"Gabriela, my daughter-in-law, was set for the Saturday after Valentine's Day at the Toronto Botanical Garden. "The Southern Ontario Orchid Show is this weekend," she said. "It will be fun."
... a steady stream of "orchid-ites," laden with all manner of carrying paraphernalia (rigged with protective plastic covers and tenderly packed with newly acquired treasures), dart for their cars to rush their treasures home. ... the botanical garden had been transformed into orchid heaven... This love affair... was serious business. ... tours were steered through the crowd by seasoned volunteers, professing the virtues of each display... Exhibitors smugly stood by their award-winning treasures, nodding as they exchanged botanical Latin names... It was like visiting a foreign country [smile...]. ... photography, oils and watercolours lined the hallways... in Niagara... Wayne Hoeschle, a greenhouse grower and... orchid expert... a secluded greenhouse is home to Hoeschle's collection of more than 500 orchids" URL : http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=921751 ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
