Bucks County Orchid Society

Show results for 2008/2009

June 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Bob and Suzette Gore, our top windowsill grower.

Also to Celeste and Gary Dunbar, our top Greenhouse grower.

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May meeting 2009

June 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The 2009 annual banquet is now passed. The new officers are in place, show table awards have been given out, every attending member received a new orchid to take home and care for, everybody seemed to have a good time.

The Officers are as follows: President- Alan Block; Vice-President- Tom Ott; Secretary- Thora Williams; Treasurer- John Kuhlman. Congratulations to all!

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SEPOS Show success!

April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Andy Braun and his award winning entry

Andy Braun and his award winning entry

Hats off to the BCOS, and specifically to the members of the committee who put it all together and landed us a SECOND PLACE at the SEPOS show held at Longwood Gardens! Two of our members, Andy Braun and Dave McCullough, walked away with Blue ribbons, and Andy also received a CCM from the AOS for his entry (see photo). Congratulations to both, and well done to all involved.

More pictures can be viewed by clicking the link to the right with the pictures

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MARCH MEETING

April 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Another banner month for the show table! It appears that the membership is paying attention to the programs that we have each month, and it is evident in the quality of plants that are being brought in.

This month’s speaker was David Off, of Waldor Orchids. His presentation of identifying viruses was very interesting. He even brought test kits along and did demonstrations of how it is done.

The Sepos show committee is in high gear and ready to go, read more of the results elsewhere on this page.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Last minute newsflash! If you have got the winter doldrums, and the Flower show didn’t quite shake you out of it, here is a quick fix for you orchid lovers.

Sussex County is having their annual “Springfest”, and this year they are featuring ORCHIDS !  This event is held at the fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ.

For more information, go to www.springfestgardenshow.org , or call 973-948-9448

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

March 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Here is a schedule of topics for our next few meetings:

March: ” Orchid virus detection,testing, and prevention”, presented by David Off

April:   ”The business of Biodiversity: Orchids and Conservation” presented by Roger Mustalish

May:    Annual Awards Banquet

June:   “Orchid Judging”,  presented by Arthur Katz

See the “NEXT MEETING” page for more information as each month approaches

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FEBRUARY MEETING

February 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The program this month was centered around growing Cymbidiums. Jim and Lois Duffin gave an excellent presentation full of tips and tricks for growing Cymbidiums sucessfully. ( I am fully confident that my Cymbidiums will be blooming this year!)

The show table at this month’s meeting  was spectacular. It rated up there with such greats as Decembers snack table, and that is high praise, for those that missed it. If this is an example of what we will have for our exhibit at the Sepos show, then we should do quite well.

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January Meeting

February 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The presentation on Phalaenopsis by Susan Gange was both interesting and informative. 

A decision was made to send our annual 1% for orchid conservation to TREC, at the University of Florida

Welcome to our newest member, Deanna Fabrizio. We believe Deanna has the honor of being our first member to find us through our website. (Nice to know somebody is reading this)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

January 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Silva Orchids is hosting their 21st Annual Open House, Featuring a large selection of blooming plants, many unusual and new arrivals.

Dates: Thursday, Jan. 29th-Sunday, Feb. 1st  10am – 5pm

Also featuring James Rose, of Cal-Orchids, with a selection of orchids from around the world.

Culture talks on Friday and Saturday

Sunday brunch 11:00am to 2:00 pm

For more information or directions, check their web site at www.silvaorchids.com

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Inclement weather policy

January 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

In the event of a snow or ice event,  the membership will be notified by Email if the meeting has been cancelled. Also, as a backup,  I will post a note on this webpage no later than 6pm on the day of the meeting. For the members that do not have access to the Internet, notification will be made by phone. If for any reason you are unsure whether the meeting is cancelled, do not hesitate to call one of the Board members to confirm.

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