Utah Orchid Society

Reminder that the Utah Orchid Society does not have regular monthly meetings during the months of July and August.

We have Glen Decker of Piping Rock Orchids this month as our speaker. Glen will be giving his presentation titled: How to Grow Great Slipper Orchids. Glen is bringing orchids for sale.

We will be hosting Glen at The Dodo restaurant starting at 5:30 pm before the meeting. The Dodo restaurant is located at 1355 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City.

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Weyman Bussey will be presenting his talk titled: Fifty Showy Mexican Species, Where they come from and how they grow. Weyman has been infatuated with orchids since the age of 12. You do not want to miss this meeting, Weyman is a very entertaining and well regarded speaker.

We will be hosting Weyman at The Dodo restaurant starting at 5:30 pm before the meeting. The Dodo restaurant is located at 1355 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City.

Join the Utah Orchid Society in celebrating Spring with our Show themed “Forest Gems”. The Spring show is an AOS judged event and is being held at the Red Butte Garden located at 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Setup: Friday, April 4th, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Show Times: Saturday, April 5th, 9:00 am to 7:30 pm And Sunday, April 6th, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Note: This show is an exhibit show. Members and non-members are most welcome to exhibit plants in the society exhibit if you do not wish to create and setup an exhibit. Select "Orchid Show" in the Pages column to the right for additional information.

We have Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids as our speaker for the April meeting. Alan will be giving a talk titled: Understanding species/hybrids culture.

Note that April 7th is the first Monday of the month, not our typical second Monday of the month for meetings.

We have Thomas Mirenda coming in March for our regular monthly meeting. Tom has extensive knowledge on all aspects of orchids. Tom will be presenting his talk titled "The Smithsonian Orchid Collection". The presentation is a survey of the history of the Smithsonian orchid collection, who started it, how it flourished, its ups and downs, exhibitions, plans and goals for the future.

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We have Sydney Landreneau of the Denver Orchid Society coming for a visit to the Utah Orchid Society in February. Sydney is well know in the AOS judging community for her outstanding show exhibits and will be giving a presentation on The Do’s and Don’t s of Orchid Show Exhibits. She has seen many show exhibits and will be presenting various photographic examples and judges comments. Sydney is the current Denver show co-chair.

Remember, 2014 is an exhibit year for the Utah Orchid Society! The UOS has switched to having both the Spring And Fall shows be the same style for the year.

We will be hosting Sydney at The DoDo restaurant starting at 5:30 pm before the meeting. The DoDo restaurant is located at 1355 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City.

Fellow members Clint of Orchid Dynasty and Chad L. will be discussing the advantages and "how" of growing in an enclosure. Chad has numerous terrariums in orchid service and is an accomplished grower (Clint and Chad are AOS award level growers).

The society is planning on having dinner with Clint and Chad at The Sugarhouse Barbecue Company located at 880 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT starting at 5:30 pm. Join us if you can make it.

Happy Holiday Season. Hopefully things are going well and your orchids are not too cold. Remember our December Potluck and Auction is this coming Monday, December 9th, with setup like at 6:30 pm or so hoping to start at 7 pm. If you can not make it to the potluck, we try to have the auction start at 8 pm. Please bring an appetizer, side or dessert if coming to the potluck. Remember; bring bug free and interesting orchids for the auction. Hope to see you Monday.

Ron Midgett of New Earth Orchids (Sante Fe, NM) will be our speaker. Ron’s presentation is titled: The 2011 Taiwan International Orchid Show and Taipei Orchid Pavilion – A Peek Into the Orchid World of Taiwan.

Join other society members and Ron for dinner at 5:30pm at the Dodo Restaurant (1355 E 2100 S) before the meeting.

Ron will be bringing plants to sell. He is offering a 10% discount for preorders (contact Ron directly).