2003 Monthly Meetings

The regular monthly business meetings of the Sarasota Orchid Society are held in the Activities Center on the grounds of the beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The Gardens are located at 811 South Palm Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. If you need directions to Selby Gardens click here for a map. On arrival at the Gardens, directional signs will point you to the meeting facility. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month starting promptly at 7:30 P.M. Cultural classes meet every other month at 6:30 P.M. Be sure to check the calendar below for details. Visitors are always welcome to attend our cultural classes, as well as the business meetings. Our meetings generally consist of a business meeting, a judged “Show and Tell Table” displaying plants grown by our members, a guest speaker or presentation, raffle of beautiful orchid plants, and of course, refreshments. Please join us…it’s lots of fun!

2003 Club Meetings

December 2003 Meeting

Date:

 Monday, December 1, 2003

Time:

 6:30 pm Cultural Session
7:30 pm Meeting

Location:

 Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Activities Center
811 S. Palm Avenue
Sarasota
Meeting: • Cultural Session, 6:30 PM with Jeff Higel from Orchids Etcetera. Bring one of your troubled plants to work on.

Meeting starts promptly at 7:30 P.M.
• Speaker - Bob Scully
• Plant Raffle
• Show Table & Judging
• Refreshments

Speaker:

Robert "Bob" Scully

Bob is a second-generation horticulturist who began his experience in plants at age six! Bob formerly operated the family business, Jones & Scully, which was located in Homestead , Florida .the locale that was completely devastated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Now retired in Sarasota after many years in commercial horticulture, specializing in orchids, Bob (along with his wife, Susan) enjoys gardening and continues as an active volunteer for Selby Gardens . Bob travels the orchid world frequently, mostly in Asia, and still assists a number of mass producers in orchids.

Topic:

"Orchid Discoveries--Home and Abroad"

A slide presentation featuring some overseas shows and highlighting entries that seemed particularly interesting to Bob. The presentation will incorporate some pest and disease diagnostics in full color.to help all of us avoid unpleasant surprises during the winter season.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


November 2003 Meeting

Date: Monday, November 3, 2003
Time: 7:30 P.M.
Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Activities Center
811 South Palm Avenue
Sarasota
Topic:

Bob Hague from Tropiflora will speak on,

"Repotting Your Worst Nightmares"

-Bring your problem plants to repot
-Show table and judging
-Plant raffle
-Refreshments

October 2003 Meeting

Date:
Monday, October 6, 2003
Time:
6:30 (Cultural Session)
7:30 P.M. (Meeting)
Location:
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Activities Center
811 South Palm Avenue
Sarasota
Topic: Business meeting starts promptly at 7:30 P.M.

• Plant Raffle
• Show & Tell Table
• Guest speaker: Marty Cooper

Marty’s subject will be “Orchids, the Big Picture”. Marty is an active volunteer at Selby Gardens and is currently on the Board of Trustees as Treasurer. He has been growing orchids since 1984. After growing a variety of plants in greenhouses in Chicago and New Jersey, he is currently concentrating on naturalizing plants on the oaks in his yard.

Cultural Session: Jeff Higel, from Orchids Etcetera, will conduct the session on “Getting Your Plants Ready for the Show.” Bring any of your problem plants for discussion.

Time: 6:30 P.M. in the Activities Center classroom

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