Thanks Molli, have just sent you an email privately. Cheers Wendy
"molli" wrote in message
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Wendy, I think the school is Cal-Poly, but don't quote me on that. Every
March and Oct. they hold a sale of their RB orchids. Some of them are
rough
looking, ALL need repotted desperately, but they are only $15 each!! A
friend of mine on one of the forums lives near there and always hits the
sale. She just sent me two, one named, one not. And last spring I got two
others from her which are still alive..barely...due to MY ignorance, not
the
plants fault.

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Hugs,
Molli


"Wendy" wrote in message
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I would like to find out about this sale. Sounds intriguing! Cheers
Wendy
"molli" wrote in message
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Wendy, the college holds a sale of the Raymond Burr orchids twice a
year.
Just last weekend in fact. A friend of mine picked me up two. I now
own
four of his orchids. Huge plants with massive root systems!

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Hugs,
Molli


"Wendy" wrote in message
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Hmmm.....? I have the same problem up in Santa Barbara, always go
the
wrong
way.
- Raymond Burr Collection, I once had a chance to get some
seedlings
of his blues but
I had just started & was leery about buying babies. I could kick
myself
now.
Cheers Wendy
"profpam" wrote in message
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Wendy,

I guess I had UCR in mind when I asked for directions. Somehow I
used
to get lost in the loop. Also, Cal-Poly Pomona got us lost when we
were
looking for the Raymond Burr Collection. It used to be that one
could
visit the greenhouses; however, they are now off-limits to the
public.

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Wendy wrote:

Hi there Pam, UC Irvine is about a mile south east of John Wayne
Airport.
This show is really small & on the opposite end of the totem
pole
if
comparing to the Otani show in LA.
The vendors cater mainly to the beginners but the reason I like
it
is
because it's just up
the freeway from me.
Cheers Wendy
"profpam" wrote in message
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Larry,

For some reason the link did not come across. Could you more
or
less
describe the proximity of the orchid show?

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html
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Larry Dighera wrote:

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:29:39 -0400, "Ray"
wrote in Message-Id:
:

I have made "hydrologs" by surrounding florist foam with
sphagnum,
followed
by coconut husk fiber, followed by the grid, so I don't see
why
it
wouldn't
work for a totem. I still think that a treefern totem
would
look
better.

I've seen vanilla growing in a relatively small 8" pot at
the
base
of
a 4" diameter vertical pole (supporting the ridge of a
greenhouse)
climb the pole and along the roof structure for many tens of
feet.
No
"hydrolog" seems to be necessary for vary large vanilla
specimens;
apparently any support will do fine.

If you're interested in seeing this vanilla plant, Wendy,
you
might
consider attending the November 4 & 5 Fall Orchid Festival
(10
a.m. -
3 p.m. Admission $2.00) held at the UCI Arboretum. There
are
usually
many orchid vendors outdoors offering a diversity of lovely
specimens.
The Arboretum is located approximately one mile south of the
405
freeway, very close to the corner of Jamboree Road and
Campus
Drive.

Map: http://tinylink.com/?Vmha54ZlE6 or
http://shorterlink.com/?4HEP90