You - and you alone have probably changed the way people think about growing orchids more than you can imagine. You not only say 'how' but 'why' - and that's the most important thing. You do what you can when you can and although I know that one day, a video may be your last, you will have left RUclips with a wealth of info for many to follow. Take care my friend.
Rogers's Orchids words Express the truth and sentiment of all viewers of this channel. May God bless you and your family with needed help and miracles.
Been checking back every once in a while for your return. I hope you and your wife are keeping well and we’ll hear from you again. Miss your knowledge on orchids.
Rick you don't have to explain yourself. Take care of yourself and your family. I hope the best for you. Thank you for all of the immense information and education that you have given us. It has been so helpful for me and I'm sure everyone else for growing all types of plants. You're awesome.
I sure miss you & your wonderful videos. Thank you for all that you have done to make me a better orchid grower. You are such an excellent teacher. So knowledgeable & kind too. I wish you all good things. God bless you, Rick.
Rick, I hope you see this comment: Miss your videos so much. Have learned how to grow in my environment bc of your teaching & example. Now am going to do the Jacks 2 part fertilizer after re watching ur videos & Hillbilly Orchids as well as Orchid Whisperer. Thank you very much for sharing ur knowledge. I hope you are happy & enjoying your life . I know all of your viewers miss you too. God bless you.
Rick, you truly are an inspiration! I wish the very best for you and your wife. Thank you so much for your guidance, knowledge and willingness to share all that you know. Your videos have been and will continue to be a wealth of information to those of us on our plant journey.
Rick; From someone who survived a Major Organ Transplant.. I know it takes a lot of effort & strength to maintain some semblance of dignity. You Sir... are a Orchid Master... that has taught so many ! }{ugs from Memphis
Rick it is so good to hear your voice. I've been asking our Orchid friends if they have heard anything from you. Please, do not say your sorry. I are just happy to hear your voice and let me tell you...we have been praying for you and your wife. We love you and will continue to pray for you because nothing is impossible for God.
So glad you were able to make a video. You are my main source of information and my orchids are all doing so well because of your advice. Your channel should be called 'Orchid Guru'. You and your wife are continually in my prayers. God bless.
Hello, my name is Amy and Rick L has changed my ways of orchid growing. Actually, you pretty much woke me up and taught me to listen to my orchids and not to treat them all like house plants. Thank you for that. I have watched and quadruple watched your videos for priceless information. I am incredibly grateful. Thank you, Rick. I'm sorry to hear you have had more family loss. My heart goes out to you and Jan. Your outlook on life, despite your challenges, is always a testament to God and a reminder for me to count each and every blessing, even the ones in disguise. Thank you for educating me and touching my heart. I'm forever touched. We love you. I think I'll go sprinkle some dolomitic lime on my orchids. 🌱❤️
Omgggg Uncle Rick we love you and so thankful for this update. We were just worried is all. I’m so sorry for your loss, I wish I could hand you my good energy to uplift you even more. Tell Momma Jan she is truly a survivor. Uncle your whole life is so inspiring. We missed you at the orchid show but I told everyone about you and your spirit was truly there. I still offer my computer and anything you may need during these difficult times. You and your family are always in my prayers so be blessed and Happy Growing from your PhalPal Durrell ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Rick you are always with us; all of us! Every time I work with my orchids I’m so grateful for the knowledge you’ve shared and all your videos. I am always referring back to them to continually learn from your expertise. Blessings for you and Jan. 🙏👩🦰
Thank You Sir, for all of the information, and knowledge you share with us! Thank You for your kindness! We all hope you and your wife are doing well! 🍀🌸
Had to come back just to hear your voice and your wonderful message. I miss your videos, but I am so grateful to have gotten to listen. Its beautiful that orchids, plants, family, all make you happy. You have been my favorite youtuber, I will never forget you or your amazing advice that changed my way of growing and you really showed me the way. I was missing out until I found you. Your orchids are really living the life with you. Take care rick. Prayers to you and your wife!
Rick, if you are reading this, please, know that you are in my thoughts. I am missing you. May God keep you safe during these crazy times. 🌹 Best wishes from Baltimore!
PS I really hope you know what a wonderful effect you’ve had on many, many people. My orchids are thriving, mostly because of you. Your good humor, faith and utter lack of self-pity inspire me so deeply. Thank you.
Rick! So happy to hear your voice again! You have taught us so much about orchid care and nutrients. You are a master! Much love and many prayers for you and Jan. I have been a nurse for 28 years, I know what you and Jan are going through. You are such a strong person. God is smiling down on you and Jan. Huge hugs from Oregon.
Rick - we haven’t heard from you for a long time so I know you must not be feeling well at all. I don’t want you to feel like you need to respond, or do a video. It’s just not necessary. Just wanted you to know I’m sending prayers for you to feel better. I realize your situation isn’t curable but hope you can soon feel as well as possible. Best of wishes to you and the family. Please take care. 🌼
Miss you Rick. Lost my orchids in Ian last Fall. If there's such a thing as "goin' on ahead" I take comfort in knowing you're there making the place beautiful.
👋🏼🤗Rick and Jan, you two are treasured forever. Your lessons and spirit will live as long as we can hear your voice...even from visits posted years earlier. No matter what, please keep your videos available to keep our RUclips family calm, inspired, and bound together. Your channel gives us hope simply by listening to you. You may never realize what enjoyment and knowledge you give to us by following your steps and stops, moving from plant to plant. God bless you.🙏🙏🙏 Date: September 28, 2020
Rick, you have no idea how happy this video made me. Because this tells me you are well. I was getting worried about your health. Glad to hear you and Jan are ok and the delay was due to technical difficulties 🤪. Do you have any idea how many orchids enthusiasts you have helped, encouraged and inspired? By the thousands, I bet ya! I’m one of the many. Thank you once again for selflessly sharing your orchid expertise to us. May God bless you in many ways.
Thinking of you right now, Rick. I miss hearing from you. Always loved your positivity and watching the joy you took in caring for and sharing knowledge about your orchids. The world is so crazy right now…I just miss settling down and night and listening to you teach about Orchids. It was always so calming, so peaceful. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few years. Hope so much you and Jan are out there and doing well.
Does anyone have any news on Rick? I often wonder about him and miss his videos, his voice and his wonderful self. I obviously am worried too although I don’t know him, I feel like I sort of do.
Dear Rick...I know this was posted a while ago, but I just wanted you to know on this Thanksgiving Day, that you are very much in our thoughts. How very grateful I (we) am to have had your wisdom, creativity, generosity and of course your warming kindness as a grower, teacher and friend to learn from. Every time I see a spike, a cascade of flowers and enjoy the color and scent of my orchids, my thoughts turn happily to you and your family and all of the orchid subscribers on your channel that I have learned from these past few years. Thank you for using youtube in such a wonderful way to gather so many of us together and having created such a broad and diverse orchid family. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours with much love to you all.
So happy to hear your lovely voice again Ricky. So sorry for your family loss and other increasing health and recent technology issues! Todd kindly informed us on a recent video he’d reached out and left a message on your answer machine. All your orchid friends around the world were worried and concerned about how you and Jan were. Thank you for all the videos and information you have given us over these years Ricky and many many people around the world, and their orchids, have benefited from your knowledge, your gentle way of explaining to us in language we can understand about growing, from amateurs to more experienced growers.....so so much Ricky L ....so much more than you’ll ever know! Take care and thank you for managing to take time and do this video. Orchid content is a bonus now, just Hi, is great to know your both okay Lots of love and hugs to you and Jan from across the pond xxx
Hi Rick, welcome back!!! I am so happy to hear your voice💞 . Your faith will move mountains, your words sure give someone hope. God bless you and your lovely Jenn.
I still think about you from time to time and the knowledge you gave us is irreplaceable and invaluable. I hope you and your wife are doing well. I’m not much of a godly person, but I hope you’re living a happily blessed life. Our time here on earth is so short, but I’m glad you shared some of yours with all of us.
Dear Rick. No worries about the delay. Life does happen and having walked a very difficult way personally, 'and' know how it goes 'and' feel so grateful for all you have given those of us who follow you. I love and appreciate your optimism....a vital component.
Thank God you are okay. We have been very worried about you...it's really good to hear your voice again. You're one of the strongest people I've never met. You've inspired so many changes in my orchid routine. My plants are loving the lava rock and the river rock in Las Vegas. We are all continuing to pray for you and Jan.
Hard to believe Rick started doing videos in 2013 that means I have been watching that long (started watching pretty much when he started). Miss getting updates, I know Rick thinks we will get use to not seeing new videos. We don't forget good people who enjoy growing and sharing what they know.❤️❤️❤️🌸🌸Miss Jan too, hope she is doing well ❤️
I just found your channel and definitely feel your pain and have you in my prayers. I am an orchid grower in North Carolina and have been suffering with arthritis since my 20's. I am crippled by psoriatric arthritis and lost my orchid greenhouse last year and over wintered in a 4x8 grow tent and every availble window in my house. I hope you are well and may some day be able to do a follow up video soon.
I missed you Rick and that staghorn ...there is not a time I forgot about you and all you taught me...one day ago my husband and I talked about you and wow...surprises!...blessings to Jan
It’s so nice to hear from you again Rick, I have been following your posts for a while now. You have helped me a lot in my journey with orchids, I have only been doing it for about a year and half and keep learning new things all the time. Thank You so much for sharing your wisdom about orchids and life in general, life can be challenging at times. Blessings for you and Jan, you have no need to apologize for anything.
Rick, I like soooo many others have missed you. So happy to hear Jan is doing so well. You seem to be in good spirits today, try to keep that great attitude up. I know it is probably difficult some days. Love you. Some of your info is too technical for me, but I love the simpler ones. Have learned a lot from you. Hope it won't be too long before we hear from you again.
Rick, your fervent hope has truly come to pass - for me and so many others. My plants, as a result of your wisdom, are doing better and better every week. I have incorporated your ideas into my own little collection, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing what you know. Be kind to and generous with yourself, as you deserve it. We all think the world of you. Keep on keepin’ on!
Hi dear Rick, so glad to hear your voice again. I think of you and Jan everyday and I was worried with the lack of news but I did not want to stress you anymore, just waited till you were ready. Because I understand you are suffering and struggling, also dealing with the facts of life like you said. Your contributions to make orchid growers do better are immense, nothing remained the same after you started your RUclips channel. There is a BEFORE and an AFTER Rick L., among us in the orchid community. Anyway, I hope to still enjoy many more videos from you. You are dealing with your serious problems with so much courage, it breaks my heart but are an inspiration to me and forever will be in my heart. Thank you Rick, take your time, enjoy the good moments as much as you can.Please give my love to Jan and sending my love to you too, my dear friend. See you in the next video😍
Hi Rick, I’ve been thinking about you and your wife see how you two doing. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope everything is ok and miss your videos. Orchids looks beautiful as always. Yes, I’m one of the learner from your vids. Appreciate all the info you provide. You inspired so many. Take care my friend. Be very safe and God bless. Bye now.
This is the first time I see your video you are amazing. Keep going on this way please.. You are so energetic . May God bless you... He is able to wipe off every problem..Im sure. I will pray for you and talk to Him as a father. Sometimes we have to face something and with Him it's done. Have a great day. Fm Italy. Cesira
Hi Rick, Jan and pups, hope everything is going well. Weather has turned cold, hope you got the orchids situated in the grow room. I hope Mr Jackson came over to help get the monster in. Probably twice the size it was. Keep in touch.
As it is warm, and my orchids are awakening with new growth, I find myself thinking about you a lot. I hope you and Jan are happy and well, wherever you are. I really miss you!
I'm so happy to hear you ,Thank you so much for a video .Hugs from Cali. 👍💜💕💕Sorry to hear about your family member. I'm so happy to see your plants. Take care of your self. God bless both of you .Sending lots of Love to both of you . Love you guys. 💜💕💗💖
OMG! Im Soooooo happy to see this! Believe it or not I was just reviewing your nutrient mix video and lo and behold there you were with this video! Anyway, I haven't listened to this, yet, but my prayers and love and well wishes for you and Jan and your family are always there for you. Believe me, we all have you deep in our hearts! And of course we hope and pray that both of you are at your best wellness and enjoying, together, this beautiful fall weather that we are having.
Mr. Rick it is so great to hear from you, sending so much love and prayers to you and your family. I treasure all your videos, you have taught me so very much and made growing orchids fun, instead of being frustrated and having to spends so much money unnecessarily. My phalaeopsis look great since I put them in the rock medium I keep them outside they are continuing to grow leaves an roots I have only had mine (4 phals) since this past March and before I started watching your channel I had needlessly invested alot of money on expensive mediums and was experiencing root rot, you saved my plants, I think I would not even have any left by now, I haven't seen any flower spikes yet, but they are still growing new roots an leaves so I am looking forward to seeing them flower. I haven't been able to get any calmag yet but I am doing what I can. Thank you for all you do, I was so excited to see you video tonight. I live in North Florida an I enjoy seeing your plants I know our weather is close to being the same. Hope you can continue making videos. Lots of love from Florida. Many blessings to you and your family.
I sm so happy to hear your voice, and watch a new video again...... when I saw you had a new video, it was such a wonderful feeling! We understand you have your limitations, I for one, am grateful for any contact you are able to make. Your advice, and you "ramblings", are music to ny ears, I'm sure we all feel the same! All the best to you, and your beautiful wife, may you both be blessed with the best our lord can give you. Love and hugs to you both.......
Rick!! So happy to hear your voice. We have missed you so much. So sorry for your loss. I am happy to hear you and Jan are doing great. Lovely video ❤️❤️
So glad to hear from you!! Just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing information you have given!! As was said many times in other comments you have helped me (and many others) in many ways with my orchids I am glad i found you as I'm in lower AL! My orchids are very thankful as well!! Many prayers for you and your family!! Take care!!
Great to see this new video, thanks for making it. Its so good to see your collection and hear your advice, I have learned so much. I still have new leaves turning yellow and falling off on my dendrobiums, and purple edging on phal leaves which are puzzling. The first problem may be due to over watering, the second may be because of too much sunlight. Most of my orchids are recovering from problems caused by poor potting medium; the lava rocks and stones are working well, and your advice on feeding is having good results. You have given so much to so many people through these videos, THANK YOU. No matter what life throws at us, it is always good to have these wonderful plants to care for and be rewarded by their beautiful blooms. All I can offer in return is gratitude and prayers for you and Jan. Bless you both.
Thank you for all your info, it has definitely helped me, I have only just subscribed but have watched a few of your videos, they will always be there for referring back to. I hope you get tremendous enjoyment out of growing them, until such time you give them to another loving home. You are an inspiration.
Thank you so much for the update. You are a wealth of knowledge. Because of you I finally see progress with my orchids. Roots and multiple directions of growth on all of my orchids but one. You and your wife are in our thoughts and prayers daily!
Thank you for this video, for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience and for your honesty and sincerity. You are in my prayers, my friend,
Welcome back, happy to hear you and Jan are doing alright. I have missed your orchid "smarts". You are right, life is hard sometimes but your positive attitude and the love of those around you are two of the keys to life. God bless!
Take care Rick..it’s great to hear your voice again , uplifting to say the least, I learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you for your time, the most precious thing you can give anybody.. much appreciated..👍💖
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I just found your videos recently and they are worth a wealth of knowledge. I thank you for that. God bless and take care!
It warms my heart to hear your voice again Rick...God bless you and your wife. You are both is my prayers...since I saw your last videos I have had success with propagation of my violets!! Thank you for your information about them...
Sending you and your family so many blessings. Like you say, we are all dealing with the complexities of life while also enjoying the good parts. Thank you for your openness and kindness. Glad you can take time to enjoy the orchid hobby and share so much knowledge while you can.
May you and yours, always be blessed. My hope of course is always life. Of course some things are beyond our control, but I do hope and pray that you and yours will be with us for a long...long time. Life would be too different any other way. Stay well my friend. Thanks so much for the knowledge you have always shared. Looking forward to your next video as always. Your friend from Canada.
Rick, you are an inspiration and a blessing to so many orchid growers. God bless you and Jan. I always look for your posts , you have helped me a lot with info and tips in orchid care. And my plants appreciate you much I would think because so far, there has been no casualty anymore . Take care always . so wonderful to hear from you once more.
My orchids have fared so much better due to all the information I have gleaned from your videos. Your channel is my go to reference guide for orchid culture. Thank you.
So happy to hear your voice. Totally understand where you’re coming from. I have MS so I really get it. I hate that you don’t think you will be able to do videos much longer. Will miss hearing your knowledge but mostly that we won’t know how you and Jan are. May your days be good, last long, and be filled with joy and love. God bless you and yours. I will be here as long as you are able!
So so great to hear from you! You have no idea how you have helped me and so many other understand how orchids grow and what they need to be healthy and grow and bloom. Thank you so much for teaching us and sharing your knowledge with us!! ✌💖
Hello Rick! Happy New Year! I really want you to shoot another video about orchids ... Your voice brings peace to your soul and restores confidence that dreams will come true ....
Walking upstairs, Rick's voice tumbled out of my bag just now. I miss hearing from him just as you do. I'm praying for him and for Jan. This pandemic has me praying and thinking about Jan entering the field of nursing. Date: September 28, 2020
Miss Rick's videos so much. Started rewatching most all his orchid videos, taking notes as I go. He has such a gift being able to share his knowledge of hydroponic growing that no one else does. Such a generous and humble person. Thanks so much for all of yourself that you have given to us all! I pray you and your wife are ok at this time.
Thank you so much for all your great info on orchids!!! You have helped me learn how to feed properly and so much more!!! Hope this fines you and Jan doing well. Please know you are in our prayers!! Jill Park
I've learned sooo much from you. You've taken my growing to a whole other level. I've contacted you several times about what we can use in place of Jacks which is way too expensive and you have to buy too much of it to be practical for most of us. If you can, please provide us with an alternative. I use all the rest of the supplements you've recommended but don't know what to use for food/fertilizer instead of Jacks. Thanks brother!!
Thank you from my heart for keeping this channel going as long as you have, I have learned such valuable information. I understand where you are coming from, I have a disability and living on a time clock as well. I need to create a channel for my daughter to look back upon. Thank you for all that you do…
Thank you thank you thank you Rick! As someone who understands LBD all too well, I just want to say how much I admire what you have done. As far as orchid growing... You have taught me more than I could ever imagine and I am enjoying beautiful flowers because of it. My Phals are just getting started for the season and almost every one has beautiful bloom spikes and roots. May God bless you and keep you.
I've just found your channel here and already learned so much from you after watching your videos. So sorry to hear about your health and sending prayers to you and Jan for your health and well being. I sure hope this isn't your last video. I want to learn as much as I can from your orchid ventures. I've already started incorporating some of your techniques in my growing space and looking for a good season ahead. Thank you so much for these videos.
So wonderful hearing how you and Jan are doing 😀 I've missed viewing you're videos and learning thanks to your kindness and wisdom! Hope to see a few more video's from you, but completely understand that life sometimes make's plans for us that limit what we can do. Have enjoyed all of your videos over the last year and a half or so. You have an amazing attitude and I wish you nothing but peace and love. Like I stated I hope you post a few more video's but completely understand if you can't keep posting. Hopefully you will keep your webpage open and I can keep enjoying reruns 😋😀
I clicked on my notification so fast when your notification came in 😃 so glad to hear from you xx best best wishes to you and your loved ones ... ever so sorry for your loss xx when you have a moment ... check your email, it will answer your question regarding having helped 🥰 thank you!!! 🙏🏼
Paula from Mexico. I need to look at all your videos, to learn something. My orchids are like my babies. I want to take care of them. I am learning, got a lot to learn. Thank you & may God bless you. Sorry to hear you are sick. 🌹☺️🌈💝
You - and you alone have probably changed the way people think about growing orchids more than you can imagine. You not only say 'how' but 'why' - and that's the most important thing. You do what you can when you can and although I know that one day, a video may be your last, you will have left RUclips with a wealth of info for many to follow. Take care my friend.
Well said Rodger well said
You couldn’t have said it any better . I’m sure a whole lot of people feel the same.
Rogers's Orchids words Express the truth and sentiment of all viewers of this channel. May God bless you and your family with needed help and miracles.
I agree with you!
I agree with you 100% Roger 👍🏼
Been checking back every once in a while for your return. I hope you and your wife are keeping well and we’ll hear from you again. Miss your knowledge on orchids.
Checking again for new update. Wish you all my best Rick and your wife. Thinking a lot about you two.
Rick you don't have to explain yourself. Take care of yourself and your family. I hope the best for you. Thank you for all of the immense information and education that you have given us. It has been so helpful for me and I'm sure everyone else for growing all types of plants. You're awesome.
Rick, we love you and Jan and pray for you constantly.
I sure miss you & your wonderful videos.
Thank you for all that you have done to make me a better orchid grower.
You are such an excellent teacher. So knowledgeable & kind too.
I wish you all good things.
God bless you, Rick.
Rick, I hope you see this comment: Miss your videos so much. Have learned how to grow in my environment bc of your teaching & example. Now am going to do the Jacks 2 part fertilizer after re watching ur videos & Hillbilly Orchids as well as Orchid Whisperer. Thank you very much for sharing ur knowledge. I hope you are happy & enjoying your life . I know all of your viewers miss you too. God bless you.
Rick, you truly are an inspiration! I wish the very best for you and your wife. Thank you so much for your guidance, knowledge and willingness to share all that you know. Your videos have been and will continue to be a wealth of information to those of us on our plant journey.
Rick; From someone who survived a Major Organ Transplant.. I know it takes a lot of effort & strength to maintain some semblance of dignity. You Sir... are a Orchid Master... that has taught so many ! }{ugs from Memphis
Rick it is so good to hear your voice. I've been asking our Orchid friends if they have heard anything from you. Please, do not say your sorry. I are just happy to hear your voice and let me tell you...we have been praying for you and your wife. We love you and will continue to pray for you because nothing is impossible for God.
So glad you were able to make a video. You are my main source of information and my orchids are all doing so well because of your advice. Your channel should be called 'Orchid Guru'.
You and your wife are continually in my prayers. God bless.
Happy to Hear from you! On my channel I always hear wonderful comments about you and your orchids You are special
Hello, my name is Amy and Rick L has changed my ways of orchid growing. Actually, you pretty much woke me up and taught me to listen to my orchids and not to treat them all like house plants. Thank you for that. I have watched and quadruple watched your videos for priceless information. I am incredibly grateful. Thank you, Rick. I'm sorry to hear you have had more family loss. My heart goes out to you and Jan. Your outlook on life, despite your challenges, is always a testament to God and a reminder for me to count each and every blessing, even the ones in disguise. Thank you for educating me and touching my heart. I'm forever touched. We love you. I think I'll go sprinkle some dolomitic lime on my orchids. 🌱❤️
Omgggg Uncle Rick we love you and so thankful for this update. We were just worried is all. I’m so sorry for your loss, I wish I could hand you my good energy to uplift you even more. Tell Momma Jan she is truly a survivor. Uncle your whole life is so inspiring. We missed you at the orchid show but I told everyone about you and your spirit was truly there. I still offer my computer and anything you may need during these difficult times. You and your family are always in my prayers so be blessed and Happy Growing from your PhalPal Durrell ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Rick you are always with us; all of us! Every time I work with my orchids I’m so grateful for the knowledge you’ve shared and all your videos. I am always referring back to them to continually learn from your expertise.
Blessings for you and Jan. 🙏👩🦰
Miss you Rick. I learned so much from you. ❤️
Thank You Sir,
for all of the information, and knowledge you share with us!
Thank You for your kindness!
We all hope you and your wife are doing well! 🍀🌸
Svjetlana Vojnović I make this my words . I miss you Rick and Pray for you and Jan🙏🏼.
@@ZU64AO 🍀🌸❤
Thank for everything Rick 💕🌸🌼💐you made my flowers grow and they thank you I’m sad to see your videos have stopped god bless you where ever you are
Had to come back just to hear your voice and your wonderful message. I miss your videos, but I am so grateful to have gotten to listen. Its beautiful that orchids, plants, family, all make you happy. You have been my favorite youtuber, I will never forget you or your amazing advice that changed my way of growing and you really showed me the way. I was missing out until I found you. Your orchids are really living the life with you. Take care rick. Prayers to you and your wife!
Rick, if you are reading this, please, know that you are in my thoughts. I am missing you. May God keep you safe during these crazy times. 🌹
Best wishes from Baltimore!
PS I really hope you know what a wonderful effect you’ve had on many, many people. My orchids are thriving, mostly because of you.
Your good humor, faith and utter lack of self-pity inspire me so deeply.
Thank you.
Rick! So happy to hear your voice again! You have taught us so much about orchid care and nutrients. You are a master! Much love and many prayers for you and Jan. I have been a nurse for 28 years, I know what you and Jan are going through. You are such a strong person. God is smiling down on you and Jan. Huge hugs from Oregon.
Rick - we haven’t heard from you for a long time so I know you must not be feeling well at all. I don’t want you to feel like you need to respond, or do a video. It’s just not necessary. Just wanted you to know I’m sending prayers for you to feel better. I realize your situation isn’t curable but hope you can soon feel as well as possible. Best of wishes to you and the family. Please take care. 🌼
Do we know how Rick is doing? TIA
@@Miguel195211 no one seems to know how Rick and wife are doing. Hope all is well. Been in my Prayers🙏 since.
Miss you Rick. Lost my orchids in Ian last Fall. If there's such a thing as "goin' on ahead" I take comfort in knowing you're there making the place beautiful.
I (among many others) have been worried. I pray for both of you all the time. Do what you can. We’ll continue to appreciate you.
I hope you and Jan are doing ok.I miss your videos they are very great videos
👋🏼🤗Rick and Jan, you two are treasured forever.
Your lessons and spirit will live as long as we can hear your voice...even from visits posted years earlier. No matter what, please keep your videos available to keep our RUclips family calm, inspired, and bound together. Your channel gives us hope simply by listening to you. You may never realize what enjoyment and knowledge you give to us by following your steps and stops, moving from plant to plant.
God bless you.🙏🙏🙏
Date: September 28, 2020
Thank you for posting info about orchids and African violets. Your info is great and I like your soft spoken voice.
Rick, you have no idea how happy this video made me. Because this tells me you are well. I was getting worried about your health. Glad to hear you and Jan are ok and the delay was due to technical difficulties 🤪.
Do you have any idea how many orchids enthusiasts you have helped, encouraged and inspired? By the thousands, I bet ya! I’m one of the many.
Thank you once again for selflessly sharing your orchid expertise to us. May God bless you in many ways.
Thinking of you right now, Rick. I miss hearing from you. Always loved your positivity and watching the joy you took in caring for and sharing knowledge about your orchids. The world is so crazy right now…I just miss settling down and night and listening to you teach about Orchids. It was always so calming, so peaceful. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few years. Hope so much you and Jan are out there and doing well.
very kind words.......cant tell you how much it means to me........we are doing well.....thank you and many blessings back!
Does anyone have any news on Rick? I often wonder about him and miss his videos, his voice and his wonderful self. I obviously am worried too although I don’t know him, I feel like I sort of do.
Is that you Fiona, in the UK, in the BCSS Facebook group?
Karsten T Yes it’s me Karsten!!
Dear Rick...I know this was posted a while ago, but I just wanted you to know on this Thanksgiving Day, that you are very much in our thoughts. How very grateful I (we) am to have had your wisdom, creativity, generosity and of course your warming kindness as a grower, teacher and friend to learn from. Every time I see a spike, a cascade of flowers and enjoy the color and scent of my orchids, my thoughts turn happily to you and your family and all of the orchid subscribers on your channel that I have learned from these past few years. Thank you for using youtube in such a wonderful way to gather so many of us together and having created such a broad and diverse orchid family. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours with much love to you all.
Hi Rick! I miss you. I pray for you and Jan. And wish to thank you again, and again and again....
So happy to hear your lovely voice again Ricky.
So sorry for your family loss and other increasing health and recent technology issues!
Todd kindly informed us on a recent video he’d reached out and left a message on your answer machine. All your orchid friends around the world were worried and concerned about how you and Jan were.
Thank you for all the videos and information you have given us over these years Ricky and many many people around the world, and their orchids, have benefited from your knowledge, your gentle way of explaining to us in language we can understand about growing, from amateurs to more experienced growers.....so so much Ricky L ....so much more than you’ll ever know!
Take care and thank you for managing to take time and do this video.
Orchid content is a bonus now, just Hi, is great to know your both okay
Lots of love and hugs to you and Jan from across the pond xxx
Hi Rick, welcome back!!! I am so happy to hear your voice💞 . Your faith will move mountains, your words sure give someone hope. God bless you and your lovely Jenn.
I still think about you from time to time and the knowledge you gave us is irreplaceable and invaluable. I hope you and your wife are doing well. I’m not much of a godly person, but I hope you’re living a happily blessed life. Our time here on earth is so short, but I’m glad you shared some of yours with all of us.
Dear Rick. No worries about the delay. Life does happen and having walked a very difficult way personally, 'and' know how it goes 'and' feel so grateful for all you have given those of us who follow you. I love and appreciate your optimism....a vital component.
You came across my mind just now. Sending every good wish to you and your family.
It's great hearing from you and Jan...yes, life does just happen, just take care!! Your orchids look great!
Thank God you are okay. We have been very worried about you...it's really good to hear your voice again. You're one of the strongest people I've never met. You've inspired so many changes in my orchid routine. My plants are loving the lava rock and the river rock in Las Vegas. We are all continuing to pray for you and Jan.
Thank you for your help in growing orchids. I just like listening to you explaining orchid care by keeping it real and simple. I miss you.
Hard to believe Rick started doing videos in 2013 that means I have been watching that long (started watching pretty much when he started). Miss getting updates, I know Rick thinks we will get use to not seeing new videos. We don't forget good people who enjoy growing and sharing what they know.❤️❤️❤️🌸🌸Miss Jan too, hope she is doing well ❤️
I just found your channel and definitely feel your pain and have you in my prayers. I am an orchid grower in North Carolina and have been suffering with arthritis since my 20's. I am crippled by psoriatric arthritis and lost my orchid greenhouse last year and over wintered in a 4x8 grow tent and every availble window in my house. I hope you are well and may some day be able to do a follow up video soon.
I love your videos! You are an incredible source of information. Thank you for clearing up so many misconceptions.
I missed you Rick and that staghorn ...there is not a time I forgot about you and all you taught me...one day ago my husband and I talked about you and wow...surprises!...blessings to Jan
........very kind......thank you very much!
It’s so nice to hear from you again Rick, I have been following your posts for a while now. You have helped me a lot in my journey with orchids, I have only been doing it for about a year and half and keep learning new things all the time. Thank You so much for sharing your wisdom about orchids and life in general, life can be challenging at times.
Blessings for you and Jan, you have no need to apologize for anything.
Rick, I like soooo many others have missed you. So happy to hear Jan is doing so well. You seem to be in good spirits today, try to keep that great attitude up. I know it is probably difficult some days. Love you. Some of your info is too technical for me, but I love the simpler ones. Have learned a lot from you. Hope it won't be too long before we hear from you again.
Hope you're doing well Rick, wishing all the best to you and your wife.
Rick, your fervent hope has truly come to pass - for me and so many others. My plants, as a result of your wisdom, are doing better and better every week. I have incorporated your ideas into my own little collection, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing what you know. Be kind to and generous with yourself, as you deserve it. We all think the world of you. Keep on keepin’ on!
Hope you're doing well, Rick. We all miss you a ton.
Rick you have the most beautiful plants I have ever seen 😊
All the green and roots , down to the media and pot. Nicely done. They look amazing.
Hi dear Rick, so glad to hear your voice again. I think of you and Jan everyday and I was worried with the lack of news but I did not want to stress you anymore, just waited till you were ready. Because I understand you are suffering and struggling, also dealing with the facts of life like you said.
Your contributions to make orchid growers do better are immense, nothing remained the same after you started your RUclips channel. There is a BEFORE and an AFTER Rick L., among us in the orchid community. Anyway, I hope to still enjoy many more videos from you. You are dealing with your serious problems with so much courage, it breaks my heart but are an inspiration to me and forever will be in my heart. Thank you Rick, take your time, enjoy the good moments as much as you can.Please give my love to Jan and sending my love to you too, my dear friend. See you in the next video😍
Well said Fernando
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Hi Rick, I’ve been thinking about you and your wife see how you two doing. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope everything is ok and miss your videos. Orchids looks beautiful as always. Yes, I’m one of the learner from your vids. Appreciate all the info you provide. You inspired so many. Take care my friend. Be very safe and God bless. Bye now.
So glad to hear from you. You are one of my favorite orchid RUclips orchid growers. I've learned so much from you.
I miss watching your videos and wonder about you and Jan, and your plants and pets. Sending my best to all.
This is the first time I see your video you are amazing. Keep going on this way please.. You are so energetic . May God bless you... He is able to wipe off every problem..Im sure. I will pray for you and talk to Him as a father. Sometimes we have to face something and with Him it's done. Have a great day. Fm Italy. Cesira
Hi Rick, Jan and pups, hope everything is going well. Weather has turned cold, hope you got the orchids situated in the grow room. I hope Mr Jackson came over to help get the monster in. Probably twice the size it was. Keep in touch.
As it is warm, and my orchids are awakening with new growth, I find myself thinking about you a lot. I hope you and Jan are happy and well, wherever you are. I really miss you!
I'm so happy to hear you ,Thank you so much for a video .Hugs from Cali. 👍💜💕💕Sorry to hear about your family member. I'm so happy to see your plants. Take care of your self. God bless both of you .Sending lots of Love to both of you . Love you guys. 💜💕💗💖
OMG! Im Soooooo happy to see this! Believe it or not I was just reviewing your nutrient mix video and lo and behold there you were with this video! Anyway, I haven't listened to this, yet, but my prayers and love and well wishes for you and Jan and your family are always there for you. Believe me, we all have you deep in our hearts! And of course we hope and pray that both of you are at your best wellness and enjoying, together, this beautiful fall weather that we are having.
Mr. Rick it is so great to hear from you, sending so much love and prayers to you and your family.
I treasure all your videos, you have taught me so very much and made growing orchids fun, instead of being frustrated and having to spends so much money unnecessarily. My phalaeopsis look great since I put them in the rock medium I keep them outside they are continuing to grow leaves an roots I have only had mine (4 phals) since this past March and before I started watching your channel I had needlessly invested alot of money on expensive mediums and was experiencing root rot, you saved my plants, I think I would not even have any left by now, I haven't seen any flower spikes yet, but they are still growing new roots an leaves so I am looking forward to seeing them flower. I haven't been able to get any calmag yet but I am doing what I can. Thank you for all you do, I was so excited to see you video tonight. I live in North Florida an I enjoy seeing your plants I know our weather is close to being the same. Hope you can continue making videos. Lots of love from Florida. Many blessings to you and your family.
I sm so happy to hear your voice, and watch a new video again...... when I saw you had a new video, it was such a wonderful feeling! We understand you have your limitations, I for one, am grateful for any contact you are able to make. Your advice, and you "ramblings", are music to ny ears, I'm sure we all feel the same! All the best to you, and your beautiful wife, may you both be blessed with the best our lord can give you. Love and hugs to you both.......
Love your videos Rick and your scientific approach to orchid growing, don't give up!!!!
Rick!! So happy to hear your voice. We have missed you so much. So sorry for your loss. I am happy to hear you and Jan are doing great. Lovely video ❤️❤️
Have only just found your channel recently. Am really enjoying the videos. Bless you 💞
So glad to hear from you!! Just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing information you have given!! As was said many times in other comments you have helped me (and many others) in many ways with my orchids I am glad i found you as I'm in lower AL! My orchids are very thankful as well!! Many prayers for you and your family!! Take care!!
Great to see this new video, thanks for making it. Its so good to see your collection and hear your advice, I have learned so much. I still have new leaves turning yellow and falling off on my dendrobiums, and purple edging on phal leaves which are puzzling. The first problem may be due to over watering, the second may be because of too much sunlight. Most of my orchids are recovering from problems caused by poor potting medium; the lava rocks and stones are working well, and your advice on feeding is having good results.
You have given so much to so many people through these videos, THANK YOU. No matter what life throws at us, it is always good to have these wonderful plants to care for and be rewarded by their beautiful blooms. All I can offer in return is gratitude and prayers for you and Jan. Bless you both.
Hello Rick, Sure wish we all could hear from you. How are you doing? We miss you. Praying you are in living life at it's best.
Thank you for all your info, it has definitely helped me, I have only just subscribed but have watched a few of your videos, they will always be there for referring back to. I hope you get tremendous enjoyment out of growing them, until such time you give them to another loving home. You are an inspiration.
Thank you Rick! You have help me with my orchids tremendously.
Thank you so much for the update. You are a wealth of knowledge. Because of you I finally see progress with my orchids. Roots and multiple directions of growth on all of my orchids but one. You and your wife are in our thoughts and prayers daily!
Thank you for this video, for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience
and for your honesty and sincerity. You are in my prayers, my friend,
Welcome back, happy to hear you and Jan are doing alright. I have missed your orchid "smarts". You are right, life is hard sometimes but your positive attitude and the love of those around you are two of the keys to life. God bless!
Take care Rick..it’s great to hear your voice again , uplifting to say the least, I learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you for your time, the most precious thing you can give anybody.. much appreciated..👍💖
Hello Rick and Jan, hoping the new year will bring health and peace for you, we missed your
very knowledgeable videos. Prayers for you all.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I just found your videos recently and they are worth a wealth of knowledge. I thank you for that. God bless and take care!
It warms my heart to hear your voice again Rick...God bless you and your wife. You are both is my prayers...since I saw your last videos I have had success with propagation of my violets!! Thank you for your information about them...
Sending you and your family so many blessings. Like you say, we are all dealing with the complexities of life while also enjoying the good parts. Thank you for your openness and kindness. Glad you can take time to enjoy the orchid hobby and share so much knowledge while you can.
May you and yours, always be blessed. My hope of course is always life. Of course some things are beyond our control, but I do hope and pray that you and yours will be with us for a long...long time. Life would be too different any other way. Stay well my friend. Thanks so much for the knowledge you have always shared. Looking forward to your next video as always. Your friend from Canada.
Rick, you are an inspiration and a blessing to so many orchid growers. God bless you and Jan.
I always look for your posts , you have helped me a lot with info and tips in orchid care. And my plants appreciate you much I would think because so far, there has been no casualty anymore . Take care always . so wonderful to hear from you once more.
My orchids have fared so much better due to all the information I have gleaned from your videos. Your channel is my go to reference guide for orchid culture. Thank you.
So happy to hear your voice. Totally understand where you’re coming from. I have MS so I really get it. I hate that you don’t think you will be able to do videos much longer. Will miss hearing your knowledge but mostly that we won’t know how you and Jan are. May your days be good, last long, and be filled with joy and love. God bless you and yours. I will be here as long as you are able!
So so great to hear from you! You have no idea how you have helped me and so many other understand how orchids grow and what they need to be healthy and grow and bloom. Thank you so much for teaching us and sharing your knowledge with us!! ✌💖
Hello Rick!
Happy New Year! I really want you to shoot another video about orchids ... Your voice brings peace to your soul and restores confidence that dreams will come true ....
Any news on Rick?
My thoughts and prayers with him and his wife.
I wished I knew how he and his wife were doing...
Walking upstairs, Rick's voice tumbled out of my bag just now. I miss hearing from him just as you do. I'm praying for him and for Jan. This pandemic has me praying and thinking about Jan entering the field of nursing.
Date: September 28, 2020
@@miss30427 Like you, I miss Rick. His videos were always wonderful. Hope they are both doing well.
Miss Rick's videos so much. Started rewatching most all his orchid videos, taking notes as I go. He has such a gift being able to share his knowledge of hydroponic growing that no one else does. Such a generous and humble person. Thanks so much for all of yourself that you have given to us all! I pray you and your wife are ok at this time.
Praying for you and your Wife Amen
Thank you so much for all your great info on orchids!!! You have helped me learn how to feed properly and so much more!!! Hope this fines you and Jan doing well. Please know you are in our prayers!! Jill Park
I've learned sooo much from you. You've taken my growing to a whole other level. I've contacted you several times about what we can use in place of Jacks which is way too expensive and you have to buy too much of it to be practical for most of us. If you can, please provide us with an alternative. I use all the rest of the supplements you've recommended but don't know what to use for food/fertilizer instead of Jacks. Thanks brother!!
Thank you from my heart for keeping this channel going as long as you have, I have learned such valuable information. I understand where you are coming from, I have a disability and living on a time clock as well. I need to create a channel for my daughter to look back upon. Thank you for all that you do…
Thank you thank you thank you Rick! As someone who understands LBD all too well, I just want to say how much I admire what you have done. As far as orchid growing... You have taught me more than I could ever imagine and I am enjoying beautiful flowers because of it. My Phals are just getting started for the season and almost every one has beautiful bloom spikes and roots. May God bless you and keep you.
I've just found your channel here and already learned so much from you after watching your videos. So sorry to hear about your health and sending prayers to you and Jan for your health and well being. I sure hope this isn't your last video. I want to learn as much as I can from your orchid ventures. I've already started incorporating some of your techniques in my growing space and looking for a good season ahead. Thank you so much for these videos.
So wonderful hearing how you and Jan are doing 😀 I've missed viewing you're videos and learning thanks to your kindness and wisdom! Hope to see a few more video's from you, but completely understand that life sometimes make's plans for us that limit what we can do. Have enjoyed all of your videos over the last year and a half or so. You have an amazing attitude and I wish you nothing but peace and love. Like I stated I hope you post a few more video's but completely understand if you can't keep posting. Hopefully you will keep your webpage open and I can keep enjoying reruns 😋😀
You have helped me with my orchids. You have done very good with your thoughts.
I clicked on my notification so fast when your notification came in 😃 so glad to hear from you xx best best wishes to you and your loved ones ... ever so sorry for your loss xx when you have a moment ... check your email, it will answer your question regarding having helped 🥰 thank you!!! 🙏🏼
Wow what a beautiful garden. Love to watch. Done watching stay safe and connected.
good to have you back Rick, blessings to you and Jan, all the plants are doing great
Rick I miss you on here to know how you are! Today is the first day of 2020 I still have you and your wife in my daily prayers and will continue!
Paula from Mexico. I need to look at all your videos, to learn something. My orchids are like my babies. I want to take care of them. I am learning, got a lot to learn. Thank you & may God bless you. Sorry to hear you are sick. 🌹☺️🌈💝
You sure have helped me to think differently...brillliant videos! Thank you! ATB! And Blessings...
We love you Rick, God bless you and your wife.