"at the Stawell Orchid Society Annual Spring Show. Around 500 people attended... the biggest crowd... for 10 years...
cymbidium, phalaenopsis, paphiopedilums as well as Australian natives and hot house varieties. ...Exhibitors depicted what is `Australian' to them. ... 22 displays... judged by delegates from the Orchid Council of Victoria. ... the ongoing drought had little impact on the orchids quantity and quality... growers had simply adapted. ... sales of the plants... by 1.30-2pm Sunday there were no plants left" URL : http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id=1066104&category=general photo : [caption : Ron Coppin with his grand champion Australian native Dendrobium.] http://stawell.yourguide.com.au/viewimage.asp?id=346112 ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
