Our November 13th meeting will be in FARMINGTON at the Farmington Senior Center located at 321 New Britain Ave in Unionville, CT 06085
Doors open at 6:30 pm and meeting starts at 7:30 pm
Speaker: Gary Meyer
Topic: To Be Announced
October 16th meeting at CHESHIRE SENIOR CENTER
Wednesday, October 16th meeting will be held at the Cheshire Senior Center
240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410
Doors open at 6:30pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm
This months program Fair orchids presented by Kim Federson
Cool Orchids, which can be grown outdoors 6+months (Bletilla, Aussie Dendrobiums, Dendrobium nobile hybrids, Cymbidium, Laelia anceps & reedstem Epidendrums)
Cheshire senior center Oct 16
Kim will be bringing plants for sale
check out his web site if you would like him to bring anything special!!
www.fairorchids.com
COS Auction- Sunday, September 15
COS Auction! This is our biggest fundraiser this year. Come with your divisions to donate and leave with new divisions! Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Avenue Cheshire, 06410
Doors Open at 11:30
12:00 to 12:30 for prior viewing
Auction ends at 4:00 pm
Photos of some of the lovely plants that Glen is donating to the auction.
September 11th Meeting in FARMINGTON
The September 11th Meeting is in FARMINGTON at the Farmington Senior Center located at 321 New Britain Ave in Unionville, CT 06085
Doors open at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm
Speaker: Art Chadwick
Topic: To Be Announced
May 8 Meeting is in FARMINGTON
The May 8 Meeting is in FARMINGTON at the Farmington Senior Center located at 321 New Britain Ave in Unionville, CT 06085
Doors open at 6:30pm and meeting starts at 7:30pm
Speaker: Sue Kennedy (of the Connecticut Orchid Society)
Topic: “Bag Revival Method of Growing Orchids”
Bristol Press News Article- COS 2019 Orchid Show & Sale
Meet COS’ Youngest Member Featured in the Wall Street Journal
Meet our youngest member, Will Wilson, featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 19, 2019. WSJ online version link is here:
Wall Street Journal Online Article_Feb 18, 2019_Will Wilson_Orchids
2019 Connecticut Orchid Society Orchid Show on Sat, March 30, & Sun, March 31, in Bristol, CT
COS 2019 Orchid Show – American Orchid Society Awarded Show Trophy to the Connecticut Orchid Society for Display
The Connecticut Orchid Society will hold its own American Orchid Society sanctioned orchid show on Saturday, March 30 (10am-5pm) and Sunday, March 31 (10am-4pm). The location is the Bristol Senior Center at 240 Stafford Avenue, in Bristol, Connecticut. Early admission/entry is available for photographers on Sunday, March 31 (9-10am). Plants for your shopping pleasure are available from the following vendors: Andy’s Orchids, Carmela Orchids, Ecuagenera, Main Street Orchids, Daffodils and More. Educational and potting materials will also be available.
The show theme is ‘Spring into Orchids’ and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase plants from orchid vendors, attend informative lectures on orchid growing, and enjoy the beautiful bounty of orchid displays on hand.
Please note instructions below for pre-orders from vendors:
*Ecuagenera- Anyone wanting to pre-order plants for delivery at our show from Ecuagenera should place their order by MARCH 15TH. http://www.ecuagenera.com
*Andy’s Orchids- 10% discount for pre-orders. Cut-off for pre-order is MARCH 15. Make sure to note the order is a pre-order to be picked up at the COS show March 30-31. To place pre-order, put your order in the “Basket” on Andy’s website at www.andysorchids.com, then copy and paste the “Basket” to Word and email it to Andy@andysorchids.com.
*Daffodils & More- Pre-order cutoff date is March 15th .http:// www.daffodilsandmore.com. Contact is David Burdock at david@daffodolsandmore.com
MARCH 15th and it should be side marked for delivery at the Connecticut Orchid Society Show.
Saturday Workshops and Lectures:
12pm Workshop: Basic Potting
2pm Lecture: “Orchid Genetics: The Evolution of a Family” presented by Will Wilson
Sunday Events and Workshops:
11am Tour: Explore all the unique orchids in the many displays
1pm Workshop: Basic Orchid Growing
1pm Lecture: “Up and Away Growing Tillandsias and Orchids”
Please click on the links below for information regarding plant registration and show trophies:
COS Library Holdings List Now Available!
Click the link below to access the link to view a comprehensive list of the Connecticut Orchid Society’s library holdings:
June 12th Meeting in CHESHIRE: Norman Fang/Orchids.com pre-orders by June 2
Wednesday, June 12th meeting will be held at the Cheshire Senior Center
240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410
Speaker: Norman Fang of Orchids.com
Topic: “Less is More: How I Grow Orchids with Less Chemicals”
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Pre-orders from orchids.com no later than June 2. See more details below:
Order at Norman Fang’s orchids.com website, no later than June 2, and indicate at check out under Special Shipping Instructions that the order is for the CT Orchid Society and the delivery should be the date of the meeting (June 12, 2019).
Norman is offering to bring any pre-orders with him to the meeting, and he is offering a discount if you order within a category of orchids and a certain dollar amount. You also get 2% Reward Points that never expire. For example, if you order within the Phalaenopsis Category:
— buy at least $700.00, save 15%
— buy $300.00 to $699.99, save 10%
— buy $150.00 to $299.99, save 5%
— With free shipping that is at least $15.99, and more if people order more than $100.00.