Todd and Susana Miller began growing orchids 10 years ago in Dallas, Texas, when they received a vanda hybrid as a gift from Susana's mother in Miami, Florida. They planted the vanda in potting soil and, as they put it, tried their best to kill it, not knowing how these plants wanted to grow. They took it out of the pot when they thought it was dead, only to be told they needed no soil. So, they revived it and that same plant today blooms non-stop. From that point on, Todd and Susana were hooked, and started to try growing different orchids, most with some success. They joined the local orchid societies in Fort Worth and Dallas and learned more and more, only to end up wanting to know even more. They started buying compots, then flasks. Soon they decided they had better start a business or they would soon go broke trying to keep up with their desire to grow one of everything.

Todd and Susana started Tropicals of Texas in Dallas in 1993 in a small 14' x 20' glass greenhouse in their own backyard. That was soon full, so they decided to build a 20' x 30' hoop house to house the warm growing orchids and grew only Phalaenopsis in the glass house. They were doing regional AOS shows every weekend as well as working full time jobs, but the passion with orchids kept them going. Then came the offer of a lifetime and they sold everything they had in Texas and made the move to Florida.

After 8 months working with someone else in Miami, they decided to go off on their own and Miller's Tropicals was born in November of 1998. Today they grow a wide variety of orchids and tropical plants on their 5-acre avocado grove. They invite everyone to stop by if they are in the area and visit their little corner of the world.