"PETER Timoney, head gardener at Scone Palace... 10-day trip to Taiwan, where he was one of the judges at the... Taiwan International Orchid Show. ... Orchids are one of Taiwan's biggest exports, and the International Orchid Show is a key event in the horticultural calendar, attracting buyers from across the world keen to snap up the very best of these... blooms. More than $2bn Taiwanese dollars worth of contracts were negotiated.
Peter... said: "I was thrilled to be asked to judge at this show, which is one of the biggest and best in orchid circles. Many of the orchids bought in Britain actually originate in Taiwan... The countryside is home to hundreds of nurseries." ... his work at Scone Palace. The Earl of Mansfield... has the largest private orchid collection in the country, totalling more than 1000 plants." URL : http://icperthshire.icnetwork.co.uk/perthshireadvertiser/news/tm_headline=honour-for-peter&method=full&objectid=20719878&siteid=88886-name_page.html ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
