Long Island Orchid Festival 2013

[LIVC]

Long Island Orchid Festival 2013
May 3 - 5, 2013
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park
9 AM to 5 PM

The Long Island Orchid Society will be holding its First Annual Long Island Orchid Festival on May 3 through 5, 2013 at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park. The festival will host numerous orchid vendors from around the world and include lectures from advanced orchid growers.
Admission to the Long Island Orchid Festival is FREE,
(Planting Fields Arboretum Parking $8 per car.)

Participating Vendors
Dragon Agro
Ecuagenera
(Deadline for preorders: April 13, 2013)
J&L Orchids
Kelley’s Korner Orchid Supplies
Mac’s Orchids
Mt. Prospect Orchids
Orchid Doctor
Orchidphile
Piping Rock Orchids

Artist and LIOS Member Nancy Wernersbach

Artist & LIOS Member Nancy Wernersbach will give an orchid painting demo 10am to 2pm Saturday at the Festival. She will raffle the finished painting—you could be the winner of an original piece of orchid art!

Event Lecture times and dates
To Be Announced

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is Long Island’s premier public arboretum and historic site located in Oyster Bay, New York. A former Gold Coast estate, the arboretum is comprised of 409 acres of greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths, and outstanding plant collections. The original historic estate buildings remain including the 65 room Tudor Revival mansion, Coe Hall, which is open for tours spring through fall. The grounds, landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts, are spectacularly beautiful year round.

More information can be found at: longislandorchidsociety.org

We hope to see you there!

[WhiteRabbit]

Sounds great!

[Bud]

Bring plenty of water, a hat/cap, sunblock, lunch, wear sneakers; I wouldn't wear flip flops or sandals; a light sweater/hoodie since it’s still chilly late afternoons. You can bring portable chairs too if you get tired of roaming the grounds or you just decide to lounge.
For Manhattanites who don’t own a car; I take the LIRR at Penn Station to Oyster Bay Station stop then avail of the free use of the train expo (Historic Trolley) and it will get you to the arboretum and several interesting spots.
The Historic Trolley meets all trains and provides a continuous loop to Sagamore Hill National Historic site, Planting Fields Arboretum, Theodore Roosevelt Bird & Animal Sanctuary, Young’s Memorial Cemetery, the Western Waterfront, downtown and back to the LIRR Station.
YEEY! I am finally going to meet my Ecuagenera friends in person!

[NYCorchidman]

Oh, I didn't know about the free train ride and took a call cab to the park last fall.

It is a very nice green place! I really enjoyed their selection of dahlia.

[LIVC]

Event Lecture times and dates
Saturday, May 4
11 AM - David Taft – Native orchids of Long Island
2 PM - Mac’s Orchids – Orchid growing 101, the basics of growing orchids
Sunday, May 5
12 PM - Growing orchids in the home
2 PM - Keeping your orchids healthy