One family started showing off their work at the Philadelphia Flower Show nearly 90 years ago.
Bill Off says he got turned on to orchids at an early age. He followed in the footsteps of his father, a florist who delivered to a hotel in Atlantic City.
"And they decided to start growing orchids because he thought they were much more interesting and more challenging than any other flowers he was growing for the hotel," he said.
He established himself as an orchid grower and Waldor Orchids now spans three generations - with a fourth in the wings.
"Everything is just learned from my dad or from experience and I wouldn't want to do anything else," said Bill.
"Well, so I'm kinda like Uncle Bill. We grew up here, we were here around orchids our entire lives and you learn a lot," said manager, Dave Off.
The Offs grow a variety of orchids in their seven expansive greenhouses.
"We sell a lot of Cattleyas, Cimbidiums, Phalaenopsis - everybody wants something different," said Bill.
