Sept 1 Growing Spathoglottis  

For our September meeting, Vee Dhu will discuss the varieties and culture of the terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis, which does very well in our area. Vee, born in Vietnam, has been loving and growing orchids since her youth, and is working on becoming an accredited AOS judge. Her collection currently includes cattleya, paphiopedilum, and phals. She knows a greenhouse is in her future! We will be having our usual orchid table judging and raffle.

Orchids 101 will be with Charlie in the greenhouse at 2pm. Bring your questions and get some answers!

On this same Labor Day weekend, PlantCon will be in the Dallas area – Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1. They will be at the Marriott Allen Convention Center, 777 Waters Creek Blvd. Allen, TX 75013. Entrance fee is $37.

The PlantCon International Convention will host over 100 vendors catering to the entire plant community. The fun event is set to bring together plant enthusiasts from around the world complete with speakers, panels, workshops, exhibitors, and more.

If you volunteer to host our GNTOS table at PlantCon for a 2-hr shift either Saturday or Sunday, you’ll be able to get in as an exhibitor. Be aware that Sunday is our GNTOS meeting and so the 2pm and 4pm Sunday shifts will conflict with our usual meeting time. See the sign-up sheet from David for details!