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The Triangle Orchid Society meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, at 418 Anderson St., in Durham, NC (driving directions). Visitors are welcome! |
The next regular meeting is Monday, May 12, 2007, starting at 7:30 PM, at the Doris Duke Center, part of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, in Durham (driving directions). The speaker will be Ron Parsons from San Francisco, CA. His topic will be "Rarities and Oddities."
There will also be a demonstration on repotting orchids by John Stanton, owner of The Orchid Trail, in Morrisville. The demonstration will start at 6:45 PM.
Link to May newsletter.
TOS Spring Auction on May 18, 2008
TOS will be holding its Spring Orchid Auction on Sunday, May 18, at 1:00 PM in Umstead Park, located in Raleigh (Highway 70 entrance, picnic shelter Crabtree #1; directions and maps here). Hundreds of orchids, many in bloom, many hard to find varieties, will be auctioned off at terrific prices. The auction is open to the public–you don't have to be a TOS member to take advandage of this opportunity to get some great buys in orchids. There will also be a pot-luck lunch preceeding the auction (starting at noon), where you can meet TOS members and learn about growing the orchids you will buy.
Save the Date: 2008 Growers Day on June 7
Our
annual Growers Day, a full-day program of talks on orchids and orchid
growing, will be on June 7, 9:30 Am to 4:30 PM, at the Raulston
Arboretum in Raleigh (directions).
Our morning speaker will be Linda Thorne, an American Orchid
Society Judge, Officer of
the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, commercial grower, and orchid
hybridizer. She will be speaking on the culture and care of
phalaenopsis. Our afternoon speaker will be Steven Frowine, a national
horticultural expert and author of four books on orchids: Orchids for
Dummies; Fragrant Orchids: A Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Enjoying;
Miniature Orchids; and soon to be published this summer, Moth Orchids-
The Complete Guide to Phalaenopsis. These books will be available for
sale at Growers Day where Steve will be conducting a book signing.
Tuition for Growers Day is $25 for the entire day, which includes
morning and afternoon lectures, a box lunch, and a blooming size
orchid. Reserve your place now–registration fee checks should
be made payable to the Triangle Orchid Society and sent to: Bob Meyer,
110 Widecombe Court, Cary, NC 27513.
2007 TOS Orchid Show pictures here.
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Having member e-mail addresses would help us communicate more effectively with the members. E-mail communication would also save the society money. Please send your e-mail address to webmaster@triangleorchidsociety.org. Include your name in the body of the message. The member list will be use solely for society business.
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Member Homepages: We want your personal web site! If you have a personal web site, we will be glad to provide a link from the TOS web site. It doesn't have to be about orchids, just a way to share your personal interests with other members. All you have to do is send the URL to our webmaster via webmaster@triangleorchidsociety.org
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An orchid e-mail discussion list has been set up. Please see the description document for access, topics and instructions on how to sign up.
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The move to Duke Gardens has enabled the inclusion of the Triangle Orchid Society library within the Duke Gardens horticulture library. A full list of books and journals is available these can be checked out during the meetings.