Meetings
Meetings: Occur the 2nd Tuesday of the month from September to June. Except for June, which is our annual banquet, The doors open at our meeting site at 7 PM. Over the next 30 minutes members bring in Orchids from their collections and set them up on tables at the side of the hall. From 7:30-8:00, while these orchids are being judged by a team of judges, there are soft drinks, coffee, snacks and plenty of socializing. It is a great time to ask members about any specific questions you might have about orchid culture or review materials from our extensive library. At 8:00, we have a short business meeting and by 8:10 we introduce our speaker. The speaker talks for about 45-50 minutes and then we have a short question and answer session. From 9:00 to 9:20 we review the show table, announce our raffle winners as well as hand out any door prizes. We almost always have great door prizes!! Please come and join us (new members go home with a free plant!!)
We meet at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church located at 1006 Wilson Road, Wilmington
(Abbreviated directions: Take exit 9 from Route 95 in Delaware. Travel north on Marsh Rd for 1.4 miles, turn left on Wilson Road. Travel 0.5 miles and Emmanuel Presbyterian Church will be on your left).
Up Coming Events:
Feb 14th: 6PM DOS Board Meeting (just prior to our monthly meeting!). Please all DOS Board members try to attend.
Feb 14th: Bayard Saraduke will be speaking on: Japan Grand Prix 20th Anniversary Show at the Tokyo Dome in February 2010. Bayard was given permission to photograph the construction of exhibits, the entry of individual plants, the judging process, the selection of the Grand Champion, and the opening ceremonies. He subsequently wrote an article about his experiences, which was published in Orchids magazine. Bayard has grown orchids for more than 30 years and specializes in Cattleya species and hybrids which are grown in a 200 square foot attached greenhouse. He has participated in the Philadelphia International Flower Show as Co-Chair of orchids.
March 13th: Dave McAdoo, co-founder and past president of the Native Orchid Conference, photographer and author. He will be speaking on Native Orchids of North America.
March 23rd- 25th: DOS will be exhibiting at the Longwood International Orchid Show and Sale (our colleagues in the South East Penn Orchid Society are sponsoring).. Would you like to help? – see/email Dave Emerson.
March 31st: DOS Bus trip to the Smithsonian (and visit Tom Mirenda for a behind the scenes look). Stay tuned for more info!! Would you like to go? – see/email Olivia Landis.
April 10th: Roger Mustalish (ACEER) / John Salventi (PArkside Orchids): “Orchid Conservation in Amazonia”. How orchids are indicators of the quality of the wider environment; threats to biodiversity and how the ACEER is working to conserve rainforest habitat. Check out ACEER and Parkside websites!
April 14th: Our Annual Plant Auction. 100′s of great plants… CHEAP (an it is our major fund raiser for the year). Emmanuel Presbyterian Church located at 1006 Wilson Road, Wilmington
May 5th: ORCHID SEMINAR AND REPOTTING CLINIC, 10 am- Noon, Delaware Seed and Garden Supply, LLC 3624 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, De 19808. Phone 302-999-1616. Join Delaware Orchid Society members as they present a seminar on orchid care and answer questions you have about your orchids. Bring your orchids with you and for a nominal fee, you can get your orchids repotted. The seminar is FREE
May 8th: Leon Glictenstein: “Jewel Orchids”. Jewel & Painted-leaf Orchids: The exotic world of orchids grown more for their attractive foliage than for their flowers. Culture is emphasized and species and new hybrids are shown.
June 12th: DOS annual Banquet (by reservation). David Off of Waldor Orchids: ” The Orchid History of New Jersey”. Would you like to come? – more info see/email Scott Cunningham
July & August: DOS summer break
Sept 10th: DOS Meeting: TBD
Sept 15th: ORCHID SEMINAR AND REPOTTING CLINIC, 10 am- Noon, Delaware Seed and Garden Supply, LLC 3624 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, De 19808. Phone 302-999-1616. Join Delaware Orchid Society members as they present a seminar on orchid care and answer questions you have about your orchids. Bring your orchids with you and for a nominal fee, you can get your orchids repotted. The seminar is FREE
October 9th:
November 13th (watch this space as our meeting location may change for election day):
December 11th:
