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Orchid Events of the San Francisco Bay Area (& Beyond) in a COVID-19 World
2020
October 28, 2020 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting "Pesticides: Killing What's Killing Your Orchids" by Bill Weaver Club members will have received their digital IDs & passwords and ID in their emails 2 days and just before the meeting starts; or email goldengatecymbidiumsociety@yahoo.com if you would like to attend this digital meeting Wednesday, 7:30pm. They meet on the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, AND this time with door prizes of orchid plants for Club Members who stay 'till the end of the meeting! For more speaker info, see their Next Meeting Page of their website at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or their Facebook page at GoldGateCymbidiumSociety. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #Oakland #growingbetter #mastergardeners #gardening #orchidlecture #orchidclass #orchidraffle.
October 31, 2020 Orchid Digest Magazine International Speakers Day Saturday 12:30-5 pm EDT. All the Speakers will be Live via a Webinar, A Virtual Experience. Speakers will have shows on "My 10 Favorite Afican Orchids", "Orchids in Nature in Colombia", "Orchids as Guides to the Conservation of Unique Biodiversity", and "Beautiful Brazilian Mountains (and the Orchids that Grow There)". $30 Registration fee, All registrants will be entered in a raffle for prizes donated by their sponsors, and for memberships/renewals to the Orchid Digest Magazine. Brochure information can be found here: http://penorchidsoc.org/images/OD2020.pdf . To register for the event: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9204476238212594445 .
November 3, 2020 San Francisco Orchid Society Monthly Meeting "John Russell McCallen speaks On Going the Distance: Successfully Relocating Your Orchid Collection". RSVP ahead of time, to be able to get onto their Zoom digital online meeting (https://www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/monthly-meeting.html) . Tuesday 6:30 pm They meet the 1st Tuesday of the month. 7pm Announcements & Show & Tell; 8pm Lecture begins; 8:45pm Opportunity Table Drawing. There will be local orchid news, Members' Orchid Plants Show and Tell, an interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, several Credit Gift Cards, each worth about $20 to Tiny Jungle! For more information, see their website at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org; or www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety.
November (7 - 8, 2020) Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Annual Silent Auction
Although their Open House Sale weekend is cancelled; you can still order plants & you can arrange to still pickup plants outside their gates. AND the Silent Auction will still continue. Check their website for further info. 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 (7 - 8, 2020) Cal-Orchids Fall Open House There is no reference on their sites that this event will be happening at this time. 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 13, 2020 Malihini Orchid Society Meeting They ask that you contact them & RSVP ahead of time, to be able to attend their digital online meeting. Friday 7pm. Meetings are normally the 2nd Friday evening of the month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of members' blooming orchids, interesting orchid Speaker and slideshow, and free raffle tickets for orchids are drawn for club members who stay until the end for the drawing! See www.Malihini.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
November 13, 2020 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Monthly Meeting They ask that you contact them & RSVP ahead of time, to be able to attend their digital online meeting. Friday 7:30 pm There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration! 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 13 - 14, 2020 Carmel Orchid Society Fall Orchid Market Friday and Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM. Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923 They will have lots of orchid and plant vendors under the breezeway at the Church; Masks are required. Lots of parking. Potting Demos. Orchid Talks. http://www.carmelorchidsociety.org/ .
November (17 - 18, 2018) Orchid Society of Santa Barbara Show and Sale CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR . Sat 8 AM - 5 PM, Sun 9 AM - 3 PM. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara,CA 93105. AOS, CSA and Ribbon Judging; Spectacular Orchid Displays, and Beautiful Orchid Sales! Info at www.OrchidSB.org. Or Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/Orchid-Society-of-Santa-Barbara-185769621457135/
November 20, 2020 Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:15 PM. Members will have receive email notices with the digital Online ID information and passcode. Non-Members & interested new members can ask to attend meetings by clicking at the bottom of http://www.goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org/next-meeting.html. Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of member's currently in bloom orchids, an interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, and door prizes from an Opportunity Table of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at their New Website at www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org, or their Facebook Page. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #San Mateo #growingbetter #mastergardeners #orchidlecturer #orchidclass
November 21, 2020 American Orchid Society’s Pacific Central Judging Center Monthly Orchid Judging. NOT MEETING AT THIS TIME Saturday, 9 am. Fioli Visitor Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Meetings are ususally the 3rd SATURDAY of the month. This new partnership establishes a series of monthly orchid judging and educational programming at Filoli. View beautiful blooming orchids, learn about orchid care, and have Your Own Orchids Judged! Bring your blooming plant by 9AM. Stay to observe the judging, and stay for the Talk from a noted Orchid Speaker. While admission to the Fioli Visitor Center for the AOS Orchid Judging and Lectures are FREE, there is a seperate fee to View and Tour the Fioli House and Gardens. For more information, click on: https://www.paccentraljc.org/. Questions, contact Jim Heilig at heiligja@msu.edu. #Orchids #AOS Orchid Judging #Fioli #FREE Orchid Lecture #Flowers #Master Gardeners #Woodside #San Mateo County
November TBD (18 - 22, 2019) Sunset Valley Orchid's Once A Year Customer Appreciation Sale. UNKNOWN IF THIS IS STILL TO BE HELD Monday - Thursday Only. Customers on their Mailing List, get 20% discount: If you are an American Orchid Society member (me, too!), you get more of another discount! And order as a Society or a Whole Lotta Friends, and get a Big Group Discount! Go to www.SunsetValleyOrchids.com, or jon their mailing list to get their special customer discount code, and submit your AOS member number to get that discount. Soooo Easy! Contact Fred Clarke and Carlos Lopez at (760) 310-0778, email FredClarke@att.net.
November 18, 2020 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting Club members will have received their digital IDs & passwords and ID in their emails 2 days and just before the meeting starts; or text 408.316.0677 for more info. Wednesday, 7:30pm. They meet on the 4th Wednesday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidiums and other orchids, interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, AND this time with door prizes of orchid plants for Zoom attendees who stay 'till the end of the meeting! For more speaker info, see their Next Meeting Page of their website at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com, or their Facebook page at GoldGateCymbidiumSociety. #cymbidiums #orchids #flowers #Oakland #SFBayArea #growingbetter #mastergardeners #gardening #orchidlecture #orchid class #orchidraffle.
November TBD (22, 2019) Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society Holiday Potluck Dinner and Meeting NOT MEETING IN PERSON AT THIS TIME, CHECK THEIR FB TO SEE CHANGES. Friday, 6 pm, doors open to set up. Shepard Garden & Art Center, 3330 McKinley Park Blvd. Sacramento CA. Holiday Potluck Dinner Speaker will be Jeff Trimble on cool season care for your orchids. They will have no December Meeting. For more info, www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums. #cymbidiums #sacramento #orchidclass .
December 1 - 30, 2020 Orchid Design Holiday Sale Orchids for amateur and advance growers! Exotic & fragrant orchids; Rare Species and Hybrids; Hot to Cool growing Orchids; https://orchidesign.myshopify.com/; Phone order: (408) 476-715; or email services@orchidesign.com.
December 1, 2020 San Francisco Orchid Society Monthly Meeting "_______" RSVP ahead of time, to be able to get onto their Zoom digital online meeting (https://www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/monthly-meeting.html) . Tuesday 6:30 pm They meet the 1st Tuesday of the month. 7pm Announcements & Show & Tell; 8pm Lecture begins; 8:45pm Opportunity Table Drawing. There will be local orchid news, Members' Orchid Plants Show and Tell, an interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, and Door Prizes of Gift Cards worth about $20 to Tiny Jungle! For more information, www.orchidsanfrancisco.org; or www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety.
December TBD (7, 2020) Casa de las Orquideas Holiday Annual Open House, A - ONE DAY ONLY EVENT! Saturday 9 AM- 3 PM. 170 South Nardo Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075. Lots of cymbidium (and zygo, and other orchid) seedlings, mericlones and last summer's divisions of past breeding stock, award winners, and more. Parking is very limited, so if possible carpooling is a good option. Contact them at www.orquideas.com, casa@orquideas.com, or call Karl or Miki Batchman at (858) 755-7572-.
December TBD (7, 2020) Mariposa Gardens Insiders Club Special Sale Open House Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Mariposa Garden is having its opening event for the orchid Season. Thousands of first bloom cymbidiums in spike with some already in bloom. Don’t miss the opportunity to find some exciting new hybrids & maybe a few of Tony Velardi's plantlets. In addition, often times Joe of SantyOrchids.com will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at reduced prices. Come early for best selection. Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd of the month, January to April. For more information, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588, mariposagarden15@gmail.com, or online at www.mariposagarden.net/, or on FB, www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids .
December 11, 2020 Malihini Orchid Society Christmas Party Meeting They ask that you contact them & RSVP ahead of time, to be able to attend their digital online meeting. Friday 7:30 pm. Meetings are normally the 2nd Friday evening of the month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of members' blooming orchids, interesting orchid Speaker and slideshow, and free raffle tickets for orchids are drawn for Zoom attendees who stay until the end for the drawing! See www.Malihini.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
December 11, 2020 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Member's Christmas Potluck Dinner Friday 6:00 pm, The Live Oak Grange, 1900 - 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. The SCOS is always a super friendly and knowledgeable group of orchidists. Their December meeting will feature Members bringing in Awesome potluck food, Spin the Wheel of Orchid Fortune, and Orchid Bingo! Feel free to bring a guest, and they willbe charged $5 for the food. Normally, there will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, 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 18, 2019 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society AUCTION , Gift Exchange & 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). Or check out their website atwww.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com and their Facebook page, www.GoldGateCymbidiumSociety.com. Remember to Clear Everything out of your Car besides the things you bring into the building, and Leave it Empty, BEFORE you Drive to Lake Merritt Garden Center, to Prevent Any temptation for Holiday Theft. #auction #orchids #cymbidiums #flowers #orchidauction #SFBayArea #Oakland #buycymbidiums #mastergardeners #orchiddeals #growgrowgrow.
December 20, 2019 Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Joint Holiday Potluck Dinner Meeting with the Peninsula Orchid Society Friday, 7:30 PM. Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:15 PM. Members will have receive email notices with the digital Online ID information and passcode. Meetings are the 3rd Friday of the Month. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of member's currently in bloom orchids, an interesting orchid Lecturer and slideshow, and door prizes from an Opportunity Table of plants! For more speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at their New Website at www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org, or their Facebook Page. #orchids #flowers #cymbidiums #SFBayArea #San Mateo #growingbetter #mastergardeners #orchidlecturer #orchidclass
December 21, 2019 American Orchid Society’s Pacific Central Judging Center Monthly Orchid Judging. NOT MEETING AT THIS TIME Saturday, 9 am. Fioli Visitor Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Meetings are ususally the 3rd SATURDAY of the month. This new partnership establishes a series of monthly orchid judging and educational programming at Filoli. View beautiful blooming orchids, learn about orchid care, and have Your Own Orchids Judged! Bring your blooming plant by 9AM. Stay to observe the judging, and stay for the Talk from a noted Orchid Speaker. While admission to the Fioli Visitor Center for the AOS Orchid Judging and Lectures are FREE, there is a seperate fee to View and Tour the Fioli House and Gardens. For more information, click on: https://www.paccentraljc.org/. Questions, contact Jim Heilig at heiligja@msu.edu. #Orchids #AOS Orchid Judging #Fioli #FREE Orchid Lecture #Flowers #Master Gardeners #Woodside #San Mateo County
2021
January , 2021 San Francisco Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Tuesday 6:30 pm, The San Francisco County Fair Building "Hall of Flowers", 9th Ave. at Lncoln Way, San Francisco. They meet the 1st Tuesday of the month. Plant Sales start at 6:30pm, 7pm Skills Session; Meeting starts at 7:30pm. 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! Their speaker this month is ..... For more information, see their website at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org; or www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety/ .
January TBD (4, 2020) Mariposa Gardens Winter Festival Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Thousands of first bloom cymbidiums in spike with some already in bloom. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick through some exciting new hybrids. In addition, Santy Orchids will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at reduced prices. Come early for best selection. Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. or www.MariposaGarden.com , or Facebook at www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/. Or www.SantyOrchids.com.
January TBD (8, 2021) Malihini Orchid Society Meeting Friday, Setup starts at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm. Main Street Cupertino (near Vallco Mall), 19479 Stevens Creek Blvd., Room 110, Cupertino CA. As you enter MSC (Main Street Driveway) from Stevens Creek Blvd., you will keep going straight until you can’t anymore - you will see Panino Giusto ahead. See the corner building on the left? This is where they held the 2019 Show on April 6th & 7th. Meetings are normally the 2nd Friday evening of the month, but with the new location, they have been trying to be a little flexible. This month, it WILL be the 2nd Friday. 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! See www.Malihini.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
January 8, 2021 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! See 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 (11, 2020) The Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Cymbidium Auction Previews Begin at 12:30 PM, Auction starts at 1:00 PM Sharp. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA. Click here Auction details, and to print out the Auction Catalogue, Rules and Guidelines. To see photos of plant entries, click on their 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 for you to distribute at work or your favorite Chinese restaurant, or gardening supply store & nursery. For more info, click on their New Website: www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org. #Auction #orchids #cymbidiums #orchidauction #sfbayarea #sanmateo #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchiddeals
January 15 – 17, 2021 The 64th Paphiopedilum Guild Meeting & Show Saturday starts at 10 AM. Sunday 9 am - 12 noon. Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanic Gardens, San Marino, CA!! Friday is AOS Judging and Meet and Greet Dinner, Two Days of Noted Speakers, Displays, Nurseries to visit, and SALES! http://www.orchiddigest.com/paph-guild.html; https://sites.google.com/site/paphiopedilumguild/.
January 16, 2021 American Orchid Society’s Pacific Central Judging Center Monthly Orchid Judging. Saturday, 9 am. Fioli Gardens Visitor Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month. View beautiful blooming orchids, learn about orchid care, and have Your Own Orchids Judged! Bring your blooming plant by 9AM. Stay to observe the judging, and stay for the Talk from a noted Orchid Speaker. While admission to the Fioli Visitor Center for the AOS Orchid Judging and Lectures are FREE, there is a seperate fee to View and Tour the Fioli House and Gardens. http://www.paccentraljc.org/. For directions, see http://www.paccentraljc.org/pac2work.html . Questions, contact Jim Heilig at heiligja@msu.edu. #Orchids #AOS Orchid Judging #Fioli #FREE Orchid Lecture #Flowers #Master Gardeners #Woodside #San Mateo County
January TBD (18, 2020) Mariposa Gardens Chinese New Year Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Four 1-Gallon pots for $100 or $30 per pot. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick through some exciting new hybrids. In addition, Joe Santy Orchids will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at his reduced prices. Come early for best selection. Their Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. or www.MariposaGarden.com , or Facebook at www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/, or www.SantyOrchids.com.
January TBD (22, 2020) 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! Tora Rocha of PollinatorPosse.org will be speaking. For more Speaker info, see the Next Meeting Page at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. They have a "Dinner with the Speaker" meal that they hold at 5:15 pm, just BEFORE the meeting - if you would like to join them and hobnob with the speaker, call / text Audrey at (408) 316.0677 at least 24 hours ahead to make a dinner reservation (Your dinner is on you, or, if at a Chinese restaurant, they often pool and split their meals). #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
January 22, 2020 Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society Meeting Friday, 6 pm, doors open to set up. Shepard Garden & Art Center, 3330 McKinley Park Blvd. Sacramento CA. Usually, a Show and Tell of Members' orchids in bloom, review of upcoming orchid society shows and events, a guest lecturer slideshow, raffle table, maybe some snacks. David Sorokowsky speaking on Paphiopedilums. For more info, see them at www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums. #cymbidiums #sacramento #orchidclass
January TBD (25 - 26, 2020) 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 boxes, cart, cameras, credit card, checkbook or cash. www.penorchidsoc.org, and www.facebook.com/Peninsula-Orchid-Society-of-San-Mateo-California-143013275763301/ .
February 2, 2021 San Francisco Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Tuesday 6:30 pm, The San Francisco County Fair Building "Hall of Flowers", 9th Ave. at Lncoln Way, San Francisco. They meet the 1st Tuesday of the month. Plant Sales start at 6:30pm, 7pm Skills Session; Meeting starts at 7:30pm. There will be Plant Sales, Skill Session, Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! Their speaker this month is Wenquin Perner "The Rare, The New and the Unususal - A Tour of Chinese Orchids". For more information, see their website at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org; or www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety/ .
February TBD (8, 2020) Diablo View Orchid Society Valentine's Orchid Show & Sale Saturday 10am - 4:30 pm. First Lutheran Church, 4000 Concord Blvd. Concord, CA 94519. Orchid Workshops, Raffles, Repotting Service, & Orchid Sales! Admission $5,or $3 with this card. Click on the picture to the left, print out attached pdf. Present to the cashier at time of entry. www.DVOS.org.
February TBD (8, 2020) Mariposa Gardens Spring Festival Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Thousands of first bloom cymbidiums in spike with some already in bloom. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick through some exciting new hybrids. In addition, Joe Santy Orchids will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at his reduced prices. Come early for best selection. Their Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. or www.MariposaGarden.com, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/.
February 15, 2020 American Orchid Society’s Pacific Central Judging Center Monthly Orchid Judging. Saturday, 9 am. Fioli Visitor Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month. A series of monthly orchid judging and educational programming at Filoli's Visitor Center, FREE (access to the Gardens and Historic House is a seperate fee). View beautiful blooming orchids, learn about orchid care, and have Your Own Orchids Judged! Bring your blooming plant by 9AM. Stay to observe the judging, and stay for the Talk from a noted Orchid Speaker. For more information, click on: http://www.paccentraljc.org/. Questions, contact Jim Heilig at heiligja@msu.edu.
February TBD (21, 2021) Malihini Orchid Society Meeting Friday, Setup starts at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm. Main Street Cupertino (near Vallco Mall), 19479 Stevens Creek Blvd., Room 110, Cupertino CA. As you enter MSC (Main Street Driveway) from Stevens Creek Blvd., you will keep going straight until you can’t anymore - you will see Panino Giusto ahead. See the corner building on the left? This is where they held the 2019 Show on April 6th & 7th. Meetings are normally the 2nd Friday evening of the month, but with the new location, they have been trying to be a little flexible. 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! Seewww.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
February 12, 2021 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! The SCOS now meets on the 2nd Friday of the month - 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 15, 2021 Orchid Society of California Monthly Meeting Monday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. They meet the 3rd Monday of the month. Monthly meetings with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, intereresting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and usually a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! http://www.orchidsocietyofca.org/ #flowers #orchids #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #landscaping #growgrowgrow #Buyorchids
February TBD (20 - 23, 2020) Pacific Orchid Exposition 2020 Show & Plant Sale Thursday Gala Night 6 - 9:30 PM, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10 AM- 5 PM. San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), at 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA. Biggest Orchid Show and Sale venue in Northern California. Large display areas. Seperate Demo and class rooms. Lots of vendors from around the country, and the world, and the member sales can be really good deals, as well, as unusal and rare. The Gala Event is Regular admission $15 and less. Call 415-665-6079- or visit the website at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org for information and directions; or www.facebook.com/San-Francisco-Orchid-Society-150623501678349/ .
February 21, 2020 Gold Coast Cymbidium Society 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! "Preparing your Cymbidiums for the Show!" For more info details, click on the Next Meeting page, at their website at www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org, or see them on . #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #sanmateo #gardening #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchiddeals #orchidraffles
February 24, 2020 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting Wednesday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. This is a departure from the normal 4th Wednesday of the Month, as we are meeting this coming Monday, Feb 24th. And to reward you for this departure, we are doing a "RE-POT YOUR CYMBIDIUM WORKSHOP!" . Members, bring your plant in hat needs to go into a 1-gallon pot (NO 2-Gallons). NON-MEMBERS, who wish to participate, can pay a plant and potting materials fee. Monthly meeting with a Show and Tell of members' lovely cymbidium and other orchids, intereresting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and usually a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! 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
February 28, 2020 Peninsula Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 pm, San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo CA. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, member brought in snacks and an awesome Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! "Western Australian Orchids". Check out their upcoming meeting at their website at www.penorchidsoc.org or find them on Facebook. #San Mateo #Orchids #Lecture #Orchids to Buy
March 3, 2020 San Francisco Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Tuesday 6:30 pm, The San Francisco County Fair Building "Hall of Flowers", 9th Ave. at Lncoln Way, San Francisco. Plant Sales start at 6:30pm, 7pm Skills Session; Meeting starts at 7:30pm. The society meets the First Tuesday of the month. 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! Their speaker this month is ..... For more information, see them at www.orchidsanfrancisco.org, or www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety/.
March TBD (7, 2020) Mariposa Gardens Plant Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm. 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Their Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd of the month, January - April. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick through some exciting new hybrids. In addition, Joe Santy Orchids will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at his reduced prices. Come early for best selection. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588- www.MariposaGarden.com , or FacebookJoe Santy Orchids .
March TBD (13, 2020) Malihini Orchid Society Meeting Friday, Setup starts at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm. Main Street Cupertino (near Vallco Mall), 19479 Stevens Creek Blvd., Room 110, Cupertino CA. As you enter MSC (Main Street Driveway) from Stevens Creek Blvd., you will keep going straight until you can’t anymore - you will see Panino Giusto ahead. See the corner building on the left? This is where they held the 2019 Show. Meetings are normally 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! Seewww.Malihini.org, or Facebook at www.facebook.com/ORCHIDinSANJOSE. #flowers #orchids #sanjose #mastergardeners #sfbayarea #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidlecture
March TBD (13, 2020) 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! The SCOS now meets on the 2nd Friday of the month - 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 13 - 14, 2020 Cymbidium Madness Sale Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Park Blvd. Sacramento CA 95816. Buy orchid plants, growing supplies, Repotting demonstrations, and Repotting Services for a Fee. FREE PARKING! www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums.
March 13 - 15, 2020 The 75th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show "Orchids - A World of Adventure" 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 sborchidshow.com.
March TBD (14, 2020) The 45th Annual Cymbidium Society of America Congress Saturday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Earl’s Place, at Earl Warren Showgrounds 3400 Calle Real (Hwy 101 at Las Positas) Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This year's incredible Speakers will feature Ken Jacobsen on "Jensoa Cymbidiums and their Hybrids"; Pierre Pujol on "An Amateur’s Observations on Culture and Hybridization"; Carson Whitlow on "The World of Cypripediums" and Arthur Pinkers on "A Celebration of the Best of CSA Awards". The fee includes access to the big International Show & Sale Areas for all 3 days, the selectures, breakfast, lunch, a special cocktail party, a really special plant auction, a gala dinner banquet, a free plant, and more! Really incredible great orchid value! Tickets: http://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium-congress-2020.
March 13 - 15, 2020 Santa Barbara Orchid Estate Annual Spring Open House Friday - Saturday 8 AM - 5 PM, Sunday 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 13 - 15, 2020 Cal-Orchid 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 - Cymbidiums, cattleyas, paphs, and of course their specialty - epidendrums! And MANY, MANY MORE! And you'll find some Call James or Lauris Rose at 805 967-1312-, e-mail calorchid@cox.net, or see their website at http://www.calorchid.com .
March 13 - 15, 2020 Orchids Royale Annual Spring Open House Friday - Saturday 8 AM - 5 PM, Sunday 9 AM - 4 PM. 5902 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA. For more info, call (805) 684-8066; or see them at FB, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orchids-Royale/158825240817565 .
March 16, 2020 Orchid Society of California Monthly Meeting Monday, 7:30 PM. Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA. They meet the 3rd Monday of the month. Monthly meetings with a Show and Tell of lovely cymbidium and other orchids, intereresting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and usually a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! http://www.orchidsocietyofca.org/ , https://www.facebook.com/OrchidSocietyofCalifornia/.
March 21, 2020 American Orchid Society’s Pacific Central Judging Center Monthly Orchid Judging. CANCELLED, FILOLI IS CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 7TH AT THIS TIME. Saturday, 9 am. Fioli Visitor Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month. A series of monthly orchid judging and educational programming at Filoli's Visitor Center (access to the Gardens and Historic House has a seperate fee). View beautiful blooming orchids, learn about orchid care, and have Your Own Orchids Judged! Bring your blooming plants by 9AM. Stay to observe the judging, and stay for the Talk from a noted Orchid Speaker. For more information, click on: http://www.paccentraljc.org/. Questions, contact Jim Heilig at heiligja@msu.edu.
March 21, 2020 Napa Valley Orchid Society's 27th Annual Show & Sale "Buds & Blooms" EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED (3/12/20) Saturday 10 am - 4 pm. Napa Valley Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94559. Free Admission. Quality blooming orchids, a wide variety of orchids and other plants, Orchid supplies, Orchid care demonstrations and classes, Raffle. For more info, call (707) 738-4128, or check out www.nv-os.org.
March 25, 2020 Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Meeting CANCELLED AS THE CITY OF OAKLAND HAS CLOSED ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS 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, intereresting orchid Lecturer, members snacks and usually a Raffle table of the speaker's nursery's of plants! At the March meeting, Carol Klonowski will be speaking about "Cool Cymbidium Companions, the Australian Dendrobiums - kingianums, delicatums & speciosums". Click on the Next Meeting Page to see more information at www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.com. Please Like Us on www.facebook.com/GoldGateCymbidiumSociety ! They have a "Dinner with the Speaker" meal that they hold at 5:15pm, just BEFORE the meeting - if you would like to join them and hobnob with the speaker, call / text Audrey at (408) 316.0677 at least 24 hours ahead to make a dinner reservation (Your dinner is on you, or they pool and split the meals). #flowers #orchids #cymbidiums #sfbayarea #oakland #mastergardeners #gardening #growgrowgrow #orchidslideshow
March 27, 2020 Peninsula Orchid Society Monthly Meeting Friday, 7:30 pm, San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo CA. There will be Orchid Plants Show and Tell, interesting Orchid Lecturer and Slideshow or demonstration, 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, www.penorchidsoc.org/, or at Facebook. #San Mateo #Orchids #Lecture #Orchids to Buy
March TBD (27 - 29, 2020) Santa Clara Valley Orchid Society 69th Annual Show & Sale Friday, Sales: 11am - 9pm. Show & Sales: Saturday 10am - 9pm, Sunday 11am - 5 pm. Westgate Shopping Mall, 1600 Saratoga Avenue (at Prospect Avenue), San Jose. Free Admission and Parking. Check them out at www.santaclaravalleyorchidsociety.org/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053/.
March TBD (28, 2020) Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society 16th Annual Show & Sale Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Park Blvd. Sacramento CA 95816. See cymbidium orchid exhibits , Buy orchid plants, growing supplies, Repotting demonstrations, and Repotting Services for a Fee. FREE ADMISSION AND FREE PARKING! For more info, see www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums.
March TBD (29 - 31, 2019) 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, 209.931.3081-, or patty@mynewyorkdiamons.com. Their website is at www.sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org, info@sanjoaquinorchidsociety.org, or check www.facebook.com/SanJoaquinOrchidSociety/ . Contact them directly to find out if this event is still on track before driving out there.
March TBD (28 - 29, 2020) Sonoma County Orchid Society Show & Sale Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm. Veteran's Building, 1352 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA. Admission $10. A weekend full of fun, education and beautiful blooming orchids to admire, photograph and purchase! A great event for the whole family! Featuring: many orchid plant vendors, free orchid plant raffle, cultural demonstrations, and many more! They have many events scheduled such as: "Grow and Rebloom Your Orchids", "Repotting Cymbidiums", "Growing Orchids in your Backyard in the Bay Area", and more! For ore info, click on http://sonomaorchids.com/?page_id=5629. Their website www.sonomaorchids.com.
April 4, 2020 California Orchids Sale Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm. Bolinas. Rain or Shine, they have an indoor area where their orchids are! Lots of Orchids, in and out of flower, many sizes, in pots and on branches, hanging Tillandsias, Rhipsalis, gorgeous Bird's Nest and Maidenhair ferns. Everything you need to grow your orchid collection, or the advice you need to start a new one! Call Mary Nisbet directly for more information (415) 868-0203-, and fill out their online form for directions to gt to their greenhouse in Bolinas, www.CaliforniaOrchids.com.
April 4, 2020 Mariposa Gardens Spring Super Sale Saturday 9am - 3pm, 6664 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713. Thousands of first bloom cymbidiums in spike with some already in bloom. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick through some exciting new hybrids. In addition, www.SantyOrchids.com will be offering many award winning and collectible type peloric and splash petal/feathered cymbidiums at reduced prices. Come early for best selection. His Open Houses generally are the 1st or 2nd of the month, January - April. Questions, contact Ron Hill at (562) 920-5588-. or www.MariposaGarden.com , or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MariposaGardenOrchids/.