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Thank you to everyone who donated plants, and to the auctioneers and guests, for making our our Orchid Auction on May 6 a success!

Hours:  10 am – 4 pm

Orchid Auction Flyer–May 2017

(COS Members please drop off plant donations between 10 – 11 am on May 6th)

Location:  Waverly Inn, 286 Maple Avenue, Cheshire, CT

Schedule of Events:

10 am – Noon:  Plant Preview

Noon – 4 pm:  Auction

  • No Admission Fee
  • Specimen Plants
  • Fred Clarke Plants

All are welcome!

Presented by the Connecticut Orchid Society

 

Hollandia Nursery Event – Sunday, May 7th

Hollandia Nursery – Sunday May 7th  

Connecticut Orchid Society will be in the gift shop.

Plant Sales: 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Lectures:

1:00 pm-  “Basic Orchid Growing” presented by Sharon Smith Delisle

2:30 pm- “Repotting:  How and When to Repot Your Orchid” presented by  Cheryl Mizak & Sue Kennedy

Hollandia Gift & Garden
95 Stony Hill Rd
Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: (203) 792-0268
Winter Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., daily

Hollandia Nurseries & Gardens
103 Old Hawleyville Rd
Bethel, CT 06801-3039
Phone: (203) 743-0267
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., daily (seasonal only)

 

 

28th Annual Cape and Islands Show Jan 28-29, 2017

CAIOS Orchid Show Educational Programs:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017:

11:30 A.M.   Daryl Yerdon of Kelley’s Korner Orchid Supplies

‘‘Basics of Orchid Care & Repotting’’

1:30  P.M. Cordellia Head from J & L Orchids Easton CT

“Growing Miniature Orchids in the Home”         

3:00 P.M.  Beth Davis from Waldor Orchids Lynwood NJ

“Orchids Are Different but not Difficult”

 SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017

11:30 A.M. Carri Raven-Riemann – of the orchidPhile

‘De-Mystifying Moss Culture’’

1:30 P.M. Terry Kowalczuk from Flora Peculia Toronto Onterio

“Neofinetia falcata – ‘The Samuri Orchid”

3:00 P.M.  Glen Decker – of Piping Rock Orchids Galway NY

“Hunting for the Elusive Orchids”

New Hampshire Orchid Society Show Feb 10-12, 2017

Keynote speaker, Tom Mirenda, Orchid Collection Specialist, The Smithsonian Institution

Courtyard Marriott
2200 Southwood Dr., Nashua, NH
603-880-9100

Fri, February 10 – 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat, February 11 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun, February 12 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Awards ceremony Friday, February 10, 5-7 p.m.
Free photographer access 8-9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday Educational Programs:  All talks are free to show guests.
Dinner Party Among the Orchids, Saturday, February 11, 6-9pm

Adults – $10
Seniors (65+) – $8
Children under 12 – free
3-Day Daytime Pass $15 (no discount)

21st Annual Deep Cut Orchid Society Show February 8-11, 2018

February 8 – 11, 2018

Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 9 AM – 6 PM

Sun., 9 AM – 4:30 PM

Presented in the 11,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art greenhouse at

Route 35 (south), Holmdel, NJ

Just a few miles south of the Garden State Pkwy Exit 117

Exquisite Displays Filled with a Variety of Orchids

Exotic Orchid Plants & Supplies for Sale • Guest Orchid Vendors

Free Orchid Workshops & Guided Tours

Ribbon, Trophy and AOS Judging on Thursday

Free Admission • Ample Parking and Food on the Premises

Mark Your Calendar

A February Treat for

Visitors & Orchid Growers Alike!

FREE ADMISSION • FREE PARKING!

For more information:

https://sites.google.com/site/deepcutorchids/Home/events/show

or www.dearbornmarket.com, tel.  732-264-0256

Orchid Workshops and Sale March 25, 2017

Presented by The Connecticut Orchid Society and hosted by Sam Bridge Nursery.

Please call (203) 869-3418 or email maggie@sambridge.com to sign up for the Garden Talks. Spaces are limited. Please indicate which talk(s) you’d like to attend.

Members of The Connecticut Orchid Society will be on hand to hold an orchid class, plant sale and repotting clinic on Saturday, March 25, 2017.  Snow date (hopefully not!) will be the following Saturday, April 1.

Basics of Orchid Growing Class11:00 am to 12:00 pm.  This class is geared towards beginner and hobby orchid growers.  Expert growers from the Society will cover the basics of growing orchids and share tips and techniques they have learned to grow them well and get them to re-bloom year after year.  Audience participation and questions are encouraged. Curious about orchids and how to grow them well? Wondering how to get that orchid you received as a gift to bloom again?  This class is for you.

Orchid Repotting Clinic12 pm through 3:00 pm.  Need some help repotting your orchids?  Want to learn the ins and outs of repotting? Anxious about tackling the job yourself?  Bring your orchids that need repotting and a clean pot for each. The Society will do the rest and you’ll go home with a freshly repotted orchid.  The cost starts at $5.00 per orchid in pots up to 6” and varies for larger pot sizes.

Orchids for Sale10 am through 4:00 pm. Looking for an interesting orchid to add to your collection?  The Society will have a wide variety of orchids for sale that are different than those typically available in the big box and grocery stores.  All sale plants will be blooming or in-bud to bloom soon and are appropriate for all growing conditions and beginner growers.

Proceeds from plant sales and the repotting clinic benefit The Connecticut Orchid Society.

SamBridge Nursery and Greenhouses is located at 437 North Street Greenwich, CT 06830.  Phone: (203) 869-3418.  Visit their website at http://sambridge.com/2017-garden-talks-events/.

COS Holiday Party December 14

Connecticut Orchid Society Holiday Party

Wed. evening, Dec. 14th, 2016

Farmington Senior Center

321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, CT

This year, we will also have a “holiday plant giveaway” for all current members.  If you haven’t renewed, be sure to bring your dues to the meeting/party!

 

 

                                                       Appetizers served at 6:00 pm

                                                       Main dishes served at 6:30 pm

 

Food Assignments:  Members with last names beginning with “A – H”, please bring an appetizer

Members with last names beginning with “I – P”, please bring a main dish 

Members with last names beginning with “Q – Z”, please bring a dessert