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April 2010 http://www.gardenersutopia.co=
m/GCOS/
Board of Directors:
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Presiden=
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Ron Mill=
er |
Program =
Chair: |
Larry
Sanford |
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Vice-pre=
sident
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Elaine
Better |
Exhibiti=
ons
Chair: |
Pat June=
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Secretar=
y: |
Pat
O’Connor |
Publicat=
ions
Chair: |
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Treasure=
r: |
Margaret
Cullen |
Members-=
at-large: |
Dana Whi=
te |
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The next meeting of=
the
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society will be on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Note that this is usually the fi=
rst
Tuesday of the month. The m=
eeting
will be held at the Civic Garden Center on Reading Road across from Bethe=
sda
Hospital. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. There will be time to socialize =
from
7:00 to 7:30. Program This
month’s program is by Rick Noel on “Seedling Culture”. Refreshments are from Deachu Subbiah, El=
aine
& Stan Better. Conservation Committee Meeting At 7:00 p. m. in the libra=
ry.
Others are welcome to attend A Word from the President – April 2010<= o:p>
If
you would like to Clerk on Saturday morning, contact me as well and I will
forward your name to the right people.&n=
bsp;
This is an experience that everyone should try at least once. It’s also a good way to le=
arn
about orchids as you will be with certified AOS judges that are always
willing to share their wealth of knowledge about orchids. As
always, we are also looking for donations of: food; personal time setting=
up
and tearing down; and show trophies.&nbs=
p;
If you want to donate any of the items mentioned, contact me as we=
ll
and I will hook you up with the right person depending on what you are
donating. This
show will continue the new tradition where photographers are invited to c=
ome
on Sunday (the 28th) at 9:00 AM, one hour before the show open=
s to
the public. If you plan to =
come
and take photographs, please use the Courtyard Entrance. Dave Roberts of the Krohn Conser=
vatory
will be there to let you in at 9:00 AM and escort you to the orchid displ=
ays. Our
Potting Bee is scheduled for Sunday, April 11, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at=
the
Krohn Conservatory. If you =
have
an orchid that you thinks needs repotting and would like to learn how to =
do
this, bring the plant and maybe another empty pot or two in case we have =
to
break the old one or in case we divide the plant and need the additional =
pots
for the divisions. The Grea=
ter
Cincinnati Orchid Society will provide Margaret Cullen and me for this
training as well as the potting mix materials. We are seeking a third volunteer=
to
help and are hoping that Milton Schwartz will come out and help us again.=
Our
guest speaker for the April 6th Society meeting is Rick Noel
speaking on Seedling Culture at 7:30 PM.=
Rick is a photographer for AOS judging and has given talks at prev=
ious
meetings on digital photography as well as the growing and hybridization =
of
orchids. He and his wife Al=
exa
(our past President) live in Cincinnati and have grown many awarded plant=
s in
their greenhouse. This talk=
is
for all orchid growers who have purchased seedling flasks (or want to
purchase seedling flasks) and need to know more about the process of bring
them to maturity. Also at t=
he
April 6th meeting, there is a meeting of the Conservation
Committee at 7:00 PM in the Civic Garden Center library. All interested Society members a=
re
invited to join this first meeting Chaired by Alexa Noel. Thanks to all that have signed up to provide refreshments this year. We currently need one more perso= n for our June meeting and two for October and November meetings. If you are interested in signing= up, please look for the Refreshment Sign-Up Sheet at the April meeting.<= o:p> Ron
Miller American Orchid Society Corner Why
Do You Grow Orchids? A
few weeks ago I received a phone call from a new orchid grower who is
blind. The caller was looking for audio information on growing orch=
ids
and so they contacted the American Orchid Society. I had a co=
uple
of cd’s handy so I sent them to her. Guess what – there=
was
no audio on them –oops! So then I found a VHS tape on EBay ab=
out
growing orchids under lights. That worked better but there is still=
a
lot of information that is shown and not described. So I am looking=
for
someone who will tape (micro cassette) orchid education programs given at
their society and send them to her. If you would consider helping
please let me know at aff=
iliated_societies@aos.org
She, her name is LaVonne, lives in Bismarck, ND and she grows hibiscus as
well as succulents. LaVonne also has a few orchids, a phalaenopsis =
and
a dendrobium. As
I was looking for audio material people kept asking me, “why
would a blind person want to grow orchids?” So I asked LaVonne
– can you guess the answer? For the challenge! She
enjoys the plants she currently grows but now wants something more
challenging. LaVonne and I have had some great telephone conversati=
ons
about orchids, she described how she feels a plant to determine if
something is a keki or a new growth. I told her about fragrant orch=
ids,
miniature orchids and orchids with fuzzy stems she might want to
consider. LaVonne had no idea there were so many types of orchids o=
ut
there. Now she really wants a Brassavola nodosa and a Paphiopedilum
Pinocchio but she has to wait for warmer weather. To me this is what
orchid societies are all about – orchid people helping other orchid
people become better orchid growers. I am constantly amazed at
the pleasure our orchids give us in one way or another. Become
a Great Orchid Grower – Support your local Orchid Society and the
American Orchid Society. Carol
Holdren AOS
Trustee AOS
Affiliated Society Committee Chair |
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orchid societies by reciprocal agreement. Non-members who request a newsle=
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