Little Orchid Annie's was originally a botanical art pop-up shop. Back in 2018 I began my journey at markets. Over time, after years of markets I had folded in other passions such as orchids, knits, pottery, and houseplants. Going into 2020 the rough plans of a brick and mortar were coming together. Then the pandemic happened and everything shut down. I watched many small business friends shut down. Even more seemed to be springing to life. It took another few years before I was able to open a physical store but I did it! A tiny 320 sqft space in Ballard, tucked away under a new building.

Some of the most rewarding and difficult work I have ever done was opening the shop - something I did almost entirely on my own while working a second job. Although it closed late last year, the two years I put into it were extremely valuable. Was it the perfect space? No. Was the parking situation bad? Atrocious. I did it anyway and was able to fill a space in the community I had no idea was so needed. The orchid and plant enthusiasts are a wonderful group of people that I'm so glad to have gotten to know over the years. I hope to continue to meet and keep up with you.

The shop has changed forms many times and I believe it will continue to do so until I decide to close it. Currently (over the past 6 months or so) I have set up pop-up shops in 3 lovely Seattle plant stores with local pickup availability. I'm very grateful to the shop owners of all these locations and to the community for being so supportive during and after this transition.

It's a one-woman shop these days operating out of a small one bedroom apartment. Longing for the day I have a greenhouse at my disposal. For now I do small, infrequent restocks and have shifted my main focus to serving those locally. There are flasking plans in the works along with lots of fun art projects that I'm hoping to share with you all very soon.

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Sincerely,

Etaane Neumann (owner and founder of Little Orchid Annie's)