CLUB PROGRAM 2018
February 5th Club meeting Ron Boyd will be giving out our new Growing Experience plants Dendrobium kingianum 'Overproof' x 'Little Lucifer'. A talk on how to grow small plants to maturity, the tricks, fertilizer etc.
March 5th Club meeting Gerry Walsh, expert grower and breeder of the famous golden yellow Dendrobium speciosums var. grandiflorum. There will plenty of quality plants and seedling available for sale. You may visit Gerry website on http://therocklilyman.com/ to see some of his beautiful plants in flower and his contact details.
March 10th Saturday, workshop at Ron Boyd place for the new and not so new members, looking at setting up an orchid house and a discussion on how Ron grows his orchids and in particular Paphiopedilums.
April 2nd Club meeting Peter Vanest will give a talk on how he grows his Masdevalias and Pleones, not to be missed.
May 7th Club meeting Auction Night, money raised goes towards our Christmas party
June 4th Club meeting Ron Boyd will give a talk on growing Phalaenopsis
July 2nd Club meeting Show Marshal Ron Boyd will talk on preparing your orchids for showing
Winter Show
Setup Thursday 19th July from 12 noon until about 5pm.Show will be open to the public,
Friday 20th July, from 10 am to 6.00 pm. Saturday 21st July from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
August 6th Club meeting Ron Boyd on viruses in orchids.
September 3th Club meeting: Steve Morgan will give a talk on how he grows his Bromeliads, am sure there will be some beauties for sale
Spring Show
Setup Thursday 6th September from 12 noon until about 5pm; Show will be open to the public:
Friday 7th September 10am to 6pm. Saturday 8th September from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
October 1st Club meeting Growing Experience plants for review & discussion
Native Show
Setup Thursday 18th October from 12 noon until about 5pm; Show will be open to the public,
Friday 19th from 10 am to 6.00 pm. Saturday 20th from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
November 5th Club meeting AGM 2018 Mini Auction of Orchids only
December 3rd Xmas Party TBA
March 5th Club meeting Gerry Walsh, expert grower and breeder of the famous golden yellow Dendrobium speciosums var. grandiflorum. There will plenty of quality plants and seedling available for sale. You may visit Gerry website on http://therocklilyman.com/ to see some of his beautiful plants in flower and his contact details.
March 10th Saturday, workshop at Ron Boyd place for the new and not so new members, looking at setting up an orchid house and a discussion on how Ron grows his orchids and in particular Paphiopedilums.
April 2nd Club meeting Peter Vanest will give a talk on how he grows his Masdevalias and Pleones, not to be missed.
May 7th Club meeting Auction Night, money raised goes towards our Christmas party
June 4th Club meeting Ron Boyd will give a talk on growing Phalaenopsis
July 2nd Club meeting Show Marshal Ron Boyd will talk on preparing your orchids for showing
Winter Show
Setup Thursday 19th July from 12 noon until about 5pm.Show will be open to the public,
Friday 20th July, from 10 am to 6.00 pm. Saturday 21st July from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
August 6th Club meeting Ron Boyd on viruses in orchids.
September 3th Club meeting: Steve Morgan will give a talk on how he grows his Bromeliads, am sure there will be some beauties for sale
Spring Show
Setup Thursday 6th September from 12 noon until about 5pm; Show will be open to the public:
Friday 7th September 10am to 6pm. Saturday 8th September from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
October 1st Club meeting Growing Experience plants for review & discussion
Native Show
Setup Thursday 18th October from 12 noon until about 5pm; Show will be open to the public,
Friday 19th from 10 am to 6.00 pm. Saturday 20th from 10 am to 3.00 pm.
November 5th Club meeting AGM 2018 Mini Auction of Orchids only
December 3rd Xmas Party TBA