[OGD] three weeks in Ohio (US)

2007-01-13 Thread viateur . boutot
Holden Arboretum's Corning Visitors Center in Kirtland... The institution is hosting its annual three-week orchid show... WinterBlooms,... runs through Feb. 4. ... This year's theme was inspired by a reflective Japanese Zen garden... Holden horticulturists created the garden to symbolize six

[OGD] Garden columnist David Bare writes...

2007-01-13 Thread viateur . boutot
something greatly comforting in cyclical things. You can count on them to return. Holidays are like that, and so are seasons. Flowers can be like that, too. Each of us has a catalog of plants that mark certain times of year. Their yearly reappearance seems more natural than the turning of the

[OGD] Conservation

2007-01-13 Thread Gerald Fisher
I happened across a web site that I think most interesting. Please give it a try. http://skytruth.org/ Jerry in IN ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] [Orchids Digest V9 #17] Re: Article request: Orchadian 12(7):322-325 (1998)

2007-01-13 Thread S.M. Wellinga
This is to sincerely thank Phil Diamond, Kenneth A. Roberts and Alan W. Stephenson for their help in reply to my request for an article in The Orchadian; your assistance is much appreciated! The article relates to a Taurantha (Pterostylis) species I had flowering in my collection some two months

[OGD] Help with Identification

2007-01-13 Thread SHERIFFORR
Could anyone help me with identification of a Cattleya cross that is labeled only Nakkona netra It's coming into bloom now in Connecticut, and is bifoliate. Richard Orr ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] Grammatophyllum speciosum

2007-01-13 Thread Bill Bergstrom
They grow very well indeed here in Hawaii..I , and many others, have grown them outdoors here...slow growers at best..must be more than four foot tall to bloom here..though many of them bloom every year...The interesting thing is that the colors are quite variable..I show one on my site that is

[OGD] International Orchid Conservation Congress III, Costa Rica

2007-01-13 Thread Wilella Stimmell
On January 7, 2007, information for the upcoming International Orchid Conservation Congress to be held in Costa Rica March 19th to 24th, 2007, was updated on Lankester Garden's website. It is not too late to register for the IOCC. For matters relating to registration and payments, please

Re: [OGD] Saturn SL2 fuel consumption

2007-01-13 Thread Charles M. Ufford
Peter wrote: Charles Ufford protested HEY! I drive a Saturn SL2 I always thought that was the rocket the USA used to launch the Apollo series. Fuel consumption is round about 10 feet to the gallon, isn't it ? :) Peter O'Byrne (smile) I wouldn't mind that sort of mileage if I