He may have been a last-minute entry, but Jim Pool proved he has the winning touch when it comes to orchids.
The member of the North Okanagan Orchid Society came home with an arm load of ribbons from the recent Fraser Valley Orchid Show, along with two American Orchid Society nominations.
Pool also won the Grand Champion award with his Dendrobium Biggibum and the Reserve Champion with his Catesatum After Dark.
“The club in Kelowna needed more orchids to fill their display table so they called Jim,” said Anne Miller, with the North Okanagan Orchid Society.
Pool has been growing orchids for 20 years in his backyard greenhouse and is a founding member of the North Okanagan Orchid Society.
“These awards say a lot about the quality and quantity of his orchids, as an American Orchid Society nomination is very hard to come by,” said Miller.
