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.
COS Annual Picnic is Saturday, Aug 25, from 12-5pm, Rain or Shine!
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
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 6th Cut-off for Orders from Jason Fisher from Orchids Limited
Jason Fisher from Orchids Limited Presentation on July 13 in Farmington
Please Note: June 6th is the cut off for pre-orders from Orchid Web for the June 13th meeting in Farmington. For 10% discount, make sure to say “COS” on your order, so Mr. Fisher will know which society your order will belong to.
June 13th Meeting at Farmington Senior Center
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!
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!
COS May 9 Meeting – Cheshire
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.