Upcoming Events

Our next meeting is Monday, July 12th at 6:30 P.M. via Zoom. "Orchids To Grow Your Collection On" will be presented by Wade Hollenbach from Wade's Orchids, Middlebury, PA (http://www.wadesorchids.com). The Zoom link was emailed to members. Nonmembers are welcome to attend! Request the link by clicking on the Contact Us button above or our email address below.

In this presentation, Wade Hollenbach will take us on a tour of approximately 50 orchid species (and a few hybrids) he has selected that will improve any collection. He will include suggestions and cultural information. Many of these selected orchids can easily be grown to specimen size and become very impressive. All plants are those with which Wade has personal experience and most are plants that he is currently growing.

Wade has grown orchids since 1978. He sells orchids “to help pay the fuel bills for the greenhouse.” He is starting a breeding program with Encyclias and the Cattleya alliance. One of his goals is to provide healthy plants to others at reasonable prices, saying, “I have fond memories of days long gone where it was inexpensive to invest in new directions in breeding and growing the seedlings on anticipating becoming the first person to see the flower of this unique orchid. I hope to bring that format back to you, the orchid grower.”

August 9--No meeting due to two special events this month.

August 21--Road trip! Visit Natt's Orchids, Naperville IL. Lunch is included. More information will come by email.

August 29--CIOS Member Picnic, hosted by Bettina and George Francis. Details will come by email.