Maryland Orchid Society

Welcome

The Maryland Orchid Society meets the third Thursday of the month beginning at 7 p.m. See the Meetings page for a full timetable.

Inclement Weather Policy:

If a snow emergency is declared or in effect in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County as of noon or later on the day of our meeting, the scheduled meeting will be cancelled. Snow emergencies lifted before noon will not cancel a meeting. Refer to the Maryland Coordinated Highway Action Response Team (CHART) website for the latest snow emergency information.
We will distribute an email message to members confirming a cancellation as soon as it is known. Information may also be posted on the MOS website.

Last month's and previous newsletters is available in PDF (acrobat) format (about 1 megabyte) online. CLICK HERE! You should receive a link to the current newsletter in your email if you are a paid up member.

June 18, 2009, 7 p.m. -- Glen Decker of Piping Rock Presents Phragmipediums and Their Culture

Glen Decker with massive Phragmipedium kovachii

Glen Decker began growing orchids at the age of 15 and holds the degree of Associate in Applied Science in Ornamental Horticulture. Glen is the owner of Piping Rock Orchids in Galway, New York. He was the previous chair of the American Orchid Society's Publications Committee and is presently a Director of the Orchid Digest Corporation. Glen has won numerous AOS awards, including the Butterworth Prize, Nax Trophy, WW Wilson Award and the Carlyle A. Luer Award. He has appeared in Martha Stewart's Better Living Magazine and on a PBS TV special "Orchid Delirium". He recently rewrote the Slipper section of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's "The Best Orchids for Indoors" and was the technical editor for the Orchids for Dummies book.

Glen will be speaking on "Phragmipediums and Their Culture". According to Glen, "the first half is a complete look into the growing of Phragmipediums, including pests and diseases, repotting and everything else you can think of. The second half discussing the species and their influence in their hybrids and a look at some of those hybrids."

Experimental Changes to Our Auction

The auction is a vital part of the MOS spectrum of services. The profits from the auctions are roughly equivalent to 30 annual dues. In addition, it give our members the chance to acquire species and hybrids often unavailable commercially and grown in our local environment. HOWEVER, the auction does take quite a chunk of time and the meeting can run a bit long into the night. So, for May and June 2009, the Board is going to try a little experiment. We will be limiting the number of plants placed for auction to no more than 2 per member. Please let your board members know if this is helping keep our meeting within our expected times. We treasure your input!

The MOS brings together people interested in orchids to promote and encourage orchid culture, preservation, education propagation, hybridization, and all other orchid-related activities of interest to its members. Benefits of membership include a subscription to the Newsletter (email and web), voting rights, borrowing privileges from the MOS Library, monthly guest speakers, local judging, valuable door prizes, and much, much, more!

Click here to download a copy of the Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer, a beautiful full color poster to place wherever there are people needing the benefits of our fellowship!

If you are interested in orchid culture and would like to meet others with similar interests, we cordially invite you to join the ranks of Marylanders already enjoying the benefits of membership in the Maryland Orchid Society.

To join, mail an application form.

We invite articles, notices, etc. for inclusion in our monthly newsletter, deadline for inclusion is first Sunday of the month.

The official MOS official address is P.O. Box 5651, Baltimore, Maryland 21210

The next MOS board meeting will be April 23, 2009 (7:30 p.m. -- food at 6:30 p.m.) at Marilyn Lauffer's. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.