Author: luanne betz

December 9, 2018 – Holiday Party

Our annual Holiday Party will be held on December 9th at Hugh’s Catering in Oakland Park.  Enjoy a relaxing evening together with your FLOS friends.

  • Open bar 6:30 – 7:30
  • Dinner and dancing 7:30 – 10:30
  • From 7:30 to 10:30 wine and coffee will be provided during dinner and other drinks may be purchased at the bar.
  • Music and entertainment by Salvatore Fazio.

Paula Kramer is our party organizer.

We hold this Holiday Party instead of a regular meeting in December. Everyone gets an orchid!

$40 for FLOS members
$65 for guests

We are all done selling tickets! See you at the party.

PARKING AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

  • From Interstate 95 – Take the Exit 32 east (Commercial Blvd.) Turn right, onto North Dixie Hwy. Turn left onto Florinada heading east over the railroad tracks.  Turn right onto NE 12th Terrace.  Hugh’s Catering will be on the right with a gated entrance.
  • From Federal Highway – Take Florinada west to NE 12th Terrace, just before the railroad tracks, and turn left.  Hugh’s Catering will be on the right with a gated entrance.

Meeting April 9, 2018 – Roy Tokunaga

Roy Tokunaga will be our April 2018 speaker. It is after hurricane season! Roy says:

I grew up on the beautiful island of Maui, in the Hawaiian Island chain. I left Maui for Honolulu, Oahu to attend the University of Hawaii. It was in the honors program, my favorite mentor, Dr. Yoneo Sagawa, introduced me to Orchids and the new emerging technology of Orchid
seed germination and cloning. I eventually earned a Bachelors in Education, to teach biology. I was recruited to work at an Orchid
cloning laboratory, E&R Orchids. For seven years I honed my skills in seed germination and cloning. In 1981, I partnered with Harry Akagi to start H&R Nurseries in Waimanalo, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. I am an accredited judge for the American Orchid Society as well as the Honolulu Orchid Society.

Today, I have been hybridizing, cloning, and germinating seeds for more than 40 years. H&R maintains a laboratory to do its seed germination and grows Orchids under two acres of shade houses. I have been refocusing H&R to excel in the culture of species as well as providing hybrids in the Dendrobium and Cattleya Alliance. My passion has been the proper nutrition of Orchids and the mythical flower booster. I am working on a power point program to share my discoveries.

 

Click here for meeting location and driving directions.

May 19, 2018 – Redlands Orchid Festival bus

Our next bus trip will be on Saturday, May 19, 2018. We will be going to Redlands Orchid Festival. 

Bring a box or crate to hold your purchases. 

Bring lunch or plan to buy it there. 

We will provide water & juice on the bus.

Tickets are $30, which includes free entry to the Festival. 

LEAVING FROM

Christ Lutheran Church (parking lot)
1955 East Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

TIMES

We leave at 9 AM 

We return between 4 & 5 PM; leaving Festival at 3:00 PM.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Seats on the bus are first come, first served.

Please contact Allen Cogar at 954-553-1351, or signup at the Society’s monthly meeting, or email tacogar@gmail.com.

More info at our ramble overview page.

April 14, 2018 – Ramble

Our next ramble will be on April 14, 2018. We will be visiting several nurseries “down South” Redlands way 🙂 

Bring a box or crate to hold your purchases. 

We will provide water & juice on the bus.

Tickets are $35, which includes lunch at Soroa Orchids. Contact Allen.

LEAVING FROM

Christ Lutheran Church (parking lot)
1955 East Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

TIMES

We leave at 8 AM (this may change so check back to be sure…) 

We return between 4 & 5 PM

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Seats on the bus are first come, first served.

For special situations please contact Allen Cogar at 954-553-1351, or signup at the Society’s monthly meeting, or email tacogar@gmail.com.

More info at our ramble overview page.

June 11, 2018 – Norman Fang

 
Mr. Norman Fang will be our speaker on June 11, 2018. He will be talking on “New Color Forms of Phalaenopsis Species”, a topic he recently wrote about in Orchid Digest. Mr. Fang has served as Vice President of the American Orchid Society. He is a founding member and regional director of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance. 
 
 
He is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/normanorchids/

Click here for meeting location and driving directions.

November 11, 2017 – Ramble

Our next ramble will be on November 11, 2017. We will be visiting several nurseries and listening to short informative talks along the way.

THE BUS IS FULL! Thank you to everyone who registered! 

  • Carib Orchids
  • Soroa 
  • Whimsy Orchids
  • maybe a 4th stop… 

Cost is $35 per person and includes a FREE LUNCH at Soroa. 

Bring a box or crate to hold your purchases. We will have two busses for twice the fun! 

We will provide water & juice on the bus.

LEAVING FROM

Christ Lutheran Church (parking lot)
1955 East Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

TIMES

We leave at 8 AM (this may change so check back to be sure…) 

We return between 4 & 5 PM

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Seats on the bus are first come, first served.

For special situations please contact Allen Cogar at 954-553-1351, or signup at the Society’s monthly meeting, or email tacogar@gmail.com.

More info at our ramble overview page.

Meeting November 13, 2017 – ShowTime!

 

For 65 years, our members and local growers have entered plants for judging by prestigious AOS Judges from all over the world.  Many members have won blue ribbons, and even named an orchid.  As our Jubilee Show approaches we are gearing up to prepare our special plants for blooming, presentation and judging.  Our November speakers; Joan Connors, Carol Holdren and Jackie Wood will help us pick out our best orchids and prepare them for the show. They will also explain how displays are designed and judged. 

The program starts at 7:30 p.m.

Click here for meeting location and driving directions.

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