July 17 & 18, 2010 - D & D Flowers Fall Open House and Sale; 9 AM – 3 PM; Half Moon Bay The greenhouse is not open to the public except for the spring and fall open house events. There is no list of plants available and divisions are sold on a first come, first serve basis. We will be having a $7.00 sale on many Cattleya, Oncidium and Cymbidium seedlings and back bulbs. We accept cash or checks but no credit cards. We are located in Half Moon Bay, 1/3 mile east of Main St., off Hwy 92. Just east of Spanish Town on Hwy 92 there is a house and firewood business. Turn onto the street between the house and firewood business and go over the bridge to the greenhouse complex. D & D Flowers is the first greenhouse on the right. July 21, 2010 – Dale Martin (Austin Creek Orchids) open greenhouse and sale; 10:00 AM to 2 PM.
315 Sprauer Road, Petaluma. From Hwy 101, take the Petaluma Blvd. North, Old Redwood Hwy/Penngrove exit and head west. Turn right at light onto Stony Point Rd (at Henny Penny Restaurant). Turn left at first intersection onto Rainsville Rd. Turn right at first stop sign onto Liberty Rd. Turn left at first stop sign onto Center Rd. Take immediate left-hand fork in the road onto Sprauer Rd. 315 is on the right hand side, green mailbox, paved drive, greenhouse visible at top of drive. JULY 23, BBQ/POTLUCK. Members are requested to arrive about 6 PM with their potluck items so that we can start eating around 6:30 PM and start the meeting at the usual 7:30 PM. Members should bring their potluck items in accordance with the following alphabetical schedule. (NOTE) For the information of the new members, this schedule rotates for each potluck meeting, i.e., July and January.
A thru F – desserts G thru N – appetizers, salads O thru Z – hot vegetables, casseroles, baked beans, etc. NOTE: As usual, this schedule does not preclude anyone from bringing his/her own specialty item. The society will provide the hotdogs, hamburgers, condiments and beverages. Members are reminded to bring a plate, cup and flatware. *NVOS Regular Meeting: July 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm He was introduced to orchids as a 7 or 8 year old boy, when his father took him to a home and garden show to look for plants for their new home. He and his father both became enamored with a Catasetum pileatum that was on display.and asked where they might buy the plant. They were referred to Heitor Gloedon, one of Brazil‟s foremost orchid growers. Subsequently, Mr. Gloedon trained both father and son to grow orchids. Still living in Brazil, his father, now 80, became an orchid hybridizer. After moving to California, Sergio became an interior horticulturist for several different companies which taught him how to grow orchids in the home, office and lobbies. He next became a cultivator for Hamilton Orchids, an orchid boarding service company. During this time, he chanced to meet the well-known Herman Piggors, owner of Oak Hill Gardens in the Chicago area. Herman taught him how to hybridize and reproduce orchids in vitro (glass flasks), in the laboratory. Sergio‟s nursery subsequently partnered with Wenzel Orchids and AWZ Orchids, both Brazilian companies, to produce and sell a wide range of genera, including the Cattleya, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum and Vanda alliances. August 7, 2010 – California Sierra Nevada Judging Center SPEAKER‟S DAY – Oddfellow‟s Bldg. , 1631 Howe Ave. at Alta Arden, Sacramento, CA. 9 AM to 5 PM. Speakers will be: Glen Decker, Piping Rock Orchids – Phrag kovachii breeding & culture; Ron McHatton, AOS Dir. of Education – Orchid Biology (con‟t.) and Marguerite Webb, J & L Orchids – Species culture for home, lights and greenhouse. Gen‟l. Adm. $15.00 but since the NVOS is a CSNJC sponsoring society, admission is $5.00 in advance. (See/contact Tom Pickford or Noble Emery) *NVOS Regular Meeting: August 27, 2010 Speaker: Jose Rodriguez Topic: Vanda culture *NVOS Regular Meeting: September 24, 2010 Speaker: Pauline Brault Topic: Orchids of Costa Rica *NVOS Regular Meeting: October 22, 2010 Speaker: Neal Tadlock Topic: Hybridizing *NVOS Regular Meeting: November 26, 2010 Speaker: Francisco Baptista Topic: Complex Paphiopedilums *NVOS Regular Meeting: Dec. 24 – no meeting – Christmas Eve
*NVOS Regular Meeting: Jan. 27 – Installation of Officers Potluck and Plant Auction
Speaker: The guest speaker for this meeting will be Sergio Garcia (orchid hybridizer , not the golfer), from Petaluma, CA., co-owner of Olompali Orchids. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil and emigrated to the U. S. in 1989 to attend college in Ohio. After college, he and his wife moved to California. The subject of his presentation will be: "Brazilian World of Award Quality Orchids."
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