We have been at the
wheel of D U N O for the past 13 or is it 14 years & in that time, we have
produced some excellent crosses, received numerous Australian &
International Awards, countless Grand Champion & other achievement ribbons. THE G. HERMON SLADE SPECIES Trophy for 2010
was given to our plant of Dock.
fuliginosa ‘Black Pam – Tumbi.’ the GOLD IRA BUTLER TROPHY winner Dock.
Australian Ginger ‘Trish’, our breeding, owned by the effervescent Trish
Peterson & the GOLD BILL MURDOCH TROPHY to Lorraine & Bill Dobson, with
spec. curv. Daylight Moon
FCC/AOC-ANOS x spec. curv. Blew Moon.
During that time D U N O received 2 Ira Butler, 2 G. Hermon Slade Hybrid &
2 Bill Murdoch Gold Trophies, 10 Silver Ira Butler trophies & countless
certificates in all four fields. In
addition our plants have been awarded, AM/’s & HCC/’s both here, New
Zealand & the U S A. Our
participation in the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show at which we were
judged the Best Foreign Exhibitor ANY orchids in 3 out of the 4 years we
participated, in addition (spec. curv
Daylight Moon x spec. spec. Watellow)
was judged Best Speciosum, & to a plant we sold four years before of D.
Dunokayla it received an 87 point AM/AOS. Other crosses that haven’t as yet
reached their maturity we consider to be potentially top class.
All our breeding has had a particular result
in mind as previous owner of D U N O the legend Neil Finch had done & he
instilled in us that same attitude to breeding, unlike others in the Aussie
Native Orchid breeding world, at least we can stand up and be counted that WE
did the breeding.
This
last year has been an eventful one to say the least, both personal health
issues for us both and the orchids. Two Grand Champions at the Royal Easter
Show as well as individual Champions, Grand Champion at the Newcastle bigibbum
Show with D. bigibbum Darryl’s Round’, Champion Australasian Hybrid at the
Mingara Show with D. Warringah ‘Manly’ whilst at the recent ‘Orchids by the
Sea’ run by M.W.O.S. our plant of Dockrillia Martin ‘Gold’ was awarded a
79point HCC/AOC.
Remember don’t hesitate to
contact us if you have any questions or comments regarding the catalogue, the
Website or any of your plants or whatever that may be causing you concern.
Possibly your very last
chance to obtain quality divisions or plants of D U N O breeding.
P.S. A BIG THANK YOU to the following, for without
them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. David and Venessa our Webmasters,
and Mr. Kruger, for their ongoing assistance, support and to Phena for being
Phena & doing her bit an Extra BIG thank you.
THE NEWCASTLE AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SOCIETY SPRING SHOW
AT THE CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB – CLUB Phone 49 43 37 66,
5 LINCOLN ST CHARLESTOWN –
SATURDAY 26th AUGUST 10.30am - 5.00 pm; SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 10.00am - 3.00 pm.
Where you can relax in the pleasant atmosphere of the Club and enjoy
Lunch or Dinner at the CBC Bar & Grill or something simple at the Coffee Shop.
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