
Welcome to Orchids and Beyond
Hello! I’m Raluca, and together with my husband Alex, we started a small but mighty family business born out of passion, curiosity, and (admittedly) a few early orchid casualties. Many years ago, I realised I was terrible at keeping orchids alive like most people! Determined to change that, I started researching everything I could about orchid care. After a lot of reading, experimenting, and a few more unfortunate “victims,” something wonderful happened: my orchids not only survived but thrived.
When my first orchids re-bloomed under my care, I completely fell in love with them. It didn’t take long before my little collection turned into… well, let’s just say a house full of orchids well over a hundred! Caring for them became my therapy, my joy, and something that helped me through difficult times.
Then came Brexit, and suddenly, getting hold of rare orchids in the UK became almost impossible. Only the common varieties were available, but I was already in love with the rare and unusual ones. That’s when Orchids and Beyond was born - a way to share that passion and bring beautiful, healthy, and sometimes hard-to-find orchids to other plant lovers across the UK. This is a small, family-run business, something we do alongside our daily jobs, powered by love, care, and quite a bit of coffee. Every plant is chosen, packed, and shipped with attention to detail - because I want every customer to be as happy with their orchid as I am with mine.
I truly appreciate every single person who supports us, and I’m always open to suggestions or constructive feedback. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or just want to chat about orchids. I love that too! We’re also planning to expand our collection to include other special plants in the future, so keep an eye out for what’s next. With love and a bit of leaf sparkle, Raluca and Alex ❣ P.S. We always do our best - but if anything ever goes wrong, we’ll make it right. And between us, if a mistake happens… it was definitely Alex. I would never! 😄

