September Update With The Society A Quick Rundown of Our September Gathering:First off, a big shoutout to Joe Grienauer for stepping in and kicking off the meeting in Robert Culver’s absence. You rock, Joe!Exciting news from Sean Hoyt: our new membership system is now live! This means you can now tailor your membership just the …
Joe from ECO will be guiding a 10-day Tour of Ecuador Tour Dates: Nov 24 – Dec 4, 2023 Details: Who’s down to go to Ecuador? Joe will be taking a small tour group (13 spaces available) on a 10-day guided tour of Ecuador, departing Friday November 24. The tour will begin at Uzhupud Gardens …
Emerald City Orchids is Hosting Ecuagenera, Andy’s Orchids, and Many Of the Local Vendors. Sales Sat/Mon Oct 28-29Preview Night Friday Oct 27 4734 S. Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98409 Ivan Portilla from Ecuagenera will be coming back to the ECO greenhouse for another pop-up! They will be hosting a special Halloween-themed preview night party on …
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July and Augst have been our summery break. During the summer
Andy and his family set a lovely table for their guests. There was a wide array of mains, sides, desserts, and beverages. There were about twenty people that attended the picnic, including members and their families.
Along with having time to leisurely socialize in this lovely setting it was a wonderful treat to be able to talk with Andy about the plants in his greenhouse. There were orchids and nepenthes everywhere you looked. It was truly a site to behold.
September we will be meeting back at The Center for Urban Horticulture with our speaker, Kelly McCracken speaking on Fragrant Miniatures. She is always a great speaker, be sure to set time aside to join us.
The Summer Picnic The August member’s picnic was held on Saturday, August 6th at the home of Andy Wright. Andy and his family set a lovely table for their guests. There was a wide array of mains, sides, desserts, and beverages. There were about twenty people that attended the picnic, including members and their families. …
Save the date for the NWOS MEMBERS ONLY PICNIC! Summer is here and it has turned out to be another lovely one. On August 6th, the society will hold its annual members only potluck picnic. Date: August 6thTime: 2 PM – 5 PM Complete details have already gone out in email. If you didn’t get …
NWOS president Robert Culver welcomed new people to our group. We had a brief update on our upcoming membership system. Ben Johnson, our Event’s VP, then updated us on the recent and upcoming events. Importantly, we are having two NWOS-sponsored shows this year, the fall show at Volunteer Park and we’re reviving the spring show, which will be held at the Lynnwood Events Center. We then covered the upcoming summer events and volunteer opportunities available for members of the society.
Jurahame Leyva, our speaker for the evening, and owner of The Orchid Fix Nursery Orchids from Hawaii | Wholesale/Retail | The OrchidFix spoke to us about modern trends in Paphiopedilum Maudiae hybrids. He reviewed the key species in this group of hybrids. He also discussed some of the individual plants that were selected during the hybridizing process that have yielded the spectacular results we see today. Many of the wonderful plants we see are a result of the breeding program carried on by Graham Wood at Lehua Orchids. Jurahame showed us many beautiful examples to illustrate the progress made in this group. As he was closing he introduced a number of smaller species and some of the hybrids that were a result of those crosses, showing that the development of this group is far from finished
Participating Societies Name Homepage Cascade Cactus and Succulents Society of Washington State Washington, USA Mount Baker Orchid Society Washington, USA Northwest Orchid Society Washington, USA Oregon Orchid Society Oregon, USA Puget Sound Gesneriad Society Washington, USA Puget Sound Begonia Society Washington, USA Spokane Orchid Society Washington, USA For more information, inquiries, please contact the Events …
Participating Vendors & Societies Name Homepage AGE Tropicals Washington USA Orchids and Nepenthes Botanica Ltd Missoula, Montana USA Orchids, TillandsiaAfrican, Madagascar specialists Carnivero Austin, TX Carnivorous Plants (Nepenthes & More!), Aroids Dew Violet Washington USA African Violets, Gesneriads, and Other House Plants Ecuagenera Azuay Ecuador Orchids, Aroids, and Tropical Plants Emerald City Orchids Washington USA …