Archive | March, 2010

Snowdrops on display at the Harrogate Orchid Show

By on March 2, 2010 in Flowers and Plants, House & Greenhouse plants

At the weekend I visited Bramhope and the local Orchid show. I guess I could post quite a few pictures of Orchids but the grounds of the hotel were full of Snowdrops hence the photo above. Wether it is growing naturally outdoors or displayed indoors the visual impact is one of the key areas where [...]

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Paphiopedilum at Orchid Shows 2010

By on March 1, 2010 in Flowers and Plants

If you ever doubted that Orchids were an International passion just look at some of the speakers who have visited The British Paphiopedilum Society recently. Dr Phillip Cribb (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK), Frank Smith (Krull-Smith Orchids, USA), Masayoshi Takahashi (Tokyo Orchid Nursery, Japan), Jerry Fischer (Orchids Ltd., USA), Dr Guido Braem (Schlechter Institut, Germany), [...]

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