Re: [OGD] San Francisco orchids

Hi Folks: I will be in San Francisco for a few days beginning May 15th and staying just south of the University of San Francisco. Is there anything of note on the local orchid scene to visit should I find a bit of time? Thanks for any tips you may be able to give. Regards, Bill Allingham

Re: [OGD] Lawson

Thanks to all who've supplied contacts for Jamie Lawson of Springwater Orchids in Florida. Isn't the internet amazing? K Barrett N Calif, USA _ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/defau

[OGD] growing tips by Susan Taylor

Uniform Resource Locator : http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50758.asp ** Regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Vanilla tahitensis [French Polynesia]

"Taha'a : the Orchid Island ... Originally introduced a hundred years ago, vanilla plantations have flourished and grown without modern machinery. Generations of family-owned farms harvest... v[V]anilla tahitensis" Uniform Resource Locator : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/5/prweb523471.ht

[OGD] Florida budget (US)

"Florida lawmakers spent the past two months criticizing cities and counties for excessive spending. Now it's their turn to be held accountable. The new state budget is stuffed with local projects sponsored by individual lawmakers. They spent millions on the kinds of projects that cities and cou

[OGD] Darling Downs Orchid Association / Autumn Show (Australia)

"Michael Zink... tending to his thousands of orchid plants. ... his orchid Quintessence [?] won Grand Champion and Champion Species at the Darling Downs Orchid Association's Autumn Show... Zink... 45-year-old graphic artist has more than 15 thousand plants and when he can, he travels Australia s