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Orchid Events of the San Francisco Bay Area (& More)
2018
September 15, 2018 Peninsula Orchid Society Auction Saturday, 11:30 Bidder Pre-Registration, 12:30 pm Plant Previews, Auction starts at 1 pm - 5pm, or until plants are gone. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo CA. www.penorchidsoc.org or find them on Facebook.
On-Going Fall Orchid Sale Joe Santy Cymbidium Sales "I am offering free shipping on orders of $100.00 or more, as well as sale prices on many exceptional plants that you may want to add to your collection. I have included many award winning and show bench cymbidiums as well as peloric and splash petalvarieties. Many of these plants are not available that often, so act now if you are interersted. Supplies are limited. Please check out wat is avialable in the Shopping area at www.SantyOrchids.com.
September 21, 2018 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers - Our 1st Meeting of the Cym Growing Season ! Friday, 7:30 PM, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. All are welcome to come listen to and see this great slideshow presentation (See the Next Meeting page). Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at their website www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrower.com, or their Facebook Page. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #San Mateo #growingbetter #mastergardeners #orchidlecturer #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
Sept 22, 2018 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Present the Marron Honigman Orchid Collection Sale. Saturday 9 am - 2pm, 2351 Alto Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA consisting of over 800 high quality Cymbidiums. Marron was an avid collector of the best of the best when it came to Orchids, especially Cymbidiums. The plants have been cleaned and spriayed and many have been repotted and tested for virus. This is an opportunity to pick up some phenomenal plants with everything priced to sell! There are NO PRE-SALES. Come early for best selection & CARPOOL AS PARKING IS SPARSE. See Attached PDF for map and more directions.
September 22, 2018 California Orchids Fall Sale Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm. Bolinas. Call Mary Nisbet directly to find the latest dates for their sales events (415) 868-0203-, www.CaliforniaOrchids.com.
September 26, 2018 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society - First Meeting of the Cymbidium Season Wednesday, 7:30pm. Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merrit, 666 Bellevue Dr., Oakland. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of great plants! Steve Beckendorf will be speaking on an interesting lecture of the "Diversification of the Orchid Species". For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page of their website at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or Facebook at GoldGateCymbidiumGrowers. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #Oakland #growingbetter #mastergardeners #gardening #orchidlecturer #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
September 29 - 30, 2018 Fascination of Orchids International Show and Sale Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, South Coast Plaza Village 1621 West Sunflower, Santa Ana (across from South Coast Plaza). Orchid Plants from local area growers of very notable collectors. Proceeds willbe donated to the Orchid Conservation Alliance to Preserving Orchids and their habitats. Check them out at http://ocorchidshow.com/.
October 5, 2018 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
October 19, 2018 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. All are welcome to come listen to and see this great slideshow presentation (See the Next Meeting page). Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at their website, www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrower.com, or their Facebook Page. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #San Mateo #growingbetter #mastergardeners #orchidlecturer #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
October 19–21, 2018 The Huntington Botanical Gardens Annual International Orchid Show & Sale Friday - Sunday 10 am to 5pm. Celebrate the amazing diversity of orchids—a vast family of more than 22,000 species in 880 genera—as hundreds of exotic blooms compete for honors at The Huntington’s 3rd annual International Orchid Show and Sale. The event will showcase lush displays by local and regional orchid societies and international growers, and vendors will have a wide range of orchid plants and related merchandise for sale. General admission. www.huntington.org/orchidshow/, or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/462109490811525/.
October 23, 2018 Marin Orchid Society Fall Auction Silent Auction Tuesday at 6:30 PM, followed by live auction at 7 PM. Marin Art and Garden Center (MAGC), 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, CA.Wine, cheese and other refreshments provided! Auction paddle fee. http://www.marinorchidsociety.com.
October 24, 2018 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting Wednesday, 7:30pm. Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merrit, 666 Bellevue Dr., Oakland. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page of their website at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or Facebook at GoldGateCymbidiumGrowers. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #Oakland #growingbetter #mastergardeners #gardening #orchidlecturer #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
October TBD (28 - 29, 2017) D & D Flowers Annual Fall Open House Saturday - Sunday 9am - 3pm. 169 1st Avenue, Daly City, CA 94014. Dennis Olivas's D&D Flowers is not open to the public except during his spring and fall scheduled open houses. Greenhouse is on the right hand side of the 3rd house with the red garage and a sign reading Demattei Nursery. Enter the gate of the chain link fence with red lattice on the left hand side of the red garage. Attached is a PDF of Dennis' directions. You may be able to contact him through his Facebook page. This a residual notice from their last event, and they have not contacted this website as to the status of their plans for this year.
November 2, 2018 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
November 3 - 4, 2018 Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Fall Open House & Annual Silent Auction Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 4 PM. 1250 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. Laelia anceps Parade. Mexican laelias. Beginning of the budding cymbidium season, especially the tracyanum species and hybrids. Then their Annual Silent Auction is held every year in conjunction with the Fall Open House. This gives the opportunity to bid on first-releases of select and newly awarded cultivars, rare plants, and glorious specimens. The auction list should become available the beginning of October, so make sure you are signed up ahead of time - call or register at http://sborchid.com/auction.php. For more information, call 800-553-3387-, or check their website at http://www.sborchid.com/events.php
November 3 - 4, 2018 Cal-Orchids Fall Open House Sat - Sun 9 AM - 4 PM. 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. "It's our chance to say hello and thank you to our long-standing, loyal customers. Please stop by and join in on the fun no matter whether you are a seasoned veteran or a brand new orchid grower. You'll love our cyms with budding spike development and the spiking Mexican Laelia anceps and their hybrids you've all come to love, and many more." E-mail at calorchid@cox.net, see their website at www.calorchid.com or their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Cal-Orchid-169676309716174/.
November TBD (10 - 11, 2017) Carmel Orchid Society Fall Orchid Festival Saturday - Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 4590 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel. Gorgeous Orchids, Tons of Stuff, Silent Auction, Potting Demonstrations, Answers to Orchid Questions. www.carmelorchidsociety.org .
November 16, 2018 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. All are welcome to come listen to and see this great slideshow presentation (See the Next Meeting page). Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at their website www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrower.com, or their Facebook Page. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #San Mateo #growingbetter #mastergardeners #orchidlecturer #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
November 17 - 18, 2018 Orchid Society of Santa Barbara "Orchid Safari" Show and Sale Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 3 PM. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbar,CA 93105. AOS, CSA and Ribbon Judging; Spectacular Orchid Displays, and Beautiful Orchid Sales! Info at www.OrchidSB.org.
November 28, 2018 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting Wednesday, 7:30pm. Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merrit, 666 Bellevue Dr., Oakland. We meet this month AFTER Thanksgiving on the 4th Wednesday of the month. For Guest Speaker Information, see Next Meeting page on their website at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. Or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fast498449/. #orchids #flowers #SF #Oakland #cymbidiums #growingbetter #mastergardeners #lecturer #class .
December, 2018 Orchid Design Holiday Orchid Sales and Arrangements Weekends only 10-4 pm, or by appointment on week days. Call (408) 947-0486-, email Angelique and Dave at services@orchidesign.com. Website, www.orchidesign.com.
December TBD (2, 2017) Casa de las Orquideas Annual Open House, 2017 was a ONE DAY ONLY EVENT ! Saturday 9 AM- 3 PM. 170 South Nardo Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075. Lots of new cymbidium seedlings & meristems are waiting to make their debut ! There may be special guest growers like last year. Parking is limited, so consider carpooling. Visit them at www.orquideas.com, or http://www.orquideas.com/openhouse1.html, email casa@orquideas.com, or call Karl or Miki Batchman at (858) 755-7572-.
December 7, 2018 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Holiday Party Potluck Friday 7pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
December 19, 2018 The Golden Gate Cymbidium Society AUCTION & Holiday Potluck Dinner Wednesday at 6:00 pm. 
Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Members bring some of their best cymbidiums (and other orchid genera ALSO) as donations for this incredible auction. If you are coming to the dinner as well, please remember to also bring enough food to share with 6-8 other people for the potluck dinner. See photos for some fantastic plants on their website (Auction potluck page). www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. #auction #orchids #cymbidiums #flowers #orchidauction #SFBayArea #Oakland #buycymbidiums #mastergardeners #orchiddeals #growgrowgrow.
December 21, 2018 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Joint Holiday Potluck Dinner Meeting with the Peninsula Orchid Society Friday, 7:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. For more info, see their Next Meeting page. www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com. #cymbidiums #orchids #sfbayarea #sanmateo #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow
2019
January 4, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
January TBD (6, 2018) Mariposa Gardens Winter Festival Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Ron Hill probably has some of the last Tony Velardi cymbidium seedlings available, Special Show Pricing, Come early for best Selection! His Open Houses generally are second Saturday of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. or www.MariposaGarden.com.
January TBD (12 - 14, 2018) The 63rd Paphiopedilum Guild Meeting & Show Sat - Sun 9 am. Unknown location!! Friday is AOS Judging and Meet and Greet Dinner, Two Days of Noted Speakers, Displays, Nurseries to visit, and SALES! https://sites.google.com/site/paphiopedilumguild/.
January 18, 2019 The Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Cymbidium Auction Previews at 6:00 PM, Auction starts at 7:00 PM Sharp. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Click here Auction details, and to print out the Auction Catalogue (after 1/8/18), Rules and Guidelines. To see photos of plant entries, click on our First of 3 Photo Pages ! Bring your cash, checks, boxes and bags! FREE Admission and Parking, but get there EARLY as parking is limited. Click here to print copies of the postcard. www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com. #Auction #orchids #cymbidiums #orchidauction #sfbayarea #sanmateo #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchiddeals
January 23, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting Wednesday 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For Speaker info, see Next Meeting Page at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
January 26 - 27, 2019 Peninsula Orchid Society Show & Sale Sat - Sun 10 AM - 5 PM. Community Activities Building, 1400 Rosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, CA. Incredible show of every orchid species and hybrid available !! Great vendor Sales! Admission Fee. Free parking. Bring your cart, cameras, cash or checkbook. www.penorchidsoc.org, and www.facebook.com/Peninsula-Orchid-Society-of-San-Mateo-California-143013275763301/
January 4, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
February TBD (3, 2018) Mariposa Gardens Spring Festival Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Ron Hill probably still has some of the last Tony Velardi cymbidium seedlings available, Special Show Pricing, Come early for best Selection! His Open Houses generally are second Saturday of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. www.MariposaGarden.com.
February TBD 2019 Diablo Views Orchid Society Show & Sale Saturday - Sunday 10am - 5 pm. First Lutheran Church, 4000 Concord Blvd. Concord, CA 94519. www.dvos.org, see Upcoming Events. This a residual notice from their last event, and they have not contacted this website as to the status of their plans for this year..
February 15, 2019 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For Speaker details, click on the Next Meeting page, at their website at www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com, or see them on www.facebook.com/GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers/. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #sanmateo #gardening #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchiddeals #orchidraffles
February 22 - 24, 2019) The San Francisco Orchid Society is pleased to announce the 67th Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition. Thursday Gala Event 6 - 9:30pm; Friday & Saturday 9am - 6pm; Sunday 10am - 5pm, Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. There was a 2018 Gala Opening Preview Night on Thursday Feb 22, 2018 from 6:00 - 9:30 PM. Advance discounted tickets will be on sale online at their dedicated POE website: http://pacorchidexpo.org/tickets/. There is an admission fee Friday - Sunday. Shuttle Service for parking. Call the San Francisco Orchid Society Hotline (415) 665-2468-. See them on Facebook & www.orchidsanfrancisco.org.
February TBD (24, 2018) The Orchid Conservation Alliance 2018 Conservation Dinner Saturday 6 - 9:30 pm, Conservatory of Flowers, 100 John F. Kennedy Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Dr. Franco Pupulin, of the Lankester Botanical Garden in Costa Rica will be the keynote speaker at this prestigious event. Gala Event Tickets are $100 per person, contact Mary@OrchidConservationAlliance.org. www.OrchidConservationAlliance.org.
February 27, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For speaker info, see their Next Meeting Page of www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or see them on Facebook/GoldGateCymbidiumSociety/. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #landscaping #growgrowgrow #Buyorchids #buycymbidiums
March 4, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
March 1, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society "Volunteers Show & Sale Set-Up" Friday, 12 Noon. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Do you have any cute theme ideas we could use for our Show and Sale ? We need as many members to help volunteer to set up benches, lights, plants and displays, see info at http://goldengatecymbidiumsociety.com/orchid_show_and_sale . Our Volunteers' help is much appreciated. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #orchidshow #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #volunteers
March TBD (3 - 4, 2018) Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Show & Sale Sat - Sun 10 AM - 4 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Free Admission. Beautiful Cymbidiums and Lovely Orchid Displays, best that can be seen here in Northern California! Great chance to buy from some great orchid vendors!! Fantastic Orchid Plant Purchases! Raffle Prizes. Classes like "Learn How to Repot Your Overgrown Orchid"! See details on their Annual Orchid Show page on the web at GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GoldGateCymbidiumSociety/.
After the Show, there is SO MUCH TO DO HERE AT LAKE MERRITT! You can take Mom and the kids to the Gardens at Lake Merritt where the Show is being held, Chldren's Fairyland, the Lake Merrit Wildlife Sanctuary Center and watch everyone's eyes light up at all the birds!), and try the Lake Merrit Boating Center to rent a paddle boat, sailboat or kayak for a few hours! Or just bring sandwiches or dim sum and enjoy a leisurely lunch under a big old oak tree, or at one of the old temple pergolas around the lake! #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #orchidshow #orchidsale #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #buyorchids #buycymbidiums.
March TBD (3, 2018) Mariposa Gardens Plant Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Ron Hill probably has some of the last Tony Velardi cymbidium seedlings available, Special Show Pricing, Come early for best Selection ! His Open Houses generally are second Saturday of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-, www.MariposaGarden.com.
March TBD (10 - 11, 2017) Napa Valley Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale Friday, Judging and Vendor Sales, 7 PM; Saturday - Sun 10 AM - 4 PM. www.NV-OS.org; or their Facebook Page. This a residual notice from their 2017 show and sale. They have not contacted this website as to the status for this year's show.
March 9, 2018 Malihini Orchid Society Meeting Friday, Setup starts at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm. San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Room #120. www.Malihini.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
March 22 - 24, 2019 The 74th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show Fri - Sun, 9 am to 5 pm. Admission. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Exhibit Hall, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA. (Highway 101 at Las Positas Road). This is the BIG ORCHID SHOW! Admission and parking fees. For info, call (805) 969-5746- or visit them on Facebook or www.sborchidshow.com.
March TBD (23, 2019) The 44th Annual Cymbidium Society of America Congress Saturday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Last held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. International Speakers from Australia and the USA on cymbidium & paphiopedilum subjects! The fee includes access to the Show all 3 days, lectures, breakfast, lunch, special cocktail party, special plant auction, a gala dinner banquet, a free plant, and more! Really great orchid value! http://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium-congress.
March TBD (22 - 24, 2019) Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Annual Spring Open House Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 4 PM. 1250 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. Established in 1957, it is amazing for the 5 acres of the various species of cymbidiums, cattleyas, and umpteen thousands of orchids! Must see on the orchid tour! More like family, than a business. For more info, call 800-553-3387-, or http://www.sborchid.com/events.php.
March TBD (22 - 24, 2019) Cal-Orchids Spring Open House Fri - Sun 9 AM - 5 PM. 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. Incredible and unique orchid breeding of Lots of different orchid species & varieties. Call James or Lauris Rose at 805 967-1312-, e-mail calorchid@cox.net, or see their website at http://www.calorchid.com .
March 15, 2019 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Tonight's Speaker,? For more Info, click on that month's Next Meeting page, at www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com. Also, look for them on Facebook. #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #sanmateo #mastergardeners #gardening #landscaping #growgrowgrow #Buyorchids #buycymbidiums
March TBD (17, 2018) California Orchids Sale Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm. Bolinas. Rain or Shine, they have an indoor area where their orchids are! Call Mary Nisbet directly for more information (415) 868-0203-, or www.CaliforniaOrchids.com.
March TBD (17 - 18, 2018) Malihini Orchid Society Orchid Sale Saturday 10 am - 6pm; Sunday 10 am - 5pm. Their location has NOW been changed to an Indoor area, the former Lyfe's Kitchen, Suite 5, 19399 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014. Look for the Big Orange Patio Umbrellas in front. Look for the FREE Parking Garage past the end of the building of the Lazy Dog Bar (make a left), They are in a different area from last year's location. Check their latest updates on Facebook at ORCHIDinSANJOSE, or www.Malihini.org.
March TBD (23 - 25, 2018) San Joaquin Orchid Society Orchid Fest Friday - Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. Sherwood Mall, 5308 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA. Orchid Judging, Sales, Repotting Demonstrations. For more info, contact Patty Reece, 209-824-2300-, or patty@mynewyorkdiamonds.com. Their new website is at www.sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org, or check Facebook. This is a residual notice from their last event. They have not contacted this website as to the status of their 2019 plans. You may have to search Google.com both for web and images to find info on this event.
March 27, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. For more info, click on the Next Meeting Page. Or see www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, and like us on www.facebook.com/GoldGateCymbidiumSociety ! #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidslideshow
April 5, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
April TBD (6 - 8, 2018) Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale Friday, Sales: 12 PM - 9 PM. Show & Sales: Saturday 9 AM - 9 PM, Sunday 11AM - 5 PM. Westgate Shopping Mall, 1600 Saratoga Avenue (at Prospect Avenue), San Jose. Great opportunity to buy orchids early for Mother's Day weekend! Orchid Judging! Free Admission and Parking. See their Facebook, or website at www.santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org/. This is a residual notice from their last event. They have not contacted this website as to the status of their 2019 plans. You may have to search Google.com to find info on this event.
April TBD (7, 2018) Mariposa Gardens Season Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm, 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Ron Hill has some of the last Tony Velardi cymbidium seedlings available. And he may have some of the cool Joe Santy seedlings also. Come early for best Selection! His Open Houses generally are the First (1st) or Second (2nd) Saturday of the month, January through April. Contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-, email him at mariposagarden13@gmail.com, or www.MariposaGarden.com. FB: www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/.
April 12, 2019 Malihini Orchid Society Meeting Friday, Setup starts at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm. San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Room #120. Meetings are the 2nd Friday evening of the month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of members' blooming orchids, interesting orchid Speaker and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! More info, see www.Malihini.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
April TBD (14 - 15, 2018) Annual Central Coast Orchid Show & Sale Friday Preview Benefit, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Regular Show Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 5 pm. South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande. Five Cities Orchid Society, will feature exhibits from the show vendors and local orchid societies. General Admission is $5. Children 12 and under are free.Door prizes, Demonstrations, Plant Doctors. A weekend opportunity drawing will benefit the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center. An Orchid Show Preview Benefit for the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center will be held Friday evening, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, www.dunescenter.org or by calling 805-929-5749-. or http://www.fcos.org/index.php/2013-five-cities-orchid-society-annual-orchid-show.
April TBD (14 - 15, 2018) Sacramento Orchid Society 71st Orchid Show & Exotic Plant Sale Saturday 10 AM- 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM. http://sacramentoorchids.org/orchidshow, or, Facebook/sacramento orchids.
April TBD (19, 2019) Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers "Volunteers Come and Help Show & Sale Set-Up" Friday, 12 Noon. Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, CA. We need as many members to help volunteer to set up benches, lights, plants and displays, tonight AND the weekend. http://www.goldcoastcymbidiumgrowers.com/orchid_show__sale . Your help is much appreciated.
April TBD (20 - 21, 2019) Annual Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Show and Sale 10 am to 4pm. Redwood City Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, CA. Free Parking, $5 Admission. The MOST Beautiful Cymbidiums & Extensive Orchid Displays that can be seen in Northern California! Fantastic Orchid Plant Purchases! Super Raffle Prizes. Classes like "Learn How to Repot Your Overgrown Orchid"! See details on the Annual Orchid Show website page, www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com, or see their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers/.
April TBD (21, 2018) Mariposa Gardens Tons of Blooms Extra Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm, 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Joe Santy emailed everyone, "So many plants from in bloom and spike, prompted this special Extra Sale!Hundreds of first-bloom cymbidiums in spike, and the blooming season is still going strong! Haven't had a year like this where cymbidiums might be available for Mother's Day! Your chance to get some newly released seedlings in bloom or spike! Special pricing for those that show up in person (5 plants for $100.00, normally $25.00 each). See attached Flyer. Normally, the First (1st) or Second (2nd) Saturday of the month, January through April. Contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-, email him at mariposagarden13@gmail.com, or www.MariposaGarden.com. Facebook, www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/.
April 24, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Our April Speaker will be Dr. Ken Jacobsen will be speaking of the"The American Orchid Society Cymbidium Awards and Why We Should Care About Them". He will also provide the Raffle Table, usually awesome cymbidiums and sometimes other species. For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page of www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or Facebook at GoldGateCymbidiumSociety. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
May 3, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Check out their upcoming meeting, Email look at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening
May TBD (11 - 12, 2019) Orchid Society of California Mother's Day Show and Sale Sat & Sun 10 AM - 5 PM, Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Dr, Lake Merritt, Oakland. Should be a gorgeous Spring Day to take Mom out for a Day for Orchids. Display of all sorts of incredible Species and hybrids! Orchid Sales! Plant Raffles, a great way to get started in orchids. Cultural Classes on repotting and orchid re-growing! FREE ADMISSION! After the Show, there is SO MUCH TO DO HERE AT LAKE MERRITT! You can take Mom and the kids to the Gardens at Lake Merritt where the Show is being held, Chldren's Fairyland, the Lake Merrit Wildlife Sanctuary Center and watch everyone's eyes light up at all the birds!), and try the www.OrchidSocietyOfCA.org. #orchidshow #orchidsale #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #buyorchids
May 17, 2019 Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers - Last Meeting for the Cymbidium Season, Speaker and Potluck Dinner! Friday, 5:30 PM. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Members will be celebrating a very successful Orchid Show and Sale with an awesome Member Potluck Dinner, and Pierre Pujol will be speaking! See the Next Meeting Page. If you are interested in cymbidiums, dont be shy, come anyway, bring a dish to share with 8-10 people, meet some intersting people and maybe you will have enought to drink you'll sign up and JOIN AS A MEMBER !! More more info, see them on Facebook, or their website www.GoldCoastCymbidiumGrowers.com . #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #SanMateo #orchidfriendspotluckdinner
May TBD (19, 2018) Casa de las Orquideas Annual Super Seedling Sale Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM. 170 South Nardo Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075. IN PERSON ONLY! www.orquideas.com, casa@orquideas.com.
May 22, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting, Lecture and Raffle! Wednesday, 7:30pm. Lakeside Garden Center, Lake Merrit, 666 Bellevue Dr., Oakland. Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, members snacks and a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page of www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, Facebook at GoldGateCymbidiumGrowers. #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
June TBD (2, 2018) Orange County Branch CSA Annual Auction Wednesday 6:30 PM. First Christian Church, Burbank, CA 91501. Auction Preview & Bidder Registration starts at 1:00 PM. See their Facebook page, and their website at http://www.orchidssc.org/ossc_orchid_auction.aspx. This a residual notice from their last sale, and they have not contacted this website as to the status of their plans for this year.
June TBD (June 9, 2018) Orchid Digest Speakers Day Saturday. Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA. Renown Guest Lecturers (Brandom Tam, Mary Gerritson, Phyllis Prescia, Steve Hampton, & Norman Fang. Several orchid Vendors. $65 Early Paid Admission includes lectures and dinner included, $75 at the door. For more info, reserve online at www.orchiddigest.com/speaker-day.html. Or contact Simone Friend at simonef@reagan.com or call (562) 431-1247. When contacting by email, please include phone number, email address and mailing address. Space is limited so don’t wait to make your reservation.
June TBD (16 - 17, 2018) D & D Summer Open House, Plant Sale Saturday - Sunday 9am - 3pm at 169 1st Avenue, Daly City, CA 94014. Dennis Olivas's D&D Orchids & Flowers is not open to the public except during his spring and fall scheduled open houses. The Greenhouse is on the right hand side of the 3rd house with the red garage and a sign reading Demattei Nursery. Enter the gate of the chain link fence with red lattice on the left hand side of the red garage. Attached is a document with better directions: PDF of Dennis' directions. You may be able to contact him through his Facebook page.
June TBD (22 - 24, 2018) Andy's Orchids Summer Open House Friday - Sunday 10 am - 4 pm. 734 Ocean View Ave. Encinitas, CA. Andy's Orchids has a huge inventory of orchids in Southern California, and is famous for having access to unique orchid species. In keeping with Andy's Orchids tradition, all Orchid Society members attending their Open House, who bring a copy of their ad (paper or digital), will receive a free orchid plant as a token of Andy's appreciation for people that participate in their local societies. Click on the underlined open house flyer link here, or on the photo to the left, and print your ad; or save this page to show to the cashiers. Who knows what they will accept? Try them all. But only one per customer / orchid society member! andysorchids.com.
June 26, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society 
AUCTION & Summer Potluck Dinner Wednesday at 6:00 pm. Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland. Members bring some of their best cymbidiums (and other orchid genera ALSO) as donations for this incredible auction. If you are coming to the dinner as well, please remember to also bring enough food to share with 6-8 other people for the potluck dinner. See photos for some fantastic plants on their website (Auction potluck page). www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. #auction #orchids #cymbidiums #flowers #orchidauction #SFBayArea #Oakland #buycymbidiums #mastergardeners #orchiddeals #growgrowgrow.
July TBD (13 - 15, 2018) Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Summer Open House Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 4 PM. 1250 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. Great place for allorchid species ad some seedlings! For more information, call 800-553-3387-, or check out their website at http://www.sborchid.com/events.php.
July TBD (13 - 15, 2018) Cal-Orchid's Summer Hummer Open House Fri - Sun 9 AM - 5 PM. 1251 Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. calorchid@cox.net, website, http://www.calorchid.com, or www.facebook.com/Cal-Orchid-169676309716174/ .
July TBD (21 - 22, 2018) Orchids in the Park Show & Sale Sat - Sun 10 AM- 5 PM. San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA. Admission $5 and less. Call 415-665-6079- or visit the website at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org for information and directions. There will be bunches of vendors from around the country, and a large display area in the center of the show. Please help the SFOS get the word out by “liking” https://www.facebook.com/San-Francisco-Orchid-Society-150623501678349/ .
July TBD (20 - 21, 2018) International Phalenopsis Alliance Symposium. The IPA will hold its 2018 Symposium at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. See their website at www.phal.org/symposium.htm. The symposium Facebook page is at www.facebook.com/groups/856618421185108/about/.
July TBD (28, 2018) California Sierra Nevada Judging Center of the American Orchid Society, Speakers Day. Saturday 9am - 5pm. Odd Fellows Hall, 1831 Howe Ave, Sacramento. Tickets $10 in advance, $30 at the door for sponsoring societies or AOS members; and $30 General Admission. For Guest Speakers: http://www.csnjc.org.
August TBD (1, 2018) Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society Fall Auction Wednesday 7 PM. 11540 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose. Lots of good deals and the excitement of an auction. Brings lots of bags and boxes. As per their Facebook event calender. See their website at www.santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org , or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053/
August TBD (9, 2018) Diablo Views Orchid Society Annual Auction Thursday 7:15 pm, Contra Costa Water District 1331 Concord Ave, Concord. This fundraiser is an event where healthy plants will be auctioned off for the benefit of the Diablo Views Orchid Society. All proceeds will go toward their expenses, i.e. speakers and especially their upcoming orchid show in February 2019. See their August newsletter or website for more details, www.dvos.org.
August TBD (25, 2018) End of the Summer Community Orchid Sale Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, Mary Gerritsen's, 541 Parrott Drive, San Mateo. Orchid Plants from local area growers of very notable collectors. Proceeds willbe donated to the Orchid Conservation Alliance to Preserving Orchids and their habitats. Check them out at www.orchidconservationalliance.org.
September 76, 2019 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday 7:30 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. There will be an Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow ordemonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Carol Klonowski speaking about the World Orchid Conference when it was held in Ecuador.Check out their upcoming meetings at their website at www.SantaCruzOrchidSociety.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-Orchid-Society-317014525104872. #santa cruz #orchids #lecture #beach gardening .
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