WE'RE IN SANTA BARBARA A WLIL SOGT OF SANTA BARBARA IN CARPENTERIA TO GET HERE YOU TAKE THE SANTA CLAUS EXIT AND WE'RE VISITING A PLACE TODAY.

WE'VE BEEN INVITE TO GO SPEND THE DAY.

THIS THESE GENTLEMEN, YOUR NAME PLEASE.

>> OSCAR AND I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING.

>> AND BERNARD.

GENERAL MANAGER.

SO WE'VE GOT TWO PEOPLE IN UPPER MANAGEMENT TO GIVE US THE TOUR.

>> SUCH AS UPPER MANAGEMENT IS.

>> Huell: OKAY.

IT'S A LITTLE GRAY AND OVERCAST.

OUR SPIRITS ARE A LITTLE DOWNRIGHT NOW.

BUT THAT'S NORMAL FOR THE CENTRAL COAST IN THE SPRINGTIME.

>> IT'S A KIP TAL OVERCAST.

>> Huell: BUT THERE IS NOTHING OVERCAST ABOUT THE REST OF THE DAY.

BECAUSE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WOULD BRIGHTEN OUR SPIRE ITS DR SPIRITS AND MAKE IT WONDERFUL.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN WE OPEN THESE DOORS.

OH BOY!

THERE IT IS.

ORCHIDS.

>> TELL US WHERE WE ARE.

>> YOU'RE IN GALOPP ORCHIDS IN CARPENTERIA AND THIS IS THE LARGEST ORCHIDS FACILITY IN THE WORLD.

WE HAVE 45 ACRES OF ORCHIDS.

ANOTHER FACILITY IN MONTECITO 3 AND A HALF ORCHIDS.

>> Huell: WHO IS THESE KIDS.

>> THESE ARE MY THREE BOYS.

>> Huell: DID YOU ALL GET OUT OF SCHOOL TO BE HERE?

>> YES.

>> Huell: WHY DID YOU GET THEM OUT OF SCHOOL.

>> THEY COULD NOT MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOU.

>> Huell: THIS IS GREAT.

STANDING THERE IN FRONT OF THE OR KIDS.

DO YOU PUT THEM TO WORK?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAD A BIG ORCHIDS SHOW THIS WEEKEND.

THEY HELD THE CARDS BACK AND FORTH.

>> Huell: SO YOU MIGHT GET INTO THE OR ORCHID BUSINESS WHEN YOU GROW UP.

>> YES.

>> Huell: AND BECAUSE YOUR TEACHER LET YOU BE OUT TODAY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE HER AN ORCHID, IT MIGHT HELP WITH THE GRADES TOO.

GO PICKUP SOME ORCHIDS FOR THE TEACHER.

LOOK AT THIS, LOUIE, GENTLEMEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

>> WELL THERE IS 5 MILLION BLOOMS HERE.

HUELL.

WE SHIP 5 MILLION FLOWERS ANNUALLY AND ABOUT 500,000 PLANTS ANNUALLY.

SO IT'S A VERY LARGE FLOWER OPERATION.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS LOUIE, AND YOU KIND OF APOLOGIZED TO US ABOUT THIS GREENHOUSE.

>> WELL WE HAVE 16 HOUSES THIS SIZE RIGHT HERE IN CARPENTERIA.

AND WE HAVE OUR WORKERS COMING THROUGH RIGHT NOW PICKING THE BLOOMS.

AS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE ABUNDANT.

>> Huell: BUT DIDN'T YOU TELL US BEFORE WE WALKED IN HERE THAT THIS GREENHOUSE WAS NOT THE BEST ONE TO START BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PICKED OVER.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE WORKERS PICKED THROUGH THIS IT'S OUR HYBERIZING.

>> Huell: WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF THE WORKERS PICKING THE BLOOMS HERE.

WE HAND PICK THEM WE USE NO EQUIPMENT NO MACHINERY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CONTAMINATE ANYTHING.

AND THEY ARE GOING TO LOAD THEM INTO THE BOXES AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL CARTS RIGHT IN THE HOUSE.

FINISH LOADING THESE AND TAKING KNOT PACKING FACILITY.

>> Huell: HOW DO THEY KNOW WHICH TO PICK?

THEY ALL SEEM THE SAME TO ME.

>> OUR WORKERS HAVE BEEN HERE AN AVERAGE OF 15 YEARS.

SO THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE.

THEY HAND SELECT AND THEY ARE VERY EXPERIENCED.

>> Huell: ANOTHER THING THAT'S INTERESTING, THAT I NOTICED.

YOU HAVE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM--THEY'RE GOING TO GO OFF RIGHT NOW.

>> NO, WE HOPE NOT.

WE HAVE OUR OWN WOUR SYSTEM.

WE RUN OUR FERTILIZER THROUGH THE OVERHEADS AND WE TAKE ALL OF THE IMPURITY FROM THE LOCAL WATER AND WE CYCLE.

AND 20% OF WATER IS OURS AND THE REST IS NOT.

WE WATER THEM IN THE MORNING AND THAT WAY IN THE AVERAGE DURING THE DAY WE HAVE A CHANCE TO EVAPORATE AND IT DOES NOT DAMAGE THE BLOOM, FLOWER.

WHEN THEY ARE IN THIS BLOOM, WE HAND WATER SO WE DON'T DAMAGE THE FLOWER.

>> >> Huell: YOU HAND WATER?

THAT'S VERY INTENSIVE.

>> YES.

WE HAVE A WORK FORCE OF ABOUT 60.

AS OSCAR IS RIGHT, WE DON'T WANT TO CONTAMINATE THE FLOWERS, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM AS FLESH AS POSSIBLY.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE WATER.

WHAT ARE THESE CALLED?

>> YELLOW, ALBA.

AND THEY DON'T ON THIS TOUR.

>> FIVE MILLION.

>> Huell: FIVE MILLION.

OKAY.

LEAVING THE FIRST GREENHOUSE WE VISITED.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE HERE.

NOW THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON HERE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER PLACE.

>> YES THIS IS DIFFERENT.

THE ONE WE SAW IS FOR CUT FLOWER.

THIS ONE IS OUR PLOTTED PLANT FACILITY.

WE SHIP 500,000 8 INCH PLANTS.

>> Huell: SO THESE ARE FOR PEOPLE--.

>> HOME USE.

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ENJOY THE ORCHIDS NOT ONLY AS A CORSAGE BUT ALSO A POTTED PLANT IN THEIR HOUSE.

>> Huell: WHO ARE THEY BEING SHIPPED TO.

>> FLOWERIST, MASS MARKETERS.

>> Huell: LOOK AT ALL THIS ACTIVITY.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 500 GETTING READY TO SHIPPED.

>>.

>> Huell: IN ONE WEEK?

>> YES NORMALLY 5 TO 10,000 A WEEK.

WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THE SEASON FOR THESE NOW.

>> Huell: SO THEY ARE BASICALLY LIFTING UP THE POTS AND PUTTING THEM ON A CARTS.

WHAT THEY DO PUT ON A CART.

>> THEY FIRST PUT ON A POT COVER TO COVER UP THE BUCKET.

THEY WILL THEN SLETH AND PROTECT IT MATERIAL COTTON LIKE QUILT AND THEN FOUR PLANTS GO IN A BOX.

>> Huell: BOY, LOOK HOW NICE THIS ARRANGEMENTS LOOK HERE.

>> THOSE ARE THE BOXES.

>> Huell: OH, SO YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE SHIPPING OPERATION HERE.

>> THEY ARE WRAPPING THE FLOWERS IN A COTTON MATERIAL.

FOUR FLOWERS TO A PLANT.

>> Huell: LET'S LOOK AT THAT.

I DON'T KNOW--YEAH YOU'VE GOT THE BOXED MARKED UP BECAUSE YOU SURE DON'T WANT TO.

>> THESE WERE GETTING READY FOR SHIPPING RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE THE DELIVERY SCHEDULE THERE.

>> Huell: NOW, HOW FRAGILE ARE ORCHIDS WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING THEM.

>> THEY ARE VERY HEARTY PLANTS.

THEY'LL LAST FOR 4 TO 8 WEEKS.

THE SPRIGS ARE PRETTY DELICATE WHICH IS WHY YOU WRAP EVERYTHING.

>> Huell: OH THEY ARE WRAPPED KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE BLANKET AND THEN WRAPPED IN PAPER AND THEN THESE ARE PUT IN A BOX.

>> YES, FOUR TO A BOX.

>> IN FACT THESE ARE GOING OUT, THEY ARE ALL GOING TO VONS.

>> Huell: IN OAKLAND.

>> RIGHT, THAT'S OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER.

>> Huell: WELL IT JUST GETS BIGGER AND BETTER AND BUSIER.

>> YES IT'S BUSIER.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THIS LOUIE.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

>> WELL ALL THE SPRAYS THAT YOU SAW THEM PICKING.

THEY THEY ALL COME IN HERE.

WE'VE GOT FOUR CONVEYER BELTS OVER HERE AND PUT TO GO SEASONAL CORSAGES IN BOXES.

>> Huell: AND LOOK AT ALL THESE BOXES GOING OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> YES, THEY ARE SHIPPED NATIONWIDE.

WE DO 2 MILLION CORSAGES A YEAR AND PROBABLY QUARTER OF MILLION ARRANGEMENTS.

>> Huell: WHO ARE THESE GUYS.

>> THE GUYS WHO REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> THEY'VE BEEN OVER HERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

>> THIS IS YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS.

>> YES IT IS.

>> Huell: OBVIOUSLY IT DIDN'T START OUT THIS BIG.

>> NO, IT STARTED 3 ACRES IN MONTECITO.

>> AND WE STILL HAVE THE SAME 3 ACRES IN MONTECITO FOR ORIGINAL LAND.

>> Huell: WHO IS THIS.

>> THIS IS MOSS.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> HE'S WORKING WITH US ON THIS ENDEAVOUR AND THESE BEEN HERE 40 YEARS AND WELL RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.

>> Huell: THIS IS AN AMAZING OPERATION FELLOWS.

>> YOU WANT TO WALK OVER HERE AND LOOK AT THE PRODUCTION LINE.

>> Huell:, OH NOW WAIT A MINUTE THIS IS A WHOLE NEW THING HERE.

CORSAGES.

WHAT IS THIS FOR THE SENIOR PROM?

>> I HOPE THAT'S WHERE THEY USE IT.

>> Huell: OH LOOK, IT JUST STACKS AND STACKS AND STACKS AND STACKS AND YOU'VE GOT--HOW MANY WORKERS HERE?

>> ABOUT 119 AND PRODUCE ABOUT 50,000 CORSAGES A DAY.

>> Huell: NOW HOW FRAGILE ARE THESE THINGS?

>> THEY ARE NOT FRAGILE AT ALL.

>> Huell: I MEAN THEY ARE PACKED IN WATER.

>> YES, WITH A BULB ON IT.

>> Huell: LOOK AT THESE AND YOUR WORKERS ARE ALL--.

>> LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE.

>> YES, WE GET THEM FROM A TEMPORARY AGENCY.

THEY'LL BE GOING ABOUT TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT.

>> Huell: TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT.

>> YEAH, WE'LL GO FOR EASTER SECRETARY WEEK AND MOTHERS DAY.

>> Huell: IT'S JUST LITERALLY, AN ASSEMBLY LINE.

>> YES IT IS.

>> Huell: FOR FLOWERS.

NOW, HOOKED UP WITH EDDIE TOBAR AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE SUPERVISOR--.

>> SUPERVISOR YES.

>> Huell: WHERE DO THE WORKERS COME FROM EDDIE?

>> MOST FROM SANTA BARBARA SOME FROM CARPENTERIA AND WE HAVE SOME LONBARK AND SOME FROM VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA.

>> Huell: IS THIS A GOOD JOB?

>> YES FOR SOME PEOPLE.

SOME WORK AT NIGHT AND SOME AVERAGES.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT--GOOD INCOME FOR THEM.

>> Huell: A PART-TIME JOB BECAUSE IT ONLY LAST FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AS BUSY AS THIS.

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: HOW HARD IS IT TO GET THEM UP TO SPEED TO HOW TO DEAL WITH THE FLOWERS.

>> WELL AT THE BEGINNING WE TRY TO START A LITTLE SLOWER ON THE MACHINES SO THEY CAN GET THE HANG OF IT.

AND THEY CAN SPEED UP THE MACHINE.

>> Huell: ONCE THEY GET USED TO IT.

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: DOES THE MACHINE GET FASTER THAN THIS?

>> IT CAN GET FASTER THAN THAT.

>> HOWDY HOW YOU DOING.

>> FINE THANK YOU.

>> Huell: WHAT IS YOUR NAME.

>> MIRNA.

>> Huell: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING HERE.

>> FOUR DAYS.

>> Huell: HOW IS IT TO WORK WITH THESE FLOWERS.

>> IT'S COOL AND COMFORTABLE AND I LIKE IT.

>> Huell: YOU LIKE THE FLOWERS.

>> I LIKE THE FLOWERS.

>> Huell: AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IS IT OKAY TO GO HOME AND TAKE ONE OF THESE HOME AND PUT IT ON?

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

>>.

>> Huell: I WOULD TAKE IT THE WORKERS GET TO TAKE ONE HOME.

>> OH YES, MANY OF THEM WHEN THE--THEY CAN TAKE TO HOME A FEW OF THOSE.

>> Huell: SO HERE'S A GIFT FROM ME TO YOU.

>> OH THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

NOW EDURADO.

I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE I'M SEEING LONG SYSTEM ORCHIDS AND THEN THEY ARE CUTTING THEM INTO THE BOXES FOR THE CORSAGES.

>> YES.

YOU CAN SEE OWN THIS SPRAY.

EVERYTHING DOWN HERE IS GOING TO BE FOR CUT FLOWERS.

SO THEY CAN PICK FROM DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND ALL THAT STUFF SO THEY CAN GET A REAL MIX GOOD MIX ON THE BOX.

SO THE ONCE THEY GET THEM, THEY CAN GET THEM ON THE PRICE.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT.

SO THE FIRST STAGE IS TAKING THEM OFF THE SYSTEM.

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: THEN THEY PUT THEM IN THE BOXES?

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: AND THEN THE BOXES GO OVER THERE?

>> OVER IN THE TUBER AND THEN THEY GET THE TUBES.

>> Huell: IT'S A WHOLE PROCESS.

>> A WHOLE PROCESS YES.

>> Huell: DO YOU THINK MOST PEOPLE IN THE SANTA BARBARA AREA EVEN KNOW THIS IS GOING ON?

>> MANY OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THEY BEEN ANNOUNCING THAT WE NEED PEOPLE HERE.

KIND OF SHORT, SO MANY OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES KNOWS ABOUT THIS.

BECAUSE ON THE RADIO STATIONS THEY'VE BEEN TRYING O GET MORE PEOPLE.

>> Huell: LOOKING FOR WORKERS?

>> RIGHT, RIGHT.

>> Huell: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL HE GAVE ME THE FULL TREATMENT HERE.

>> HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.

HE'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.

>> Huell: WHAT IS THIS ROOM CALLED.

>> THIS IS THE CORSAGE ROOM.

>> Huell: OF COURSE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE CORSAGE ROOM AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT HOW ORCHIDS ARE--.

>> HOW SEMIDIAN ORCHIDS GROW.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GETTING THEM--THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU SEE ALL THE PEOPLE STANDING UP THERE ON THE RAILING, HELLO.

THOSE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS UP THERE.

BUT ALSO WE'RE GOING TO TALK THEM A LITTLE BIT AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM.

THIS IS WHERE YOU STAND WHEN YOU TAKE THE TOUR.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT TOUR IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

LET'S GET ONE MORE SHOT OF THIS LOUIE, BEFORE WE LEAVE.

>> THREE TIMES A DAY THEY BRING THIS IN AND USE IT AND DO IT AGAIN.

SO IT'S QUITE A PROJECT.

>> Huell: AND THE ENERGY LEVEL IN HERE.

THIS MUST MAKE YOU, AS A FAMILY MEMBER WHO STARTED THIS HOW MANY YEARS AGO?

>> I BELIEVE IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO.

>> YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO GROW TO THIS.

>> IT WAS MY FATHER'S HOBBY.

>> Huell: QUITE A HOBBY.

NOW WE COME INTO THE GREEN ROOM.

JOHN--ARE YOU KIND OF THE SCIENTIST.

>> I'M THE MANAGER OF THE LABORATORY.

>> Huell: WE HAVE IT ALL SET UP HERE BECAUSE THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW ORCHIDS ARE GROWN.

AND IS IT STARTS IN THIS TEST TUBE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE AN ACCEPTIONAL ORCHID ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PEA AND WE PREMRIK ATE PRE--REPLICATE THAT.

>> Huell:, OH FROM ONE BAE GROW-PEA GROW ALL THESE--THIS IS IT AFTER HOW LONG?

>> THIS WILL BE SIX MONTHS INTO THE PROCESS.

>> Huell: YOU'RE KIDDING IT TAKES SIX MONTHS TO GET THAT BIG.

>> YES, AND AS IT MOVES ON, IT'S GROWING.

>> Huell: AND THEN YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE FLASK AND PUT THEM INTO THE POTS.

>> THEN ONLY ABOUT THREE TO FIVE YEARS WE HAVE A FLOWER PLANT.

>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE, IT TAKES THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO GROW AN ORCHIDS.

>> YES, AND THAT'S WHEN WE CAN START USING THE PLANT.

IT'S A LONG PROCESS.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE DO WE'LL TAKE--FROM THIS TISSUE WE CAN CREATE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PLANTS.

AND BY DOING IT THIS WAY, WE CAN REGENERATE HIGH QUALITY ORCHIDS.

>> Huell: SO YOU WOULD REGENERATE THE PRETTIEST.

AND FIND THE EXACT PLANT THAT LOOKS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.

>> RIGHT.

>> Huell: AND THAT'S THE ONE YOU WOULD CHOOSE TO RE PRODUCE.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT'S THE WAY WE PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT'S OF HIGHEST QUALITY.

>> Huell: AND LOOK AT THIS, LOUIE, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, BOY YOU WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME LOOKING AT THEM NOW, REALIZING THAT ONE DAY THEY'LL BE BEAUTIFUL COLORFUL ORCHIDS ESPECIALLY IN REALIZING IT TAKES YEARS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

>> YES AND IT'S AN AMAZING PROCESS TO START THEM OUT IN A LABORATORY.

THERE IS OVER 35 SPECIES OF ORE KISDS--ORCHIDS.

AND THEY ARE INDIGINOUS.

THERE IS HUGE OF VARIETY OF ORCHIDS.

THE CHALLENGE TO PROPAGATE THEM IN THE LABORATORY IS EXCITING.

>> Huell: WELL OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, BECAUSE FROM THIS LITTLE PEA SIZE OF MATERIAL COMING OUT OF THIS PLANTS, YOU HAVE TURNED THIS PLACE INTO A PARADISE.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK OF THIS AS THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTS.

>> Huell: WE'RE AT THE VISITOR CENTER WHICH IS IN ITSELF A SPEKCTACULAR PLACE BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF ALL THE ORCHIDS HERE.

>> YES.

THE FILOPISI, A VARIETY OF THINGS FLOWERS.

>> Huell: EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THERE ARE A DIFFERENT KINDS.

>> DIFFERENT KINDS, SIZES AND SHAPES.

>> Huell: DOES THIS GUY KNOW--HOWDY.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU TELL US WHAT WE'RE SEEING OVER HERE.

>> WE HAVE A--STAR SHAPED FLOWERS.

THE CATALAU SáE AND THE LITTLE DANCING FLOWERS.

>> Huell: BOY, HOW DO YOU LEARN ALL THESE WORDS.

THEY ARE NOT EASY TO SAY.

>> AS A HOBBYEST AND YOU LEARN THEM.

>> Huell: NOW THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN COME IN HERE AND BUY THEM.

DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR OR ARE THEY OVERWHELMED BY WHAT THEY SAY.

>> THEY USUALLY DON'T REALLY EXCEPT THEY ARE EITHER COMING FOR OUR FILANOPSIS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY LAST FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS IN THEIR HOUSE.

WE ARE WELL-KNOWN FOR GROWING OUR KNOWN.

THEY SEE THE OTHER COLORS SO THAT I OBJECT INTRIGUED THEM.

AND THEY TEND TO WONDER AROUND TAKE THEIR TIME.

>> Huell: BOY, LOOK AT THIS ONE.

JUST THE BEAUTY OF THE ORCHIDS.

>> THE MOTH ORCHIDS.

>> LOOKS LIKE A MOTH, THE MOTH COMES AND POLINATES THEM.

>> Huell: AND THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING GROWING IN ALL OF THE GREENHOUSES TODAY.

>> YES, THESE ARE THE SAMIDIANS.

WE HAVE THEM ALL IN FLOWER OUTSIDE.

>> Huell: AND LOOK I'M JUST LOOKING IN HERE.

THERE IS ANOTHER GREENHOUSE.

YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY ORCHIDS EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

>> YES, SIR, THAT'S MY HOBBY AND I'M IN THE BUSINESS.

>> Huell: IF YOU HAD TO SELL ME MY FIRST ORCHIDS WHAT WOULD YOU SELL ME TO GET ME HOOKED.

>> I WOULD SELL YOU A SEMIDIAN SEMIDIAN--.

>> Huell: WAIT A MINUTE IS THIS LADY BUYING.

HOWDY.

>> THIS IS ANNE.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A REGULAR IN HERE.

>> WELL I'M BECOMING ONE.

>> Huell: SEE YOU GOT HER HOOKED.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE.

>> I'VE GOT A SEMIDIAN FOR A FRIEND.

>> Huell: HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU BOUGHT SO FAR.

>> THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND ONE.

>> Huell: WHEN YOU COME DO YOU JUST WONDER AROUND IN HERE AND PICK THE EXACT ONE YOU WANT?

>> YEAH, I KIND OF ASK THEM WHICH ONE WANTS TO COME HOME WITH ME.

>> Huell: AND THIS ONE SAID IT WANTS TO GO HOME WITH ME.

>> SEVERAL, SEVERAL, ONLY ONE CAN COME.

>> Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND YOUR CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY COME IN--SHE'S TYPICAL ISN'T SHE.

>> YES, THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

I EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW TO GROW THEM.

>> Huell: HOW TO CARE FOR THEM.

>> THAT'S THE KEY.

I MEET A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE SMILING.

>> Huell: IF THEY ARE NOT SMILING WHEN THEY GET HERE, THEY ARE SMILING WHEN THEY LEAVE.

IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.

WE HAVE OUR LADY WITH HER ORCHIDS.

BILL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING US ON A TOUR OF THE VISITOR CENTER.

THIS GUY KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT.

>> YES, BILL, JUST WON A NATIONAL SHOW IN SANTA BARBARA.

HE HAD THE LARGEST BENDROVIAN.

>>.

>> Huell: WHAT IS IT CALLED?

>> BENDROVIAN PALACODUM.

>> I WOULD LIKE YOUR VIEWERS TO KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 40 YEARS HERE IN CARPENTERIA.

AND THE GALLOP FAMILY STARTED THIS.

THEY DID ALL OF THE SALES AND MARKETING AND CREATED THE POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND THE STRIBINGS DID ALL THE CONSTRUCTIONS.

>> Huell: SO IT STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN A VERY SMALL WAY.

>> YES IN A BACK YARD IN THE 1940s AND EVENTUALLY WE HAVE 50 ACRES HERE THAT THOSE TWO FAMILIES HERE.

>> Huell:, YEAH THIS IS THE BIGGEST BACK YARD I'VE EVER SEEN.

>> THEY GOT CARRIED AWAY.

>> Huell: AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND AS WE END, WE WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

>> WE JUST OPENED THIS UP.

THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAYS FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

9 TO 4:00.

WE'RE OPEN TO TOURS BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT.

JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER THEY ARE JUST GOING TO SEE GREEN PLANTS LUL PLANTS.

>> Huell: YEAH, SO YOU WANT TO COME NOVEMBER THROUGH MAY IF YOU TWUENT SEE ORCHIDS.

>> LOTS OF WORKERS POTING AND CLEANING THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE.

>> Huell: THAT'S INTERESTING BUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN TODAY IS EVEN MORE INTERESTING WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS HERE.

THIS WAS A TOTAL SURPRISE TO US.

IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL, COLORFUL SURPRISE.

>> THANK YOU WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND WE KNOW YOUR VIEWERS WILL ENJOY THE FACILITY.

>>