Sorry about the delay adding this entry! Pterostylis curta is an unusual Australian terrestrial orchid, exhibited by Bill Haldane, that won the expert section. These spring flowering orchids require a warmer, drier summer rest. They multiply quickly into large clumps...
We chose the right weekend to hold our annual show. It was a Saturday sandwiched between two really cold ones! We had a very successful day with a rush of admissions on opening lasting until early afternoon before we could draw breath. There were many interested...
Bill Haldane presented this unusual Dendrochilum arachnites. It is commonly called the Spider Dendrochilum because its flowers are more spidery than other types. Plants can be grown from cool to warm temperatures in medium light. They like to be potted in fine bark...
There were no plants in the Novice section this meeting but Paul Eaton celebrated his promotion to “expert” status by being one half of a draw with Bill Haldane. Paul exhibited a pretty yellow Masdevallia hybrid. Paul does well with this genera and has...
This well grown plant of Neofinetia falcata, belonging to Bill Haldane, won the June experts table display. (There was no novice exhibit this month.) Bill grows it hanging as high as possible in the coolest part of the warm house. Like vandas, it likes free draining...
On 1st July Steve, myself and my husband attended the Woodbridge Horticultural Society’s Flower Show. Although we had a smaller table than last year we had a variety of different orchid types. We had several queries about plants on the table and hopefully encouraged a...
