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Originally Posted by windowsill

I'm hoping for more "rescues", but don't have the patience.
Gonna slap a piece of wood on top of this stand and start hunting for some bargain orchids.
Hopefully, with some advice from everyone here, I can assemble a beautiful display in the kitchen.

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

Outside of buying orchids at our orchid society meetings and orchid society shows, the two main stores from where I've obtained my orchids are Kroger and Trader Joe's. I buy the "Manager's Special" orchids that were marked down for a quick sale. I bought my Den. Phalaenopsis hybrid from Kroger a little over a year ago. Trader Joe's used to sell "exotic orchids", e.g. miltoniopsis, oncidium, odontoglossum, phaiocalanthe, etc., but they haven't carried them in a couple years. Lowes and Home Depot have been known to carry some hybrids of phalaenopsis, dendrobiums, cattleyas, and vandas; you can check with the store to see if they still have some left.

I want to encourage you to become a member of the Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society. They're very helpful and welcome new members. Incidentally, their next meeting is this coming Tuesday evening; 6P Beginners meeting and 7P Regular meeting with the topic being "What Your Orchid is Telling You". GCOS joins our orchid society once a year for our annual picnic and auction in June. Some of the members of GCOS are also members of our society. Click here for details about GCOS.

While I'm at it, I invite you to our orchid show a week from this Saturday and Sunday which starts at 10A. Click here for details. The Mid America Orchid Congress will be held concurrently; details are here. I'll be there both days so please hunt me down; ask around for Kay. Lastly, GCOS is having their orchid show at the end of this month. Details are here.