K: that's a purpose few like to consider, which is unfortunate, because
sooner or later, it will happen to all of us ...

We get several calls a year, from folks seeking to sell such collections
after the actual grower has passed on. If they had that type of inventory
listing to send out, they'd generate a lot more interest.

The other issue, of course, is prompt action, which it sounds like it's also
happening in your case. Without the grower or someone taking at least
minimal care, the value can decrease rapidly. Kudos to Marilyn. Kenni

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
Marilyn Light (North American chair of the Orchid Specialist Group) used
to give OrchidSafari chats on the idea of orchid conservation vis a vis
hobbyist's orchid collections. SNIP Lo and behold, my mentor did keep a
list of her orchids. More importantly she *maintained* the list! Dang,
she even input purchases made just a few days before she died. (The woman
was compulsive, *G*.) I can't tell you how easy it has been for her
family to figure out what's in the GH. It only took a day to figure out
what's still extant in her collection. Way more easy than the daunting
task of cataloging what's in her library and potting shed.

So, while Marilyn Light might have had some lofty goal, thinking that a
list of what's in the GH could conserve orchids in the wild, in reality
its made one facet of my mentor's heir's lives real easy. SNIP

Okay, you have laid on the guilt, Kathy. I used to have an up to date list,
complete with hyperlinks. It went away. I'll do it again. Promise. Right
after I get done repotting.....

All joking aside, you've put forth a very good reason for having
comprehensive records, and you kind of lit a fire under my butt.

Diana

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
. ..
K: that's a purpose few like to consider, which is unfortunate, because
sooner or later, it will happen to all of us ...

We get several calls a year, from folks seeking to sell such collections
after the actual grower has passed on. If they had that type of inventory
listing to send out, they'd generate a lot more interest.

The other issue, of course, is prompt action, which it sounds like it's
also happening in your case. Without the grower or someone taking at
least minimal care, the value can decrease rapidly. Kudos to Marilyn.
Kenni

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
Marilyn Light (North American chair of the Orchid Specialist Group) used
to give OrchidSafari chats on the idea of orchid conservation vis a vis
hobbyist's orchid collections. SNIP Lo and behold, my mentor did keep
a list of her orchids. More importantly she *maintained* the list! Dang,
she even input purchases made just a few days before she died. (The
woman was compulsive, *G*.) I can't tell you how easy it has been for
her family to figure out what's in the GH. It only took a day to figure
out what's still extant in her collection. Way more easy than the
daunting task of cataloging what's in her library and potting shed.

So, while Marilyn Light might have had some lofty goal, thinking that a
list of what's in the GH could conserve orchids in the wild, in reality
its made one facet of my mentor's heir's lives real easy. SNIP

No guilt intended, Diana. Just be sure to keep the laptop dry in teh gh (or
inyour case the lanai. Actually I can see you out there sipping sweet tea
and typing away on the computer (long extention cord) while your husband
does the hard work of digging the labels out of the pots.

K
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Okay, you have laid on the guilt, Kathy. I used to have an up to date
list, complete with hyperlinks. It went away. I'll do it again. Promise.
Right after I get done repotting.....

All joking aside, you've put forth a very good reason for having
comprehensive records, and you kind of lit a fire under my butt.

Diana

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
. ..
K: that's a purpose few like to consider, which is unfortunate, because
sooner or later, it will happen to all of us ...

We get several calls a year, from folks seeking to sell such collections
after the actual grower has passed on. If they had that type of
inventory listing to send out, they'd generate a lot more interest.

The other issue, of course, is prompt action, which it sounds like it's
also happening in your case. Without the grower or someone taking at
least minimal care, the value can decrease rapidly. Kudos to Marilyn.
Kenni

"K Barrett" wrote in message
. ..
Marilyn Light (North American chair of the Orchid Specialist Group) used
to give OrchidSafari chats on the idea of orchid conservation vis a vis
hobbyist's orchid collections. SNIP Lo and behold, my mentor did keep
a list of her orchids. More importantly she *maintained* the list!
Dang, she even input purchases made just a few days before she died.
(The woman was compulsive, *G*.) I can't tell you how easy it has been
for her family to figure out what's in the GH. It only took a day to
figure out what's still extant in her collection. Way more easy than
the daunting task of cataloging what's in her library and potting shed.

So, while Marilyn Light might have had some lofty goal, thinking that a
list of what's in the GH could conserve orchids in the wild, in reality
its made one facet of my mentor's heir's lives real easy. SNIP