Hello from Sunny California

[ewcia1028]

Originally Posted by epiphyte78

Welcome to the orchid board! I attended your show last year and met quite a few nice orchid growers. Didn't find any species for sale but ended up with some nice free Orchid Digest issues.

Do you grow your orchids outdoors year around or in a greenhouse?

In addition to the orchid board, another excellent online resource you might want to check out is the flickr group for orchid hobbyists in Southern California.

Hello Epiphyte78,you mean our Library Show,yeah...we are doing it every year,sorry couldn't find anything to buy...It is so nice that you still remember I grow my orchids in the greenhouse and also outside on my patio.How do you grow yours?

[epiphyte78]

I grow all my orchids outdoors year around...some are under shade cloth while others are mounted on two trees. Boy, they really got a good soaking today!

[ewcia1028]

Hello,how big is your collection and what kind of orchids do you grow?

[dounoharm]

hello and welcome!! you will find loads of info here and lots of friendly folks to share with! post some pics of your collection!

[epiphyte78]

I have around 200 species...Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Laelias, Encyclias, various monopodial orchids, etc.

If you are interested, you are more than welcome to come over for a tour. It's always fun to compare notes with other local growers.

[ewcia1028]

I have doubled what you have and some,and like you many diffrent family's of orchids.Thanks for invitation ,it is so nice of you,some day when I will be less busy?.Right now we are getting ready for Santa Barbara orchid show and our display and there are a lot of stuff to do.Are you planning to come?

[epiphyte78]

I will be there on the first day of the show to pick up a group order from Floralia nursery. If you are going to be there on the first day maybe we can say hi and compare our purchases.

[ewcia1028]

I am going to be there on Wednesday to put orchids on our display and on Thursday for judging and haven't decided yet if I'll come on Friday on Saturday because again I have to come on Sunday to put down the display.Wow!! this order is a huge one,wondering for many people is this order and what have you ordered?I have a few orchids from Floralia and I like them and always stop at theirs cubicle to look what they have.

[epiphyte78]

Wednesday?? That's really early...now I know who the early bird is who gets all the good worms.

There are around 8 people participating in the group order...hopefully a few more will jump in at the last minute. I haven't quite decided on what I'm going to order yet...there are still a couple days left before I have to send in the order.

[ewcia1028]

You can't get anything on Wednesday because everybody's doing displays.Thursday is a better day because after we do judging and free lunch I go with my friends from Society to vendors section and we can buy something,but you know they just in process of unpacking,maybe we could get more, but then we will have to wait for nobody knows how long.Friday is the best day to buy something good ,and on Sunday before they close some vendors have some orchids on sale.Does Floralia has a list of orchids you can order on their web site?