Volume 6, Issue 4 Orchiflora January 2016 Announcements: Monthly General Meetings: 4th Wednes- Speaker Series: 8:30-9:30 Floral Hall, VanDusen Gardens day of each month (except July, August January 27: Chris Janko, (Burnaby, Manager of the Tropical Garden Department, Garden Works, & December) at Van Dusen Floral Hall Lougheed Highway); Topic: Miniature Orchids February 24: David LaFarge (France, author of numerous journal articles & a book of Phalaenopsis; Doors Open 6:30pm, Meeting starts at editor of L’Orchidophile, the Journal of the Société Français d’Orchi-dophile); Topic: 7:30pm Phalaenopsis March 23: Adnan Uzunovic (Vancouver, Mycologist, Research Scientists, Orchid Enthusiast); Topic: Wardian Cases Inside this issue: April 27: Lorne Heshka (Manitoba, published author & photographer, co-author of “Orchids of Mani- toba: A Field Guide”), Topic: Native Orchids May 25: Helen Richards (Australia, Author, Native Orchid Cultivator, Life-time member of the Australi- an Native Orchid Society); Topic: Australian Terrestrial Orchids Message From the VOS Board Pg 2 June 22: Thomas Mirenda (Washington, DC, Curator of Orchids for the Smithsonian Institute, & writer for AOS Magazine), Topic: to be announced soon! COC Volunteer Award—Margaret Prat Pg 3 Culture Class, held in the Cedar room, VanDusen Gardens from 6:30 to 8: 30 pm, all orchid related questions welcome - culture class is a members’ only benefit January: No culture class this month February 8: Paphiopedilum Culture—Don Harquail Christmas Party Photos—25 Nov 2015 Pg 5 March 14: Growing in semi-hydroponic media – Margaret Prat April 11: Repotting your orchid– Margaret Prat May 9: Preparing your orchids to be put outside for the summer – Chris Janko June 13: To be announced soon! PNWJC Awards—Muttart/OSPF Out- Pg 6 reach—10 Oct 2015 Upcoming Events PNWJC PNWJC Awards—FVOS Show—31 Oct Pg 8 The Pacific Northwest Judging Center (PNWJC) meets every 2nd Saturday of the month at Sea Island Community Center, 7140 Miller Road, Richmond, B.C. at noon. Everyone is welcome to bring their orchids 2015 for consideration by the American Orchid Society judges. Why attend? This is an opportunity to see more orchids, and many orchids of award quality. Small, friendly atmosphere. PNWJC Monthly Judging—14 Nov 2015 Pg 9 2016 calendar: February 13 March 12 April 9 Monthly Meeting Minutes—October Pg 12 May 14 2015 Upcoming Shows & Sales Article—Epipogium aphyllum Pg 14 GARDENWORKS ORCHID FESTIVAL February 6th & 7th, GardenWorks will be holding their annual Orchid Festival at all three lower mainland stores: NORTH BURNABY/LOUGHEED STORE – 6250 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby Events Calendar Pg 16 GARDENWORKS AT MANDEVILLE – 4746 Marine Drive, Burnaby NORTH VANCOUVER/CAPILANO STORE – 705 West 3rd St., North Vancouver Vancouver Orchid Society Volunteers will be on site between 11am and 3pm each day doing orchid potting demonstrations, giving Orchid 101 seminars, answering questions and general- ly promoting orchid awareness. February 13th & 14th. Victoria Orchid Show and Sale. March 25th. Vancouver Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale Preview Party. March 26th & 27th. Vancouver Orchid Socie- ty Annual Show and Sale. April 16th & 17th. Ottawa Orchid Society 35th Annual Orchid Show and Sale Volume 6, Issue 4 ORCHIFLORA Page 2 Message from the VOS Executive: EXECUTIVE MESSAGE JANUARY 2016 Welcome back folks! And let's welcome 2016 as a year of infinite possibilities. I'm so excited to see everyone and am hoping that your holiday season was filled with love, joy & Orchids! We have such an exciting year planned and will need lots of volunteers to pull it off. We start with our January 27th meeting & a visit from Chris Janko, GardenWorks tropical garden expert to talk to us about Miniature Orchids. Then we get to visit GardenWorks February 6th & 7th to participate in their annual Orchid Festival. This is a lot of fun and we need volunteers. There are 3 locations and with 2 shifts of 2 people for each day at each location – we need 16 people to sign up & come join the fun. You get to talk to all sorts of people about one of your favourite subjects – Orchids! Maybe even repot a couple to show folks how it's done. There will be sign-up sheets on the front table so come join us. Our Culture class on February 8th is being led by Don Harquail with an excellent presentation on Paphiopedilums. Lots of good information from an excellent grower. If you have friends or loved ones in Victoria that you'd like to spend Valentine's Day with, why not combine it with another vol- unteer opportunity? The Victoria Orchid Show & Sale is February 13th & 14th and we need people to take our orchids over, set up our display and bring the orchids back to their loving owners at the end. This is a great opportunity to practice your creativity during the set up & meet lots of new orchid enthusiasts. Please remember – if we don't participate in other Societies shows they won't participate in ours, then everyone loses. Again – more information and sign-up sheets will be at the next meeting. For our Speaker on February 24th, we have David Lafarge from France, a noted author and editor, coming to speak to us about his special love, Phalaenopsis. Our Culture Class March 14th will feature something new! Margaret Prat will be taking us through an AOS Webinar on growing in semi-hydropondic media. At our meeting March 23rd, our own Adnan Uzunovic, a research scientist & Orchid lover, will be explaining the ins and outs of Wardian Cases. I'm still at the fish tank stage so I'm looking forward to picking up some good tips. This brings us to our big show of the year. Our Annual Show & Sale is slated for Easter Weekend, March 26th & 27th (plus set up & preview party on March 25th) and this year should even make that famous Bunny sit up & take notice! Our vendors list (so far) in- cludes Ching Hua Orchids & Ten Shin Gardens, both from Taiwan, Forestview Gardens, Paramount Orchids & Tropical Gardens Orchids for plants as well as Bestco Mgmt. for our additional supplies. Members who have booked tables so far are Melanie Gallacher, Richard Pearson & Eugene Banziger. Lots of new plants to admire & buy, so start saving those pennies! We also have a few surprises to ramp things up this year. Of course, none of this is possible without you, the members, volunteering. It takes a lot of people and commit- ment to make this happen & we're counting on you! Culture Class on April 11th will be our Annual repotting session, again led by Margaret Prat. Always fun and informative. The April 27th meeting's speaker will be Lorne Heshka, an expert in Native Orchids. Lorne is an author & photographer and will have some really interesting things to show us. On May 9th our Culture Class will feature Chris Janko who will give us tips on moving our plants outside for the summer. The May 27th meeting will feature Helen Richards, a life-time member of the Australian Native Orchid Society will be talking to us about orchids from her part of the world. On June 22nd, Thomas Mirenda Curator for Orchids for the Smithsonian Institute, who I'm sure you've read in the AOS magazine, will be our speaker. I can hardly wait to hear what he has to say. Well, let's see what the score is here! 4 International & 2 local, very knowledgeable speakers 5 interesting & informative Culture Classes 2 International, 4 local and 3 hobby vendors (so far) coming to our annual show and sale & 3 major events to volunteer to help with (as well as regular help at meetings) I'd say that the scope of speakers, events & information that we've got coming your way is worth the sweat equity it takes to make it happen. If you have questions about the volunteer positions (or want to volunteer) please e-mail our volunteer co-ordinator, Jennifer Pell at [email protected]. Please remember – This is YOUR Society and nothing happens without your participation. See you at the sign-up sheets! Barb Cable, 2nd VP Volume 6, Issue 4 ORCHIFLORA Page 3 Executive/Board of Directors President : vacant 1st VP: Evelyn Nash 2nd VP (culture class): Barbara Cable VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE GARDEN- Secretary: Jennifer Pell Treasurer: Judy Buttress WORKS ORCHID FESTIVAL! Director 1 : Calvin Wong Saturday February 6th & Sunday February 7th, GardenWorks will Director 2 : Daniel Kwok be holding their annual Orchid Festival at all three lower main- Director 3 : Eugene Bazinger land stores: NORTH BURNABY/LOUGHEED STORE – 6250 Lougheed Hwy, Director 4 : Grant Rampton Burnaby Director 5 : Keith Willet GARDENWORKS AT MANDEVILLE – 4746 Marine Drive, Burnaby Director 6 : Monica Stefansson NORTH VANCOUVER/CAPILANO STORE – 705 West 3rd St., North Vancouver Director 7: Patrick Milligen Vancouver Orchid Society Volunteers will be on site between Volunteer/Committees 11am and 3pm each day doing orchid potting demonstrations, giving Orchid 101 seminars, answering questions and generally Membership Committee: Grant Rampton, & promoting orchid awareness. Natalia Charif Prize Draws: Chuck & Audrey Belotte & There will be 2 shifts at each of the 3 stores from 11am to Anne Duranceau 1pm and 1pm to 3pm. Volunteers are needed! Please Kitchen: Marilyn Lew contact Jennifer Pell ([email protected]) and let her BCCoGC Rep: Radina Jevdevic know which shift and which store you will be available to Library: Monica Stefansson volunteer at or sign up at the VOS Meeting on January th COC/AOS Rep: Calvin Wong 27 . Web Master: vacant Mailing Address: PO BOX 42025, Marpole PRO, Vancouver, BC, V6P 6S6 Newsletter: Holly Martin Please send your contributions to: Pre-Order Deadlines for Upcoming Show: [email protected] Pre-Orders for Ten Shen Gardens (Taiwan) must be www.vancouverorchidsociety.ca received no later than March 10, 2016.