[OGD] Spring show / Launceston, Tasmania (Australia)

2008-10-04 Thread viateur . boutot
"Annual Spring Orchid Show. ... Glenara Lakes Lifestyle Village, Youngtown. ... on track to achieve record numbers this year, with 400 visitors through the doors... Entrants aged from 12 to 80-plus contributed blooms... ... the grand champion and reserve awards for... Sarcochilus Bessie and Ph

[OGD] Spring Orchid Exhibits (US)

2008-02-26 Thread viateur . boutot
Please see Susan [Taylor]'s informative web page : URL : http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55657.asp * Regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidgui

[OGD] Spring Down Under

2005-09-04 Thread Colin.Hamilton
Stephen Kemp wrote: >Like all countries in the southern hemisphere, Australia's seasons follow >the sequence: >* Summer: December to February >* Autumn: March to May >* Winter: June to August >* Spring: September to November > >I believe these are opposite to seasons in Northern hem

[OGD] Spring or not

2005-09-02 Thread Ron Boyd
Hi Iris. I do not know why, was watching a bit of TV on the weather on the 1st Sept. Weather man said it was the first day of spring so it must be, because the weather man is never wrong. He said so! (big smile) The Paphs also seen to know as the new growth has started on all my Paphs. Most days

Re: [OGD] Spring

2005-09-02 Thread Thomas Hillson
I think Steve is talking about when Spring effectively starts not the arbitrary day on the Calendar when we say spring starts. This feeling of when Spring starts varies a lot through out the World. Here in Iowa Spring is said to start on March 21st and a few years it does, but we have had Sprin

Re: [OGD] Spring

2005-09-01 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 9/1/05 6:04:19 AM, Ron writes: Ron Boyd On the 1st day of spring in Australia I knew they did things differently down under, but how is Sept. 1 the first day of spring, not the Equinox, Sept. 21? Iris ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) o