Arthur E. Chadwick is an American orchid grower and

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. He founded Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc in 1989 with his father, A. A. Chadwick, who has been growing orchids since 1943. Chadwicks has 11 greenhouses in

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and two retail stores in

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. The company has been featured in ''

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, and the

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Early life

Childhood and family

Chadwick grew up in

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learning about orchids from his father, A. A. Chadwick who nurtured two redwood greenhouses full of rare cattleyas. His mother, Anne, was an amateur watercolor artist and designed the logo for the orchid company.

Education

Chadwick holds a BS in electrical engineering from North Carolina State and a master's in business from

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. This education was helpful in both the design of the greenhouses and the everyday operation of the company.

Agriculture work

With his father, Chadwick co-authored ''The Classic Cattleyas'' which is widely considered to be the definitive book on the large-flowered ''

Cattleya ''Cattleya'' () is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals. Description Epiphyte, Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots ...

'' species (corsage orchids).''The New York Times'': An Orchid by Another Name Is a Marquee (13 July 2012)
(accessed 2 March 2016)

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favorably reviewed the book and both Chadwicks appeared on her television show.Martha: Up Close and Personal: My Namesake Orchid For The Christmas Season (12 December 2013)
(accessed 2 March 2016) Chadwick has named ''

'' hybrids after the wives of the last six U.S. PresidentsAmerican Orchid Society: Chadwick & Son Orchids, Inc. donates Presidential Orchid Collection to U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.
(accessed 2 March 2016) and has personally presented the flowers to most of the honored recipients. He has spoken at two World Orchid Conferences - France 2005, Ecuador 2017 and his monthly orchid advice column appeared nationwide in newspapers for 20 years. Chadwick regularly speaks to horticulture groups throughout the United States and, most recently, in England.

References

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