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Orchids, Normandy

Orchids grow in great profusion in Normandy including along roadside verges (see photo below). Spring and early summer this year [2005] have seen a spectacular showing in many places around our home near Rouen.

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Their presence is often ignored by people because they grow in wild undisturbed areas. People (and organisations such as companies or local communities) want to get these areas "under control" by mowing them very short at inappropriate times or by spraying chemicals until there is nothing left but sterile lawn with a few species of "weeds" such as dandelions, daisies, chickweed.

move cursor over photo slowly click: see the photos	url	description
	www.wikramaratna.org /orchids/orchid01.htm	photos of orchids and their environments taken in spring and summer 2005
	domain	jan wikramaratna's personal site
	pages	each page shows an environment and one or more detail photographs
	textes	(non-professional) descriptive text is included - in English only (French to follow)
	search-engines	referencing and keywords not been included for the moment
	message	awareness of orchids

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