Candace, I'm so happy that you were pleased with the plant you received and I'm sorry it wasn't more convenient for you to order the special directly from our Web site.
Someone asked earlier about the special offered on the back cover of ORCHIDS magazine that is being discussed in this thread. This Paph. Frank Smith cross was created using (Paph. Norito Hasegawa 'Elaine Taylor' AM/AOS x Paph. rothschildianum 'Crystelle' FCC/AOS) and we are offering it during October delivered to any U.S. address for $39.95 postpaid. Until we are able to offer these monthly specials on our Web site at
www.krullsmith.com we can be reached via email at
[email protected] and telephone at (407) 886-4134.
For those who don't get ORCHIDS magazine, here is a small image of the ad we are talking about:
I wish more folks could be members of the American Orchid Society and receive ORCHIDS magazine. It wasn't so long ago that this was about the only way anyone could tell what all the nurseries were offering from month to month, and despite the advances in technology that gave us the Internet, there are still many worthwhile offers from dozens of vendors in each issue who cannot be found online. Membership is also a great way to get free admission into many botanic gardens across the U.S. and to get discounts on AOS award registration fees.
As for the Krull-Smith Web site, for the past several months it has been more and more difficult to get results from our designer when we request site updates. I used to wonder why so many orchid nurseries go to the trouble to set up sites that never get updated, but now I understand that it isn't always as easy as it looks like it should be!
We are currently involved with a new Web design company to develop a brand new Web site, but this takes a lot more time than I wish it would. As soon as the new site is complete, it will be easier than overcrowding a greenhouse to order the monthly AOS special directly from our site, but until then we are hoping folks will continue to telephone or email.
Frank Smith