MALIBU ORCHID SOCIETY Volume XLVIII, xiv May 2012 President Message MOS Meeting Our most important recent event was the annual plant auction on April 17. Although it did not generate the income we received last year, it was a success and many of us acquired some wonderful plants. A number of members donated plants. However, I do not have a complete list, and rather than name a few members and miss several more, I would like to thank all of those who donated plants to the auction. Among the nurseries who generously gave us plants and supplies this year were Andy s Orchids, Calwest, Ned Daniger, George Hatfield, Art Mendoza and Orchids Royale. We encourage you to consider these supporters when next you buy plants. And, remember to always tell your supplier that you are a member of the Malibu Orchid society when you buy plants and supplies. Helping as volunteers to make the auction run successfully were: Sylvia Morton, Alice Hall, Angela Nice, Annette Rossilli, Cheri Hunter, David Acalin Edna Brock Ed Saraffian, Falguni Trieu, Jill Silton, John Delfino, Karen Smith, Rabinder Sekhon, Scott Barth and Summer Lieu. Grafton Tanquary May 15th, 2012 Pacific Palisades Women s Club 901 Haverford Avenue Pacific Palisades, CA 9027 Speakers: Falu Trieu and Birute Vileisis Orchids in Singapore and Thailand Longtime MOS members Falu Trieu and Birute Vileisis will share the highlights of their recent trip to Singapore and Thailand in November 2011. If you didn't have the opportunity to attend the 20th World Orchid Conference, Falu and Birute will present the best of the WOC winning displays and awarded plants. In addition, they will also give an illustrated overview of the orchid displays at the National Orchid Garden in Singapore's National Arboretum as well as a sneak preview of the extraordinary plant display at the newest horticultural attraction in Singapore, Gardens by the Bay, Continued on next page:
May 2012 Malibu Orchid Society President Grafton Tanquary (323) 656-8779 gpt1287@sbcglobal.net 1st Vice President Dr. Birute Anne Vileisis (310) 456-7460 birute@earthlink.net 2nd Vice President Alice Hall & John Delfino (310) 452-4645 Alice@ashphoto.com Continued from page 1: Page 2 scheduled to open officially to the public next month. Our speakers will also include a brief visit to a Vanda Farm in Thailand and the Orchid House in Queen Sirikit's Arboretum, just outside of Chang Mai in Northern Thailand. Join us. Treasurer Summer Lieu Summerlieu@ymail.com Birute Anne Vileisis. Recording Secretary Alice Hall (310) 452-4645 alice@ashphoto.com Membership Edna Brock 310-454-8952 eibrock@verizon.net Newsletter Editor Falguni Trieu (818) 851-9644 falutrieu@yahoo.com Librarian Angela Nice (310) 625 6925 nicetotalkto@gmail.com Directors at Large Karen Smith (310) 543 5394 John Delfino (310) 452-7960 johndelfino@netscape.net Cheri Hunter (310) 454-8221 cherihunter@earthlink.net Sylvia Morton (310) 271 4516 sm10164@gmail.com AOS Representative Georg Stelzner (310) 459-5543 Orchid Digest Representative Falguni Trieu (818) 851-9644 Webmaster (310)826-8096 Rabinder Sekhon Librarian Angela Nice rsekhon@verizon.net nicetotalkto@gmail.com
May 2012 page 3 California Orchids Events May 2012: May 16 19, 2012 NGC Convention, Buffalo, NY May 17, 2012 San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists - Annual Auction www.sgvoh.org 6 Preview, 7 p.m. Auction Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia 91106 May 19, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Casa de Las Orquideas 11th Annual Super Seedling Sale, 170 S. Nardo Ave., Solana Beach 92075 Information: 858.755.7572, www.orquideas.com or casa@orquideas.com May 20, 12 noon Blooms with a View 2012 Culver City Garden Tour, Monteith Park, 3685 Olympiad Drive, LA 90043 Contact information: 323.321.9200 May 26-27, 10 a.m. Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Society 6th Annual Show and Sale Ludwig Center, San Luis Obispo June 1-2, 10 4 Riviera Garden Club 7 Historic Home Tour info at http://www.rivieragardenclub.org/ June 3 7, CGCI 81st Convention, Cal Expo, Sacramento Double Tree Information: 916-479-0323 grigmaiden@aol.com June 5 & 6, CGCI Convention at the Doubletree Hotel, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento Gardening Consultants Council (5th) and Landscape Design Council (6th) to meet June 9, Orchid Society of Southern California Annual Auction, Burbank opens at 1, auction at 2 First Christian Chu7rch, 221 South 6th Street, Burbank
George Hatfield's Green House
George Hatfield's Green House and Barbecue lunch
May 2012 Page 6 Refreshments: Members whose last names fall within are Lu thru Mozlin on the Committee this month. Please, bring a plate of snacks / cookies / fruit that can be eaten as finger food. If you are on the list this month, please remember that you are responsible for making coffee, serving, cleanup, etc. George Hatfield's Green House Great information about WOC 2012 Cheri Hunter. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ science-nature/the-orchid- Olympics.html http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ multimedia/photos/? c=y&articleid=137275053&page=1 http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/ 04/22/2087377/learning-and-learningtolove.html Is the web location of a very interesting and humorous article on becoming an orchid person. I am usually intimidated by looking something up on the net and having a page of words staring back at me, but don t be put off by that on this article because it is worth the few minutes required to enjoy it.
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