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Old 08-02-2013, 09:08 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Kew Orchid Festival

On 08/02/2013 18:17, Bob Hobden wrote:
Whilst the Festival does not start until Saturday most of the displays
were already done yesterday when we took a stroll round Kew so here are
some photos...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobhobd...7632715778539/


Nice set of pics, esp the blue and the set following.
I can't say I like the way many are displayed, may look better in real
life, buy to artificial for me.
I remember going up to Glasgow for the 14th World Orchid Conference at
the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in April 1993.
I just went for the show of orchids.
Orchid growers from all around the world were exhibiting their orchids,
it was just mind blowing, with flowers of all sizes some smaller than
the head of a match, the whole plant would have fitted into a match box.
David @ the drying (but not for much longer) end of Swansea bay,