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On a lovely Winters day (first of June) we had
our ninth open day at the nursery.
This time we had a display of
many different orchid books for the public to browse through
Quite a few of the Cattleyas were in full bloom and made quite
a show for all the friendly visitors. As always it was a pleasure
to throw our doors open to plant lovers from all over the country.
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Orchids
have never failed to take us to meet wonderful people and see fascinating
places. On a recent trip to judge at the Wolkberg show, we had the
incredible experience of visiting the largest Baobab tree and enjoying a
quick beer in the inner depths of this majestic giant.
Judged best on show at Wolkberg was an exceptionally well-grown and
well-flowered Arpophyllum giganteum (owners: Sarel and Marieta Spies) with
Lc Flirty x L. flava (owners: George and Ramona Short), the cheerful
runner-up.
Lowveld Orchid Group (LOG) Show
We would like
to share with you some of our winners at the recent show of the
Lowveld Orchid Group (LOG)
held at the Botanical garden in Nelspruit.
We were pleasantly
surprised to win Best on Show with Dendrobium formosum var. giganteum
‘Witrivier’. The delicate blooms started to open about three weeks before the
show and was in an immaculate condition on the day of judging. It was also awarded an
AM/SAOC of 84% (pending ratification by the judges of the SAOC). Sieg Hamman, proud of his
champion plant.
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