Possible trip ( vacation ) to Florida

[mollycart1]

My other half and I are thinking about to visit his mother who lives in Spring Hill, FL in either October or November. This will be my very first trip to Florida. If so, I definately add an orchid show on "things to do" list along with visiting some orchid nurseries. It looks like that there will be a show on Oct 22-24 hosted by Tampa Orchid Club. I would like to get some feedback of the show from OB members who live around there and/or members of the OS.

My other option is to wait til November to visit Slipper Symposium.

Thank you.

[got ants]

If you'ra an orchid lover, don't take the drive down to the Redlands. You'll end up wanting to move here.

Actually coming down and going to Ruebens, RF, and others close by is like going to a theme park for orchids.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by mollycart1

My other half and I are thinking about to visit his mother who lives in Spring Hill, FL in either October or November. This will be my very first trip to Florida. If so, I definately add an orchid show on "things to do" list along with visiting some orchid nurseries. It looks like that there will be a show on Oct 22-24 hosted by Tampa Orchid Club. I would like to get some feedback of the show from OB members who live around there and/or members of the OS.

My other option is to wait til November to visit Slipper Symposium.

Thank you.

OMG! I live in Spring Hill...AND...I'm a member of the Tampa Orchid Club...AND my friends and I are planning on attending the symposium in November on Saturday so we get to go to our friend June's place (June's Orchid Estate) for the BBQ!!!

This is WAY COOL!

[mollycart1]

WOW! I get to meet some OB members in person. I am more inclinded to going to the show in Tampa. I also want to go see Smiley.

Do you happen to know which vendors might have the booths at the show?

[cb977]

So far it's:

Krull-Smith Orchids
Louis Del Favero Orchids
Plantio la Orquidea
Orquiven
Ritter’s Tropic 1
Featherstone Orchids
B &D Orchids
Byrd’s Orchids
Goodwin Orchids
Gross Orchids
June’s Orchid Estate
Hick’s Orchid Supplies



Smiley's is not a short trip from Spring Hill, takes about an hour and a half or so.

[mollycart1]

Originally Posted by got ants

If you'ra an orchid lover, don't take the drive down to the Redlands. You'll end up wanting to move here.

Actually coming down and going to Ruebens, RF, and others close by is like going to a theme park for orchids.

Ah, I know. Initially, we were planing to visit there in conjunction with Redlands Int'l show in May.

[mollycart1]

Originally Posted by cb977

So far it's:

Krull-Smith Orchids
Louis Del Favero Orchids
Plantio la Orquidea
Orquiven
Ritter’s Tropic 1
Featherstone Orchids
B &D Orchids
Byrd’s Orchids
Goodwin Orchids
Gross Orchids
June’s Orchid Estate
Hick’s Orchid Supplies



Smiley's is not a short trip from Spring Hill, takes about an hour and a half or so.

YAY!!!! Look at the list. Thank you !!!

I have already checked the distance to Smiley's. I have to go see her since she has been so nice and invited me to come see her when I am in Florida.

[Angurek]

Originally Posted by mollycart1

My other half and I are thinking about to visit his mother who lives in Spring Hill, FL in either October or November. This will be my very first trip to Florida. If so, I definately add an orchid show on "things to do" list along with visiting some orchid nurseries. It looks like that there will be a show on Oct 22-24 hosted by Tampa Orchid Club. I would like to get some feedback of the show from OB members who live around there and/or members of the OS.


Thank you.

Cool! As luck would have it, my birthday falls right in the middle of the October show (Oct. 23). If you went to the show on any of those days, I'd probably get to meet you, too.

We can have an OB get-together or something.

[cb977]

[mollycart1]

Absolutely !