The Truitt House, has turned us into history lovers in ways we never expected. When I asked our dear friend and orchid aficionado, Deborah Fox if there were orchids still around from the turn of the last century, little did I know that our passion for the past would soon make us parents to a clone of the century-old celebrity orchid she found for us! 

Thanks to Deborah and orchid expert and grower Arthur Chadwick, we now have in our care a Firmin Lambeau orchid—one of the most sought-after plants ever to grace a flower pot.

Deborah introduced us to Arthur Chadwick of Chadwick & Son Orchids and it’s fair to say that he has ruined me when it comes to displaying flowers in this house.