Welcome to Kingfisher Orchid Nursery
Our History
Our Greenhouse
Our Greenhouse
Pat van Adrichem spent his childhood growing up at the world famous Butchart Gardens where his father was a gardener. He has lived in Deep Cove in North Saanich, BC Canada with his wife Cathy for 50 years, and has been growing orchids for over 40 years. At Kingfisher Orchids, Pat and Cathy specialize in warm growing orchids such as Phal
Pat van Adrichem spent his childhood growing up at the world famous Butchart Gardens where his father was a gardener. He has lived in Deep Cove in North Saanich, BC Canada with his wife Cathy for 50 years, and has been growing orchids for over 40 years. At Kingfisher Orchids, Pat and Cathy specialize in warm growing orchids such as Phalaenopsis and Dendrobiums. Pat has been breeding and cloning his own orchids for years, and has many crosses registered with the RHS in England. Over the years Kingfisher Orchids have won over 70 American Orchid Society awards for flower quality, culture, and displays. Currently they are breeding to create new hybrids in red, yellow, and art shades, as well as cloning selected species and virus free hybrids. When not ‘Playing’ with his orchids, Pat owns a local business, PACVAN Holdings, and can often be seen sport fishing for salmon and halibut!
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Our Greenhouse
Our Greenhouse
Our Greenhouse
Our greenhouse is on the South side of our house. It is a total of 425sqft, or 40sqM. It is constructed of wood beams with glass double glazing above. Unfortunately it is getting old, (like me), and will need to be replaced soon with an aluminum and polycarbonate structure. Being on the West Coast of Canada, our weather is moderated b
Our greenhouse is on the South side of our house. It is a total of 425sqft, or 40sqM. It is constructed of wood beams with glass double glazing above. Unfortunately it is getting old, (like me), and will need to be replaced soon with an aluminum and polycarbonate structure. Being on the West Coast of Canada, our weather is moderated by the Pacific Ocean, so we usually don't get the cold and snow that the rest of Canada often gets in winter.
Plant Sales
Our Greenhouse
Plant Sales
We currently are only selling to Canadian customers. If you would like to be on our email 'FLASH SALES', just send us an email at kingfisherorchids@gmail.com with your details. We only sell from the lists that we send out by email, in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.
How it works:
I usually announce when the sales are on Facebook, and wi
We currently are only selling to Canadian customers. If you would like to be on our email 'FLASH SALES', just send us an email at kingfisherorchids@gmail.com with your details. We only sell from the lists that we send out by email, in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.
How it works:
I usually announce when the sales are on Facebook, and with an email. Sales are usually on a Saturday morning around 9am PST. At that time I send out a group email, currently to about 500 recipients. In the email is a link to a live excel sheet that everyone can see, but only I can edit. The number of the plant, Name of the plant, and price is on the excel sheet. At the top of the excel sheet is a link to a shared photo album with pictures of all of the flowers of the plants, and the corresponding ID number. If you see some plants that you would like, you email me the plant #'s, and if available, I send you back a confirming email that you were successful in reserving the plants. As the plants sell, (in first come - first served), I will write SOLD next to the plant for everyone to see. The process moves very fast kind of like an auction, with most everything sold in a few hours. Once the sale concludes, I will ship your plants to you via courier and email you an invoice. You can then E-transfer to kingfisherorchids@gmail.com.