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Howard Ginsberg is an accredited American Orchid Society (AOS) judge in the Montreal Judging Centre. He was the first accredited AOS judge north of Albany, N.Y. and east of Toronto, Ontario. He began growing orchids in 1977, at which time he tried growing many genera. Since then, his focus has narrowed to growing and breeding Phalaenopsis almost exclusively, although his interests remain larger. Recently, he has had to come out of the closet and admit to his love for mini-catts. He has spoken to orchid societies across North America, throughout New Zealand and in Australia and has been a featured speaker in AOS judges' training at several centers. Howard has also been a featured speaker at AOS Trustees meetings and was a featured speaker at the 18th WOC in Dijon, France. In addition to learning Mandarin, visiting Taiwan on a regular basis and speaking around the world, he finds time for his law practise in Montreal. He created and maintains his own web site - http://www.bedfordorchids.com and has created web sites for others.In addition to his talks and the articles that appear on the web site, Howard has had articles published in Orchids (the magazine of the American Orchid Society), Orchid Digest, the IPA Newsletter, Orchids Australia and the Canadian Bar Review (no, it wasn't about orchids). Howard is proudest of selling so many award winners, particularly those of his breeding, including two Awards of Quality: a remake of Phal. Rong Guan Amah (Timothy Christopher 'Bedford' x amabilis 'Bedford Beauty', AM/AOS) and Phal. Bedford Blushing Beauty (Bedford Grumpy x Bedford Gladblush). Howard requires that his airfare (or other transportation) be paid and that his lodging and meals be provided. There is no speaker's fee. The topics available are the following: * What's hot, what's not - Novelty Phalaenopsis Breeding* Phalaenopsis: species and primary hybrids - a review of the most important species and their contribution * Red Phalaenopsis breeding with Phal. bellina (violacea - Bornean form). Have we progressed? * Mini-catt breeding with an emphasis on Sc. Beaufort hybrids * Golden Peoker, Golden Parent - a NEW talk. GP is a wonderful parent in its own right. As the parent of Brother Purple and now the basis of all harlequin breeding, GP is probably the most important plant in novelty phal breeding. The talk gives an overview of GP's influence. For further information, you can reach Howard at orchids@bedfordorchids.com or by telephone at (514) 866-6111 at the law firm (514) 878-1900 or at home (514) 738-0437. His address is 630 Sherbrooke St. West, #630, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E4. |
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