Valkaria gardens. It is so worth the drive. he's taking a bunch of plants to a plant show in Palm Beach if anyone is down there at mounts botanical gardens so if there's something you want from one of these pictures he might bring it his name is clay I'm posting his business card and pictures of this beautiful nursery.

I've seen Valkaria Gardens a few times as we've driven down Babcock Street on our way home from Melbourne/Palm Bay area and I've always wanted to stop but they've always been closed when we've passed by! I don't drive much anymore but might have to get my husband to take me up there one of these days soon!

Next week will be grand. Beautiful weather for just spending time there. It's incredible how his nursery is really a forest of fully mature specimens I've only seen in pots sometimes. And his plants for sale are packed all along the wall ways. And hanging from branches. So very relaxing!

Valkeria is a WOW, I have put their address on my list, just in case I ever get that way. Another interesting one worth a trip is Excelsa Gardens in Loxahatchee.
http://www.excelsagardens.com/

Not even close by, my being in Oregon...but I enjoyed the photos of the nursery, Mardie!

I used to love Excelsa. Went for Heliconias. Always a great place

All the really beautiful nurseries seem to be south of me. I have a wish list of places south I want to go. Just added one more. Someone told me that the fruit and spice park in homestead has events all the time. Might make the trip and stop here on the way next time I've saved some hobby money...I've tapped out as of yesterday lol

Ecuagenera has just opened a place in Apopka. They say orchids and other tropicals. No website that I could find but they are on Facebook. Like them there to keep up with specials, etc.

OMG REALLY!???????? I will have to go there ASAP!

Yes, do so and come right back and tell us how it is. Have you ever been to the EFG Orchids in Deland? They are the southern division of Hausermann's. I have ordered from them but never stopped there. They occasionally have tropicals on their website.

Alice no I haven;t. I just told my fellow aroid fanatic who lives here about Ecuagenera and we are already planning a road trip. Its 2 hours 20 min from us. It would be like being in heaven. And the ORCHIDS!!!!

I'm going Tuesday with my aroid friend of many years!!! We are driving down together. He is pretty expert in the South American species of several genera. I am excited! I spoke to the nursery and they will have a new shipment of stuff from Miami that day too!!!!

Gina1960 said:Alice no I haven;t. I just told my fellow aroid fanatic who lives here about Ecuagenera and we are already planning a road trip. Its 2 hours 20 min from us. It would be like being in heaven. And the ORCHIDS!!!!

What is the Facebook page called and or what is the address? Do they post hours of operation?

Its called Ecuagenera USA. They are open 9-5 M-F and 9-12 sat closed sunday. We are going Tuesday, its my friend's day off

Just put Ecuagenera USA in the FB search bar onthe top. There are dozens of growers in Apopka and the surrounding towns and many of them are open to the public. I wonder how one could get a list of all of them.

Here's the link to their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/ecuag...

They also have a website: www.ecuagenera.com
I believe the website is more for their international business. The FB page is for Ecuagenera, USA

Yeah its always eye candy to look at their site that is in Ecuador. They will bring plants to the USA with them to the shows that they attend (they do aroid and orchid shows) and if you order in time they will bring your plants and you can pick them up. It saves international shipping and the purchase price of a phytosanitary certificate. But you have to take what they bring, and if it gets carted around to a few shows before you get hold o fit it might be worse for wear and tear.

This will be so much nicer to actually be able to see an actual plant and consider it for purchase. I just hope they don't jack up their US prices. Their Ecuadorian website prices are damn reasonable for some of their stuff. Hope they stay that way here

ardesia said:They also have a website: www.ecuagenera.com
I believe the website is more for their international business. The FB page is for Ecuagenera, USA

Thanks! I'm new and as mentioned seeing the plants is so much better than a square snap shot