Our monthly
meetings are open to everyone, members and non-members
alike.
Meeting Dates and Place
Meetings are normally held
on the 3rd Friday of each
month and we meet at:
South Coast Botanic Gardens
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
During the Course of the Evening
The evening begins
with an educational Cultural Session at 7 PM and runs
until 8 o'clock. Topics include:
- Collecting orchids
- Growing, watering, light and fertilization
- Repotting, pot types and potting media
- Pest control and pesticides
- Orchid awards
- Planning your greenhouse
- And many other topics
Members may bring in their own orchids to be judged
in a competition. There are three ribbon judging categories;
Novice, Amateur and Advanced Amateur.
At 8 o'clock we get started with a few announcements
and introduce our speaker who present his topic for
the evening. This generally includes some show and
tell and/or a slide presentation. Speakers include
local, national and internationally recognized experts
in the field of orchids. |
Intermission
- During the intermission we have refreshments courtesy
of our members.
- Meeting attendees may place their final bids on
orchids in our silent auction. The auction is called
at the end of the intermission. (Great bargains here.)
- Attendees may buy raffle ticket for the plant raffle
at the end of the evening.
- Peruse the orchids on display for the ribbon judging
competition and see gorgeous bloomers.
- Check out books from our orchid book library -
Books are to be returned at the following meeting.
The Plant Raffle
Following the intermission we have a plant raffle. Orchids are provided by
speakers and/or vendors and consists of a variety of blooming and out of
seasoned orchids. The raffle is a fun and spirited way we end the evening.
Tickets are pulled from the hopper and winners may select any orchid on
the table - first come, first serve.
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