Well spring is now fully here the canola has lost its flowers and seeds are ripening. We had a great flowering season here and we had a few nice surprises, the 2nd pic is Dendrobium speciosum 'Georges River Special' first time its flower for me and yes it is as good as they say, a lovely big flower and highly fragrant. the 3rd pic is Dendrobium Aussie Jester a hybrid between Den,. Autumn and Den. Jesmond Sparkler, I got this baby from AON, a very nice good sized flower with nice straight spikes and the flowers opened fully, the last pic is my favourite, I grow a lot of Dendrobium speciosum Grandiflorums and for that matter speciosums in general, they grow extremely well but the grandis seldom flower, I don't grow them in hot houses just an open bush house, with a winter roof or under a tree canopy, I think our harsh winters definately dont help, but I keep trying. Well this year I had 3 flower, 2 of the Den. spec. Katrina Remakes as per the 4th pic and a Den. spec. Creek Aureum x Katrina, which is sensational, so never lose hope the wait is definately worth it.