Port St. Lucie Orchid Society

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March 14 - PSLOS General Meeting

12:00 - Creating an Orchid Niche Arrangement

Michael will demonstrate how to create an orchid niche arrangement for our orchid show.  This will be especially helpful for members who have never created a niche before.

Hope everyone signs up to create a niche!

1:00 - How to Grow Specimen Orchids -- Speaker Bill Nunez, aka 'Rhizome Cowboy'

  

  

I have been growing orchids most of my life and get great pleasure when I am making new hybrids mostly in the Cattleya alliance. I have been fortunate enough to receive several AOS awards and register several of my hybrids. The greatest satisfaction for me is to have one of my hybrids awarded. 

I began growing orchids in the late 60’s after several years of tagging along with my father to visit his friend’s greenhouses. Some of these growers were prominent growers in the area, and some of you may remember them: Jack Sweet, Cliff Curry, John Matthews, John & Gloria Naugle, etc. I began to receive a few back bulbs from some of these folks, and a few of them lived. I was off to the races after that. I built my first flask box when I was in high school. 

I grew up on 1800 acres of family-owned ranch land. I started working on cattle ranches in the 70’s and became familiar with Florida cypress swamps, greatly enjoying my adventures in these wonderful swamps. They became my refuge, and I always had the sense of traveling back hundreds of years in time when I entered one of these untouched places. I was able to find many of the Florida orchid species along with native ferns. Now I am older than dirt, and I am still fascinated with orchids. Somewhere back in my memory, I am still a young man on an afternoon adventure in a pristine Florida cypress head, oak hammock, or creek bottom..

February 2023 Meeting - Orchid Mounting Workshop

  Lots of fun was had learning how to mount orchids!  

  


Help was always available.

Look at mine!

I have one, too!

It was a great day!


We'll have to do this again!


Check out the video:

 https://youtu.be/uIfWKJ7UyS4  

November 2022 - Annual Auction

Registering for the auction paddles!

Making sure all the orchids have plant information.

Getting ready to track sales.

A big thanks!

Lots of orchids to auction. These and many more!

A big thanks!

A big thanks!

And a fantastic auctioneer!..

A big thanks!

A big thanks!

A big thanks!

Thanks to Nan and the many members who helped make this year's auction not only a success but also lots of fun!


And a special thanks to Dave for stepping in at the last minute to be our auctioneer!

October Meeting - Kokedama Workshop

Digging right in!

Watching and learning from each other.

Watching and learning from each other.

Watching and learning from each other.

Watching and learning from each other.

Watching and learning from each other.

Getting help from Andrea.

Watching and learning from each other.

Getting help from Andrea.

All smiles! Great job!

Almost done! Looking good!

Getting help from Andrea.

Almost done! Looking good!

Almost done! Looking good!

Almost done! Looking good!

Wow! Looks fantastic!

Almost done! Looking good!

Almost done! Looking good!

Check out the video of our Kokedama workshop:   https://youtu.be/l5V14HPfC-I 

June Meeting Highlight -- Dedication

  

A dedication ceremony was held in the Orchid Room recognizing Mike Bond and Vivian (Robbie) Robinson for their many contributions to the Orchid Room. Mike and Robbie were instrumental in the establishment of our Orchid Room.

Link to the dedication ceremony:

https://youtu.be/QcG7QiUf8Mk  

Our May Picnic is Always a Great Time!

 

The silent auction is always fun for members!

Lots of great raffles!

  

A big thanks to Diana (and her helpers) for the fantastic picnic. Great food, fun games, raffles, and silent auction! 

We had fun at the April PSLOS meeting! Repotting Orchids

Repotting with Confidence

Help was always available!

Repotting with Confidence

John gave a great workshop on repotting.  Want to watch John’s workshop?  Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liYxgjA31NA&t=5s  

Lots of fun!

Help was always available!

Repotting with Confidence

Members practicing what they learned!

Help was always available!

Help was always available!

Help was always available!

John and other members were always willing to help.

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