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I finally joined my local orchid society
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After years of making excuses of not having the time or not feeling like I have anything to contribute or not having enough experience with orchids etc....I went to my first orchid society meeting :shock:
I enjoyed the program and the other members were very friendly and knowledgeable! I was delighted! They had lots of plants that the members brought for all of us to "judge". There was a small auction and a raffle as well. They even had coffee and treats :biggrin: Of course I did not come home empty handed: C. intermedia var. orlata 'Rio' Paph. (Otogozen x Wenshanense) 'Big Baloon' x Paph. Tokyo Black Coel. ochracea 'Fishing Creek' CCM/AOS After seeing me walk in with these beauties my hubby said: "Looks like you fit right in!" :rofl: |
nice pickups. the paph rules.
I need to take your example and haul myself off to the local meeting as well. Too bad it's 2 hours away from home :( |
Good for you. I've never attended an OS meeting, but I'd like to...some day. I keep procrastinating.
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Joining my local OS was the best thing I could have done. I have made so many friends, gotten involved from that night and learned sooo much. I won't mention all the new chids that seem to follow me home from most meetings. The only thing I had to decide was which OS to join, since there were 3 within 30 minutes of me. After attending a meeting of the one closest to me I never made it to the others. I was so welcomed. Actually some of our members are also members of the other 2 societies.
When in doubt...check them out!! :) |
Beautiful photos. Glad to hear that you had a good experience at your OS. I love the Mass OS - they're great folks.
-J |
That was a very good decision! When I first joined I was very apprehensive, and it took me a while not to feel intimidated. Now I just shake my head that I ever felt that way. I'd recommend joining to every one interested in growing orchids. After all it's the people who make the society, and everybody has growing orchids in common.
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Good for you. It is always great to chat with people face to face about the wonderful addiction.
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I went to my first meeting and found the people to be very helpful and fun. Sure, there were some "heavy-hitters" there that grow thousands upon thousands of orchids, but there were also your average hobbyists that only had a few.
All in all, it was a wealth of information for me - and such pretty displays of flowers, lol... |
Orchid society meetings are great fun. It's kind of like AA, you feel like you finally found a group of people who understand your addiction. I really like that C. intermedia.
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Glad you finally joined. My hubby has taken to coming with me- we're in deep do-do if he starts buying, too.
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