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”

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)

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

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 Class – 11:00 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 Clinic – 12 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 Sale – 10 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/.