent part of their business generating about 70 percent of total, Fischer said. Fischer's love of orchids has taken him and his family all over the world. He has traveled to Malaysia, Venezuela, Peru, Borneo and other exotic places to study orchids in their native habitat. He makes several trips to Europe each year while Jason handles travel to Japan with their orchids. In addition to displaying and selling their plants, the men are invited to address various horticultural groups across the United States. Locally, Fischer's connection to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum began a number of years ago with a weekend exhibit of orchids. After three years of short-term exhibits and after taking a one-year break, Fischer's orchids returned for a 24-day show this year. During one of the arboretum events, a symposium on Saturday, March 7, Jason Fischer will be a guest speaker, telling how to propagate orchids, according to a news release from the Arboretum. Orchids are part of "the most diverse family of plants known to man," said Barb De Groat, public relations specialist for the Arboretum. "They are also extremely adaptable - growing in tundra, rainforest, desert and swamps. In fact, more than 45 types of orchids grow natively in Minnesota." There are more than 28,000 species of orchids in the world, she said. For more information about Orchids Limited, go to www.orchidweb.com. (Reporting by Sally Thompson; video by Paul Wahl)
Author:
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Orchids Limited, Jerry Lee Fischer, orchids, Plymouth, Minnesota, Bob Bryant, Yoko Fischer, Jason Fischer, Barb De Groat,
Plymouth (MN) orchid grower featured in Arboretum show
Description:
Stepping into the showroom at Orchids Limited is like entering a tropical paradise. The air is warm, moist and fragrant with a blend of delicate scents. Lush green leaves anchor vibrantly colored spikes of flowers. This is "the office" for Jerry Lee Fischer, an internationally known orchid grower with headquarters in Plymouth. It's the middle of the afternoon, and Fischer pushes a button to close the shades so his orchids are protected from bright sunlight. Pulling up a stool next to a worktable filled plants, Fischer recalls the first time he saw an orchid. It was the 1970s and had had just earned a degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After failing to find a job in his field, he started going door to door looking for work. One cold winter day he walked into Bachman's and felt the warm, tropical air in their greenhouse. He took a job for $3.25 an hour, cleaning up after deliveries and doing odd jobs. "It was at Bachman's I saw my first orchid," Fischer said. "I couldn't keep my eyes off it. It was love at first sight." Before long, Fischer and his wife, who was pregnant at the time, went to Excelsior to look at orchids being grown by orchid enthusiast Bob Bryant. Fischer picked out a plant priced at $25, but Bryant cautioned the young couple to think it over. "Twenty-five dollars was a lot of money for me, and he warned me that orchids could be a very expensive hobby," Fischer said. The couple bought their first plant, anyway, and soon Fischer was propagating orchids in a tiny climate-controlled area he built in their bedroom. When the number of plants exceeded 150, his wife suggested a business. "Little did she know that first plant would lead to this," he said. Their first greenhouse was on Highway 12, but in 1983 they moved the business to a five-acre farm in Plymouth. Orchids Limited was on the outskirts of the city when they bought the property; now their greenhouses are totally surrounded by housing developments. Fischer's wife, Yoko, does the bookkeeping, and son, Jason, serves as sales manager. While their younger son, Paul, didn't go into the family business, he does help with website design. The company's site, www.orchidweb.com, has become a prominent part of their business generating about 70 percent of total, Fischer said. Fischer's love of orchids has taken him and his family all over the world. He has traveled to Malaysia, Venezuela, Peru, Borneo and other exotic places to study orchids in their native habitat. He makes several trips to Europe each year while Jason handles travel to Japan with their orchids. In addition to displaying and selling their plants, the men are invited to address various horticultural groups across the United States. Locally, Fischer's connection to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum began a number of years ago with a weekend exhibit of orchids. After three years of short-term exhibits and after taking a one-year break, Fischer's orchids returned for a 24-day show this year. During one of the arboretum events, a symposium on Saturday, March 7, Jason Fischer will be a guest speaker, telling how to propagate orchids, according to a news release from the Arboretum. Orchids are part of "the most diverse family of plants known to man," said Barb De Groat, public relations specialist for the Arboretum. "They are also extremely adaptable - growing in tundra, rainforest, desert and swamps. In fact, more than 45 types of orchids grow natively in Minnesota." There are more than 28,000 species of orchids in the world, she said. For more information about Orchids Limited, go to www.orchidweb.com. (Reporting by Sally Thompson; video by Paul Wahl)
Author:
mnsunvideo
Tags:
Orchids Limited, Jerry Lee Fischer, orchids, Plymouth, Minnesota, Bob Bryant, Yoko Fischer, Jason Fischer, Barb De Groat,
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