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!

Monthly Meetings 2011

March 7 - Keith Emig, Winter Haven Orchid Nursery - Growing Paphiopedillums

April 4 - Annual Meeting

May 2 - Jim Roberts - Summertime and the Growin’ is Easy”  Ways to grow orchids outside in the summer with lots of pix and ideas for ‘how-to’. Jim Roberts is owner of Florida SunCoast and also sells plants at the Phillipi Market on Wednesday 9-2.

June 6 - Phillip Hamilton, Broughtonias

July - No Meeting - National Holiday

August 1 - Alan Koch, Gold Coast Orchids - Miniature Cattleyas for the Home

Sept 5 - Annual Picnic

Labor Day Picnic Monday September 5 @ 6:00 PM at the Selby Gardens Activity Center. (our usual meeting place.)
We will not have a formal meeting or a speaker this evening-just a good chance to get together and get to know one another better! We do plan to have Show & Tell, so don't forget to bring in your blooming orchids!

Our Society will provide the meat- Chicken & Ribs, also coffee, paper plates, flatware, cups, & Ice. All Society members and a guest are invited to attend - Please email Judy Robertson jerob1@verizon.net (926-1819 if no email)  or Jo Davis srqjd@verizon.net to sign up (228-5501)

Please bring a dish to serve approximately 12.
Members whose last name starts with:
A to H - Salad
I - Q - Side dish
R-Z - Desserts

October 3 - Linda Wilheim - Woodland Orchids

November 7 - Roy Krueger - Orchids Everyone can Grow

December 5 - Annual Orchid Auction