{"id":2250,"date":"2024-02-20T22:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T03:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=2250"},"modified":"2026-10-10T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:24:13","slug":"orchid-show-and-sale-2024-spring-into-orchids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=2250","title":{"rendered":"Show and Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2520 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000906202-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2519 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000900120-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2521 alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PXL_20250927_000912205-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Connecticut Orchid Society Presents:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Orchid Harvest 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Show and Sale <\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">At the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">October 10th 12pm-5pm<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">October 11th 10am-4pm<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Come experience the bountiful displays of beautiful, fragrant orchids.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Attend one of our expert-led educational seminars:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Saturday Oct 10 <\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12:30pm &#8211; Orchid Conservation in the Everglades Presented by Ginny Palmer-Skok<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2:00pm &#8211; Orchid Repotting Clinic Presented by Christian Lesage<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sunday Oct 11 <\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12:30pm &#8211; Basics of Orchid Growing Presented by Dave Tognalli<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2:00pm &#8211; Creating a Bioactive Vivarium Presented by Rebecca Schwartz<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take a chance on a raffle.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Visit our vendors.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Tickets $10 at the door CASH PREFERRED<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">PreSales for this event are closed<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"s1\">Plant Registration Information<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-COS-Registration-Guide-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>COS 2026 Show Registration Guide<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-COS-Classification-Schedule-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>COS 2026 Show Classification Schedule<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_COS_Orchid_Show_REGISTRATION_FORM_FINAL1.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>COS 2026 Show Registration Form<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Vendors:<\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?attachment_id=2292\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2292 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A2FA2B00-86A5-402F-83CC-6FBE93AED0B8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jlorchids.com\/\">J&amp;L Orchids<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Specializing in miniature orchids that can be easily grown in both home and greenhouse settings. This nursery has a nearly 50 year history in Connecticut and will have a variety of stunning plants available for purchase and will have many unique miniature orchids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?attachment_id=2282\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05F1DCB3-78D1-4174-B7A1-5F5586F3926F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05F1DCB3-78D1-4174-B7A1-5F5586F3926F.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05F1DCB3-78D1-4174-B7A1-5F5586F3926F-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taidaorchids.com\/\">Taida Orchids<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Originally from Taiwan, Taida Orchids now grows and distributes orchids from Bridgewater, New Jersey and offers exceptional quality orchids including Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, Cybidium, Paphiopedilum, and Cattleya Orchids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandorchids.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/monsterislandorchids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot202025-01-1020152016.png\" alt=\"Red orchid, Monster Island plants.\" width=\"225\" height=\"168\" \/>Monster Island Orchids<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"375\"><strong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"147\">Monster Island Orchids<\/strong> is proudly owned and operated by Frank and Maria Cervera.\u00a0Our orchid collection dates back to the 1980s and includes plants from iconic, now-vanished nurseries like Ray Rands, Richard Topper, Bloomfield Orchids, and Carolina Orchids.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div style=\"clear: both; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/172artz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2974\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-105545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-105545.png 555w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-24-105545-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/172artz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">172artz<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>172 Artz<\/em> is a handcrafted art jewelry studio dedicated to creating wearable pieces that exist between art and adornment. Each design is intentional, sculptural, and produced in limited quantities to preserve individuality and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>The work is inspired by orchids, symbols of strength, refinement, and quiet elegance. Their influence appears subtly through form, texture, and structure rather than through literal repetition. No two pieces are identical, and nothing is mass-produced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Participating Orchid Societies:<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecticut Orchid Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amherst Orchid Society<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Amherst-Orchid-Show_Feb-2019-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Amherst-Orchid-Show_Feb-2019-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Amherst-Orchid-Show_Feb-2019-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Amherst-Orchid-Show_Feb-2019-1024x773.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long island Orchid Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Massachusetts Orchid Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Hampshire Orchid Society<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutmeg State Orchid Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Connecticut Orchid Society Presents: Orchid Harvest 2026\u00a0Show and Sale At the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill, CT October 10th 12pm-5pm October 11th 10am-4pm Come experience the bountiful displays of beautiful, fragrant orchids. Attend one of our expert-led educational seminars: Saturday Oct 10 12:30pm &#8211; Orchid Conservation in the Everglades [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2250","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2250"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2985,"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2250\/revisions\/2985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}