COS Annual Picnic is Saturday, Aug 25, from 12-5pm, Rain or Shine!

Jul25

COS Annual Picnic held rain or shine on Saturday, August 25th, from Noon – 5:00

Please join us at COS member, Sue Kennedy’s, residence in the lovely hills of Litchfield, to share a picnic meal and visit Sue’s Lord and Burnham Green House (full of orchids), and the shade house!

The COS will provide hamburgers and chicken based on the number of guests who have RSVPd.  Attendees are asked to bring a starter, side dish, salad, or dessert to share and a beverage of their choice.

To be sure we include you in the count for meal planning purposes, RSVP by Saturday, August 18th, to Karen Kuziel at KarenKuziel@pchiggins.com.

Directions to Sue’s:

266 Norfolk Road, Litchfield, CT 06759

Take Route 63 North toward Goshen. Just under 1 mile after turning onto Route 63 (North Street) the road forks. Take right fork past Forman School.  Driveway is about 2 miles north.  A lady bug flag will be hung at the driveway on the right.  Drive past the brick house straight back to the residence, which is located in a wooded area.

 

UConn Greenhouse Tour is June 23rd at 11am

Jun21

On June 23rd at 11am The Connecticut Orchid Society is Touring the UConn Greenhouses

The University of Connecticut will be

hosting members of the COS for a private

tour of the University greenhouses. The

tour will start at 11 AM at the Torrey Life

Sciences Building on the UConn campus in

Storrs. The Society has developed a close

relationship with the University of

Connecticut over the years and is

privileged to be offered this private tour.

The UConn greenhouses contain a diverse

and well regarded orchid collection

focused on species as well as a diverse

collection of non-orchids.

RSVP by Friday 22nd of June to Cheryl Mizak at president@ctorchids.org

Directions to UConn Greenhouses

We will be met at the North Parking Garage and

walk from there. Parking in the ground lot just

beyond the garage is also acceptable, because

they don’t enforce parking on weekends.

Coming in from Rt 44, take the Discovery Drive

entrance to campus, which is just west of the

intersection of 195. Follow Discovery Drive to

the light. Proceed straight across: visitors center

is to the right, parking garage is to the left. The

ground lot is on right just past visitor’s center.

 

 

June 13th Meeting at Farmington Senior Center

May8

Wednesday, June 13th, meeting will be held at the Farmington Senior Center.

321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, Connecticut

Doors open at 6:30pm. Meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Speaker: Jason Fisher from Orchids Limited will be presenting!

THANK YOU to everyone who donated plants, and to the auctioneers and guests, for making our Orchid Auction on May 5th a success!

May1

May 5th, The Connecticut Orchid Society is hosting an ORCHID AUCTION at the Cheshire Senior Center.  All are welcome!  Free Admission!

240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410

11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Preview of Plants to be Auctioned

12:30 – 3:30 pm:  Auction (Please note: end time of event could vary.  Event ends when auction has been completed.)

Click on the link below for a list of auction plants.  There will be some very special old divisions!

2018 Auction Members Flyer

2018 Auction List

COS May 9 Meeting – Cheshire

Apr25

Wednesday, May 9th meeting will be held at the Cheshire Senior Center

240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410

Topic:  Native American Orchids

Speaker:  Jean Stefanik

Jean Stefanik will be speaking on Native Orchids with a focus on the species.  Since it is almost warm it will be good to have a fresh eye on where and how to fine these native treasures.

Jean is an educator and naturalist as well as an accredited AOS (American Orchid Society) judge.    Her primary passion is for species orchids, and the habitats to which  have adapted  throughout the world.  She enjoys traveling,  photographing orchids and other plants and animals in nature, and meeting people from other cultures.    North American travels have ranged from the Arctic in Canada to California, from New England and the Maritimes, from Arizona to the Florida swamps including extremely rare ghost orchids. She has also spent several trips and many months in Costa Rica,  Ecuador, New Zealand and Australia, all including touring for orchids.   Conservation of orchids means conservation of native habitats, a theme which permeates her talks.     Jean also serves on the Boards of the Native Orchid Conference and Orchid Digest.       Jean’s talk this meeting will be “Temperate North American Native Orchids”.

Doors open at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.

 

 

April 11 Meeting – Farmington Senior Center

Mar29

Wednesday, April 11th, meeting will be held at the Farmington Senior Center.

321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, Connecticut

Doors open at 6:30pm. Meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Topic:  GROWING SEMI HYDROPONIC

No time to water?
Water too much?
Semi hydroponic might be the answer for you!
We will demonstrate what is needed and the how-to’s.
Members will be given a chance to pot a plant semi hydroponically.
Take the plant home, and bring it back blooming!

 

 

COS March 14 Meeting in Cheshire

Mar13

Wednesday March 14, 2018

Cheshire Senior Center

240 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410

Doors open at 6:30pm, 7:00pm socializing, and meeting starts at 7:30pm.

This month’s meeting is a POTTING WORKSHOP preceded by a basic orchid growing talk.

Afraid to tackle or maybe just not sure how to repot your orchid?  This is your chance to have the orchid docs do it for you. Bring your orchids that need repotting and a clean pot.  For a material fee of $5.00, the orchid docs will repot your orchid.

Please note:  Potting supplies and orchids will be available for purchase at this month’s meeting.

February 14th Meeting in Farmington

Sep26

Wednesday, February 14th, meeting will be held at the Farmington Senior Center.

321 New Britain Ave., Unionville, Connecticut

Speaker:  Rebecca Schwartz

Topic:  How to Create a Vivarium

What to do when you want more orchids but have no more room…

Make a vivarium!   You will be shown step by step how to build your own!

Doors open at 6:30pm. Meeting starts at 7:30pm.