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July Meeting is at Englewood Area Orchid Society

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VAOS is joining with EAOS for the two meetings of July and August and the July meeting is at Englewood. It will be on Monday July 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Englewood’s regular meeting place, Christ Lutheran Church, 701 N. Indiana Ave.


Englewood’s speaker is none other than Michael Sinn. Michael’s topic is “Tokyo Dome Orchid Show” also known as the Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival. His presentation will include many photos showing the gargantuan and amazing orchid displays at the show. He will also speak of the interesting new hybrids that are coming out of Asia into the international scene.

Englewood will have a Silent Auction, Plant Raffle and Refreshments.

May’s Speaker – Ted Kellogg

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Topic – “Orchid Oddities”

Ted began growing orchids in the 1960’s in Miami and Tallahassee. He
moved his orchid collection to Rhode Island in 1970 to two custom
greenhouses. A decade later, “one too many” greenhouse problems
caused Ted to shift to growing Rhododendrons.
A move back to Florida in 2001 might have been the end of the story.
But, Ted and Marty attended the Englewood and Venice orchid society
meetings. They then visited Everglades Orchids and other vendors and, soon, were growing
orchids on their lanai.
From his first growing days Ted has been intrigued by the diversity of of orchids. Ted will
share his experiences and knowledge about orchids and the strange things these orchids are
known for. Ted’s talk ‘Orchid Oddities’ will include examples from a wide variety species
and hybrids that have been successes or failures in leading to the the orchids we grow today.
[Ed. note: VAOS is most grateful for Ted generously sharing his expertise – see the Plant
Table article and Notes on Names on page 3. He is currently chairman of the Information
Management Committee of the American Orchid Society.]