"At Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden... the new Orchid Conservatory, an 8,000-square-foot glass building... opened in January. ... the staff... spent five months creating individual gardens... puts plants requiring similar care and environment together.
Some come from the dry lands of desert tropics [!]... Highlights include: The Cascade Wall... contains the major display of orchids in full bloom. It is a stone wall 16 feet tall topped by a planter rising another 2 feet. The wall was made of... rock totaling 28 tons. Water cascades down the rock wall on which are perched orchids... including phalaenopsis, oncidium and cattleya. ... International blooms: The collection includes the national floral emblems of 14 countries, such as Mexico, Venezuela, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil." URL : http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354543003 ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
