There's something kind of magical about flowers that can bring any room to life—even if they're artificial. While fresh flowers give off that incredible scent, the right faux arrangement can still ...

"They cost how much?" my husband, DC, asked. "With or without the container?" I asked, to stall before I repeated what I'd paid for the tall grouping of potted white orchids that now graced our dining ...

Over the past 40-plus years, the Berkeley-born business owner has made his living in the rarified world of orchid arrangement, maintenance, boarding and consulting. He’s become the “orchid whisperer” ...