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The Triangle Orchid Society meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, at 418 Anderson St., in Durham, NC (driving directions). Visitors are welcome! |
The next regular meeting is Monday, August 11, 2008, starting at 7:30 PM, at the Doris Duke Center, part of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, in Durham (driving directions). The speaker will be Max Thompson from Winfield, KS. His topic will be "Angraecums and Other Madagascar Species."
Link to July newsletter.
2008 Growers Day Held on June 7
Our annual Growers Day, a full-day program of talks on orchids and orchid growing, was held on June 7, at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. Our speakers were Linda Thorne, an American Orchid Society Judge, Officer of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, commercial grower, and orchid hybridizer, and Steven Frowine, a national horticultural expert and author of four books on orchids. Over 50 people attended, learned about growing and selecting orchids, had a great lunch, and took home a blooming or budded Cattelya orchid. You can see pictures in our July newsletter. If you missed Growers Day this year, you can still attend our monthly meetings, Fall Auction (to be held in September), and of course, there will be another Growers Day next year.
TOS Spring Auction Held on May 18, 2008
TOS held its Spring Orchid Auction on Sunday, May 18, in Umstead Park, located in Raleigh.Hundreds of orchids, many in bloom, were auctioned off at terrific prices. The News and Observer wrote a story about the auction, which you can see here.
2007 TOS Orchid Show pictures here.
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Having member e-mail addresses would help us communicate more effectively with the members. E-mail communication would also save the society money. Please send your e-mail address to webmaster@triangleorchidsociety.org. Include your name in the body of the message. The member list will be use solely for society business.
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Member Homepages: We want your personal web site! If you have a personal web site, we will be glad to provide a link from the TOS web site. It doesn't have to be about orchids, just a way to share your personal interests with other members. All you have to do is send the URL to our webmaster via webmaster@triangleorchidsociety.org
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An orchid e-mail discussion list has been set up. Please see the description document for access, topics and instructions on how to sign up.
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The move to Duke Gardens has enabled the inclusion of the Triangle Orchid Society library within the Duke Gardens horticulture library. A full list of books and journals is available these can be checked out during the meetings.