April 1st would normally be our next monthly meeting. However that day is also Easter and so we have decided not to meet. Our next get-together will be Sunday, May 6.
And since that day is also April Fools Day, we want to reassure all of you:
No Fooling, There’s No Meeting!
We had a great show and sale. Thanks to all our members who helped set up, staff the GNTOS information table, clean up afterward, and talk to our visitors during the show. We appreciate you!
One of our vendors had to cancel the day before the show. Our prayers are with Laurie and Sheila Skov of Orchids and Tropicals – we hope that Laurie will recover and be able to return as a vendor again in a future show.
To prepare for our orchid show coming up Friday and Saturday, March 9 & 10 at the Richardson Civic Center, Linda Horton will be talking about “Preparing Your Orchids for a Show”. She’ll be showing us how to prepare our plants for an show. Linda is a native Texan, born in Plano when it was a little farming community. She was an RN for over 40 years, mostly in Emergency Nursing. She is an American Orchid Society accredited judge and enjoys attending out of town shows. She has been growing orchids for over 25 years.
Orchids 101 will be at 2:00pm, led by Kathi McKenzie.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at the Magnolia Hotel Dallas Park Cities
We have been given a great opportunity to highlight orchids and our society. Manny received a very special request from Art Chadwick
“I was wondering if any orchid society members in the Dallas area have some large flowered Cattleyas in bloom that we could borrow for a photoshoot with Laura Bush on Thursday. The event will be written up later this year in Orchids magazine.
We could use up to a dozen plants – any color.
The event is from 3 to 5pm and they could be dropped off at the Magnolia Hotel in Park Cities by noon.
Thanks for your consideration!” Art Chadwick Chadwick & Son Orchids Powhatan, VA
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
The program will be “Growing Paphiopedilum with Phalaenopsis”, presented by orchid enthusiast Peter Lin of Big Leaf Orchids, in Southlake, TX. We will look at the similarities and challenges of growing both Paphiopedilum and Phalaenopsis in the same environment and also look at which Paphiopedilum do better in North Texas. Peter has been growing orchids for over 30 years, beginning in Taiwan at the age of 10. After working in the IT industry for 12 years, he expanded his collection, began hybridizing, and established a family owned mail-order operation. Big Leaf Orchids specializes in Phalaenopsis with emphasis on novelties, including flowers that are fragrant, waxy and multi-colored. Peter will be bringing orchids to sell, so bring some mad money!
Orchids 101 will have Lorna leading at 2pm – the topic will be on recording and organizing your orchid collection.
New or renewing memberships are $30, additional members in the same household are $15. If you want to be sure to have your name listed in the 2018 Yearbook, please pay by January 31! Bring cash/check this Sunday to our monthly meeting or mail to GNTOS, c/o K. Halverson, 
1922 Baylor Dr., Richardson, TX 75081.
The January program on “World Orchid Congress 2017 Ecuador” will be presented by Emily Quinn, a 20-ye
ar society member. Emily was introduced to orchids when she went to the now closed Orchids and Ferns in Houston. She purchased ferns and orchids – the ferns died, the orchids didn’t! She serves as training coordinator for the American Orchid Society Dallas Judging Center where she has been an accredited judge for over seven years.
Orchids 101 begins at 2pm with Kathi presenting the program.
And the Finalists!
This month, we will have our Semi-Annual Auction. Bring one or more plants or divisions you don’t want to keep, then get a paddle and bid! You can also bring collectibles or any orchid related item. We also invite people to bring some food to share in a potluck meal before the auction – finger foods, veggies, desserts, etc. This is one of our two fund raising events for the society, so bring your bucks, along w/ some food and orchids, and get ready raise some money for the society! Auction and Potluck start at 2:30pm.
There will be no 101 class or table judging due to the auction.