Species Specific Forum : Growing Orchids and Hybrids

tom · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: March 10

6th Wessex OS spring show Portchester

6th Cheltenham & dist in Gloucester

13th Southern Counties OS annual show

13th Suffolk OS spring show @ Martlesham hth

13th orchids in the grn hse Wisley

14th Darlington and Dist OS show Darlington

19-21st RHS London orchid show Vincent Sq

27th Bristol and West of england OS show
Chipping sodbury

27th Hinkley and dist Hinkley

28th Sth East OS open show Ashford Kent
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trey.sanders · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject:

Hi Debbie

Are you coming down to Bristol on the 27th? I cant make the Cheltenham show, maybe next year.

Cheers
Trey

Debbie · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject:

Oh dear, sorry, I didn't realise it had been so long since I last logged in.

I'm not sure about anything at the moment Trey, except that I shall be at the London show on the 20th.

I didn't even know until the morning if I would get to the Cheltenham show on Saturday. In the end the thought of the bargains I picked up last year overcame my good sense (what good sense, I hear you ask) and my intentions not to buy anything and I found myself in the hall with my purse in my hand and getting close to empty. Of course I went home with 2 carrier bags full of plants! Rolling Eyes

But what bargains - a huge Stanhopea tigrina; a massive Coelogyne cristata; a slightly smaller Stanhopea hernandezii - all for £5 each - and 3 Pleione hybrids at £3 each. There were a lot of large cymbidium hybrids too, standards and miniatures, all multi-growth plants - big potsfull - at £5 each, but I couldn't really spare the money for what I'd already bought so maybe next year - or Bristol (I've never been... Yet...) as it's after payday.
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Rich · Seed Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Rainham, KENT

Morning Tom.
Will you be at London RHS show?
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tom · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject:

i am hoping, you there for the 3 days??
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Rich · Seed Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Rainham, KENT

Good afternoon Tom.
Oh yes indeed....will be there unboxing Vanda and loading up the stand.....been given my orders.... LH said yesterday....sell all of it Rolling Eyes

so he doesnt have anything to hang afterwards Laughing

Good afternoon Debbie.
So, you going to make yourself 'known' at Laurence Hobbs stand?.....thats where i'll be Cool

...I cant say I wont try and sell you something though..... Twisted Evil

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Debbie · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject:

Of course I will Rich - if I'm there, which is by no means certain at the moment. Sad

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Rich · Seed Joined: 04 Dec 2009 Posts: 23 Location: Rainham, KENT

Morning Debbie.
That doesn't sound good...'if'..... Confused

.....well I hope its just a minor hiccup and you can attend Cool

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Debbie · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:16 am Post subject:

My cat hasn't been well, and she has to come with me so I can't impose a 3 hour drive to Anil's on her - and then leave her on her own all day - if she's still unwell. She has improved since last Friday though, so fingers crossed.
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Freyja · Seedling Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 158 Location: Essex

Hi Debbie,
It was realy nice to meet you, sorry I went all shy on you Embarassed

I can get a bit tongue tied at times.
Did you buy anything in the end or was it more of a browsing trip.

But most importantly and I forgot to ask, how is the cat now? Much better I hope.

Tom
Sorry you couldn't make it Sad

Maybe at P'Borough?

I bought a few plants, but I didn't think it wsa as good as last year with less vendors and visitors and higher prices Rolling Eyes

I ended up going all 3 days too Wink

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Debbie · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:48 am Post subject:

Hi Freyja, don't worry, I know exactly what you mean, I get the same thing myself. Frustrating isn't it!

We took lots of pictures for the website - if only I can find time to research their care and upload the details - but I only bought 2 miniatures. To be honest, I didn't see much there of interest. I agree with you, it was a rather poor show compared to previous years. Too many stands with no plants, and a lot of the regular exhibitors missing. I wonder if that's down to the current economic situation or to DEFRA's new charging rates.

Ellie is much better now, thanks. A week of rice cooked in Bovril and mixed with a bit of lightly poached chicken did the trick.
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tom · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:54 am Post subject:

im slightly confused here

iv never met a toungue tied Debbie:lol:
i must have met someone else by mistake,she had a cat as well
and it looks like it gets fed better than me
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Debbie · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:57 am Post subject:

Oh, it happens Tom, it happens.
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tom · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

just noticed Deb bristol show this week,going Question

plus kent show you going Caz?
love to come to both (got bldy visitors)
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Debbie · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject:

Not to the Kent show Tom, and I doubt if I can make Bristol either - lack of money, car insurance due end of this month, and you now need a mortgage to fill the tank!
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