December 2019 NEWSLETTER
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December 2019 NEWSLETTER UPCOMING NOS EVENTS Next Monthly Meeting Thursday, January 2, 2019 Getting Ready for our Orchid Show Fundamentals of Growing Orchids Six Week Course Begins Saturday, January 11, 2020 See page 8 for more info Members Only Event Bus Trip Holiday Potluck Party Tamiami International Orchid Festival and Expo December 5, 2019 Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Moorings See page 4 for more info Presbyterian Church NOS BOD and Show Committee Meeting Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:30 pm All members are welcome to attend AvAirPros 3555 Kraft Road, Suite 300 Naples, FL 34105 Contact: Dick Pippen [email protected] https://www.google.com/maps/place/3555+Kraft+Rd+%2 3300,+Naples,+FL+34105/@26.2097666,- 81.7490274,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88db1dbc d0473699:0xbfdbeb84beb54dbe!8m2!3d26.2097666!4d- 81.7468387 President: Richard Pippen [email protected] Submit articles for the Newsletter by the 15th of each month to: [email protected] Newsletter Editors: Kris Morton, Marilyn Moser, Veronica Catrombon The Naples Orchid Society is a non-profit organization, devoted to the promotion of, interest in, and the appreciation of orchids and the preservation of our native orchids. It is also our aim to disseminate information pertaining to their culture and hybridization. www.NaplesOrchid Society.org NOS Newsletter for December 2019 Page 2 of 21 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Dick Pippen [email protected] Greetings Orchid Lovers—Wow!! Give him a pair of (special) pliers and some wire from Home Depot and Jim Longwell will show you some really neat tips and tricks for your orchids. This is what we were treated to at our November monthly meeting. Thanks Jim, great job! Ah yes, November also means that it is time for many of our seasonal members to reappear. It was good to see you again. Welcome back!! November also means that it is time for our Official Annual Members Meeting during which we hold the election of the Board of Directors for the coming year. The report on the election and the slate of Officers and Board members for 2020 appears elsewhere in this newsletter. I want to thank our 2019 Board of Directors for all their efforts and good work, and I look forward to working with our “new” Board of Directors during 2020. Most importantly, I want to thank all of you, the members of our Society, for your faith in your BOD. With your help we will do our best to make the Naples Orchid Society better and stronger. What was it that Barry Manilow always wanted to bring back—“that lonesome feeling.” Well, we don’t want to bring back a lonesome feeling but apparently a number of our newer members have been feeling lonesome—especially when it comes to competing with some of our more experienced exhibitors on the monthly plant table. So, with that cheesy introduction, I want to tell you that we are bringing back the Novice Table. Some of you will recall that we used to have the Novice Table, but it fell into disuse and we needed the space for more Cattleyas and other orchids. The Novice Table is essentially for first time exhibitors, you can exhibit your plants on a separate table, and they will be voted on separately from the regular plant table exhibits. We are in the final stages of perfecting the “rules and regulations” and we will have the information available and start this in January. Speaking of next year—just a gentle reminder that our Annual Orchid Show will be the last weekend in February the 23-24. In preparation for the show our January and February monthly meetings will be devoted to workshops on creating containers, flower arrangements, filling out the green tags and how to compete with your friends for ribbons and awards. It is hard to believe that 2019 is almost over, just a month to go—but a good month—December. Not only because of the holidays but most importantly because on the 5th of December we have our Annual Holiday Potluck-Party. I am looking forward to seeing all of you there for our end-of-the-year celebration. Oh, and by the way, bring lots of good things to eat!! Until then keep your orchids happy. Dick P.S. What’s blooming in my collection these days—Guarianthe Barbara Kirch, a cross between Guarianthe aurantiaca and Guarianthe bowringiana, two very well known species. I got this at our sale of George Gallipeau’s orchids in June 2013. Nice little flowers. Took five years for the plant to bloom, but it was worth the wait. Used to be a Cattleya, but now a . Holiday Pot Luck Party Start Planning your Dish for our Spectacular 2019 Holiday Potluck Dinner....Thursday, December 5 th... 6:00 p.m. sharp! We will provide the Main Meat Entrees and Drinks (non alcoholic) and gather in Moss Hall of the Moorings Church (next to gym.) Some ideas are appetizers, salads, veggies, casseroles, desserts and breads !!! Labels on food are appreciated. Please bring a canned or non-perishable good or two for the Harvest Food Bank. Broward Orchid Supply, Sandy offers a 10% discount for pre-ordering.. You can always buy from her at the Party aboard her NEW Supply Trailer which will be open at 5:00pm! Don't forget, we have an Orchid For You!!!! Contact Lanelle or Carolyn for questions( please be generous in amounts of food preparations as last year we ran short)?? [email protected] -- 249-352-1860 or Carolyn Booker 239-777-4814 -- [email protected] NOS Newsletter for December 2019 Page 3 of 21 January 4-5, 2020: Sarasota Orchid Society Show “Orchids in Paradise,” Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL; Contact: Marta Hudson, 941-376-7630; [email protected]. January 9-March 12, 2020: Thursdays, 10 AM – 11:30 AM, 2020 Educational Garden Workshop Series, hosted by UF/IFAS Collier Co. Master Gardeners. LOCATION CHANGE: All lecture sessions will be held at the South Regional Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Pkwy, Naples, FL. 34113. Complete series is $40 or $10 per lecture & open to the public. Info: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu>collierco. January 10-12:, 2020: Ft. Lauderdale Orchid Society Show “The 20/20 Orchid Vision,” The Greater Ft. Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Contact: Michael Schaberl, 954- 683-9616; [email protected]. January 11-12, 2020: Florida West Coast Orchid Society Show, Seminole Recreation Center, 9100 13th St., Seminole, FL; Contact: Bill Nunez, 727-239-2700; [email protected]. January 17-19, 2020: Miami Orchid Society’s “Tamiami International Orchid Festival,” Dade County Fairgrounds Expo Center, Fuchs Pavilion, 10901 Coral Way (SW 24 St.,) Miami, FL; Contact: Martin Motes, 305-282-7520; [email protected]. February 1-2, 2020: Venice Area Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale, Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice, FL; Contact: Carol Wood, 941-497-4995; [email protected]. February 8-9, 2020: Boca Raton Orchid Society Show “In Love With…Orchids,” Safe Schools Institute, 1790 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, FL; Contact: Carla Lacher, 561-843-6134; [email protected]. February 15-16, 2020: Port St. Lucie Orchid Show “Orchid Jungle Book,” Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, 2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL; Contact: Claudia Young, 757-879-2142; [email protected]. February 22-23, 2020: Naples Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale, Naples Botanical Garden, 4820 Bayshore Dr., Naples, FL. www.naplesorchidsociety.org. April 10, 2021: AOS Centennial Gala, American Orchid Society 100th Anniversary, 1921-2021. OUR NOS ORCHID DOCTOR CLINIC AT NBG STARTS IN DECEMBER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NBG THE NAPLES ORCHID SOCIETY IS ONCE AGAIN OFFERING AN ORCHID DOCTOR CLINIC ON THE FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, 1 PM – 4 PM, RUNNING DECEMBER 2019 THRU MARCH 2020. • NBG SETS UP A TABLE WITH CHAIRS UNDER COVER AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARDEN. • NOS SUPPLIES THE HANDOUTS – (APPLICATIONS FOR NOS MEMBERSHIP, NOS CULTURE CLASS APPLICATION FORMS, CULTURE INFORMATION ON THE COMMON TYPES OF ORCHIDS, ALONG WITH UPCOMING EVENTS.) • WE ANSWER ORCHID QUESTIONS ABOUT CULTURE, POTTING AND PESTS/DISEASES, ETC., ALONG WITH INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR UPCOMING NOS ORCHID CULTURE CLASSES STARTING IN JANUARY & OUR FEBRUARY NOS ORCHID SHOW & SALE. • WE LIKE AT LEAST 2 NOS MEMBERS EACH SATURDAY. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE SATURDAYS. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO ENJOY A LOVELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MEET NEW PEOPLE, HAVE FUN & GIVE BACK TO THE NAPLES ORCHID SOCIETY. CONTACT: Kris Morton [email protected] 239-732-0407 (leave message if I don’t answer.) NOS Newsletter for December 2019 Page 4 of 21 Bus Trip to Tamiami International Orchid Festival and Expo Saturday, January 18, 2020 http://tamiamiorchidfestival.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tamiamiorchidfestival/ FULL BUS—Waitlist available We are joining up with SWFL Orchid Society, Sanibel, and GCOA for a BUS TRIP Jan. 18, 2020 Saturday, to the Tamiami International Orchid Festival. Checks or cash should be turned in November, December Meetings as it is First Come First Riding! MEET AT: Tollgate Commercial Center 3845 Beck Blvd.,Exit 101 at 8:30 and leaving at 3:00 to return by 5:30 pm. PRICE: $30 includes admission and bus ride! There's Room under the bus for purchases. CONTACT: Lanelle Bishop at 239-250-8291 or 239-352-1860 or [email protected] Carolyn Booker 239-777-4814 or [email protected] Minutes of the NOS Monthly Meeting 7 November 2019 Respectfully submitted by Veronica Catrombon Called to order 7:38pm President Dick Pippen reviewed the emergency procedures and thanked Mary Jo Shively and the refreshment providers.