{"id":44,"date":"2014-02-05T14:29:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:37:22","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our Orchid Show and Sale <em>&#8220;Orchid Harvest 2026&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>is coming to a NEW LOCATION!<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>October 10th and 11th<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Click on the <em>Show and Sale<\/em> tab above for details<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2889\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-184139-300x229.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-184139-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-184139-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-13-184139.png 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2098 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_163242964.MP_-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Connecticut Orchid Society Mission Statement<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/image6811.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54\" src=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/image6811.gif\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"129\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a>The Connecticut Orchid Society is an incorporated, non-profit association for the preservation and extension of knowledge concerning the conservation, ecology, science, cultivation, hybridization, appreciation and uses of orchids;\u00a0 and to carry on such activities as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate such purposes.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2099 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230312_161803121.PORTRAIT-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2100 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230222_143024665-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230222_143024665-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230222_143024665-226x300.jpg 226w, 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1157w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221216_140323001-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20221216_140323001-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find us on Facebook and Instagram!<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><a title=\"Connecticut Orchid Society Facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Connecticut-Orchid-Society\/275574177492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-145\" src=\"http:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/facebook.png\" alt=\"facebook link\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/connecticutorchidsociety\/?hl=en\" rel=\"attachment 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https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20220522_114922978-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20220522_114922978-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20220522_114922978-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20220522_114922978-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Membership<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Join the Connecticut Orchid Society!<\/p>\r\n<p>Membership is open to anyone interested in orchids and includes a monthly newsletter. Meetings are held monthly on the second Wednesday of the month, alternately between the Farmington Senior Center and Cheshire Senior Center, September through June. Featuring wonderful speakers from around the country (and world!), many also bring plants for sale, we hold monthly raffles consisting of member donated plants. There are opportunities to volunteer for many exciting orchid related activities and participate in COS sponsored field trips, orchid shows, clinics, workshops, and more. \u00a0JOIN US!\u00a0 You&#8217;ll be glad you did.<\/p>\r\n<p>Become a member now by paying your annual dues!\u00a0 Membership may be individual, household, or lifetime.<\/p>\r\n<div>Send your name, address, phone #, email address and a check for the appropriate amount (see drop-down menu below) to:<\/div>\r\n<div>Mary Rampone<\/div>\r\n<div>COS Membership<\/div>\r\n<div>53 Barbara lane<\/div>\r\n<div>Woodbury, CT\u00a0 06798<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>or&#8230;&#8230;.Visit our Membership Page<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?page_id=2577\">here<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">to pay your dues through our secure Square checkout platform.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div>or&#8230;&#8230;.COS now accepts PayPal for new memberships and renewals. 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