Orchids used to appear wonderfully rare and exotic, a specialty plant hunted by romantics, hobbyists, and thieves; today, pallets of hardy, year-round bloomers stacked in front of Home Depot have put a suburban smear on those evocative petals. But there’s still a way to swoon under orchid-sickness, by immersing yourself in a sensory tank of the blooms, filled with tens of thousands of different varieties placed just so -- and sometimes lit dramatically from an angle, if the exhibitor has a nice tech setup. This is the... More >>>