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THE MARIN COUNTY FAIR WAS A GLOBAL SUCCESS!

Jul 17th, 2010
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Applause to all those who helped set up the fair, brought plants, met with the public to talk about orchids and MOS, and especially to those early risers who took down the display. Wow! Your enthusiasm and your dependability are much appreciated.

The display was truly spectacular and Ron Ludwig’s stand worked perfectly to show off the orchids. Black cloths were the backdrop to illuminate the big orchid-inspired masks. These in turn set off the gorgeous orchids in the display.

Charlie Barboni, who is the manager in charge of the entire agriculture area of the Fair, said that it was Marin Orchid Society’s “BEST DISPLAY EVER!” Yea!!  Huge, well-deserved  congratulations!

MOS members really gave it their best, time and time again. Set up was done by Mary Ann Aleandri, Bill Stott, Sandra Fallat, Linda Tripp, Sandra and John Merlo, Ron Ludwig, Cathy Thompson, Barbara Herod, and Susan Anderson.

Beautiful blooming orchids were shown by Sandra Fallat, Linda Tripp, Sandra and John Merlo, Bill Lenarz, Mary Ann Aleandri, Ron Ludwig, Barbara Herod, Kathy Keller, Carolyn Fisher, Bernie Kepke, and Susan Anderson. Plus an extra thank you goes to Sandra Fallat for going all the way home in rush hour traffic to get an extra dozen plants to get MOS over our bare minimum of 50 plants as required by the Fair contract.

Thank you to everyone who did shifts at the Fair: Debra Ryves, Lisa Miller, Carolyn Fisher, Julie Walker, Carol Gotti, Mary Ann Aleandri, Lynne Murrell, Bill and Paget Lenarz, Bill Stott, Sandra and John Merlo, Barbara Herod, Kathy and Melissa Keller, Ron Ludwig, Cathy Thompson, Linda Tripp, Susan Seelig, Cristy Herrmann and her friend Jo, and Susan Anderson. Thank you to Jeff Mulanax for doing the orchid demos.

One last thank you: Thank you to everyone who showed up at 7am on Tuesday morning after the Fair for a speedy take down! There were about 10 of us and it went really fast!

Special appreciation to the organizational skills of Susan Anderson who made things go smoothly and easily!

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JUNE 5: RE-POTTING FOR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC!

Jun 11th, 2010
by SandraM.
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On June 5, from 10-2, MOS staged a second orchid re-potting and culture event for members and the public at MAGC. This event gives MOS two opportunities:
- Make re-potting simpler for members and the public
- Attract new members.

Members had arrived at 8:30 for setup and soaking bark so that everything was ready at 10. Our signs plus infomercials in the area’s papers caught the attention of our visitors.

Weather was excellent, the turnout good, and plants looked happy to be re-potted, particularly some large ones that had been in the same container and medium for quite a few years.

It was fun to meet orchid growers who had had great success with their plants and who appreciated our guidance in moving them into new media and new pots. And, in a few cases, orchids may have been saved from a certain early demise because they were so crowded and new roots were struggling to find life among old, dead root systems. We did what we know best and gave growing tips to those who came. Thanks to you MOS members who put in a good day’s work: Glenn, Bill L, Bill S, John, Susan, Lynne, Carol, Ron, Gail, Sandra M and Sandra F!

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MOS Repotting Event at MAGC

Jun 4th, 2010
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The re-potting event for members and the public was successful and more than half the MAGC cymbidiums were re-potted as well. Adam’s workshops were informative and enjoyable. Plus, we had good weather this year!! MOS is holding a second re-potting and orchid culture event on June5 at MAGC. Lynne, Bill, Adam and others have put in quite a bit of time to pull this together: gracias, merci, danke, grazie.

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What’s blooming at Adam’s House

Apr 22nd, 2010
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Look what’s blooming at Adam’s house.
April 2010

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Marin Orchid Society Display at Pacific Orchid Exposition 2010

Mar 4th, 2010
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Attendees enjoyed MOS’ beautiful display and took many pictures of our masks and orchids, illustrating the ways orchids attract pollinators. Here are some photos; notice that members won quite a few ribbons! Adam Anderson also won a rosette. More in the March Back Bulb.

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2010 Pacific Orchid Exposition Setup

Feb 24th, 2010
by SandraM.
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Talk about a true “labor of love”! Planning, designing, and creating the set for the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco took a lot of MOS members (AKA orchid addicts) a lot of time and energy but, as it started coming together, it was well worth it. Our 2010 location is better located than the one for 2009, a bit more toward the center of the Expo and with more space around us. Thank you, everyone.

This year we were blessed with good weather which made it all go much better. Members’ plant contributions were excellent and helped set the bright tone of Carnaval. There were a lot of laughs over our use of masquerade as a theme that featured orchids masquerading so they will attract propagators for the survival and diversity of the species. We did a little play on that with human costumes which sonme say are for the same purpose!

Here are some slides from setup day, Wednesday, February 24.

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Why Join the Marin Orchid Society?

Feb 16th, 2010
by SandraM.
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I’m pretty practical and I do not enjoy wasting time or money. So…, when my three orchids started to look a bit “off”, I knew I had trouble on my hands. A trip to the local nursery did not help; I was shown fertilizers, insecticides, planting media, and pots, none of which felt like the right answer.

Before I spent more money, I wanted to safeguard the money already spent on the orchids residing at our home!

Fortunately, the answer came easily. An announcement in the Marin IJ told me the next meeting of the Marin Orchid Society was Tuesday evening! I believed chances were good that I would find someone who could tell me how to help my orchids flourish. Plus, it was easy to find and free.

And I was right. Even though I did not bring the plants with me, the “orchid doctor” was pretty sure that they were not receiving enough sunlight. She went on to say that the light had to be diffuse, perhaps through netting or a sheer curtain, rather than directly on the leaves that could become “sunburned”. Already I had learned three times more about orchids than I knew when I arrived ten minutes earlier. I was in the right place.

And I was hooked. For only $25 / year, less than the cost of replacing a dead plant, I had access to an “orchid doctor,” a society of some of the nicest and most helpful people i have known, and a chance to win orchids in a drawing at meetings! That first night, I won a beautiful cymbidium, easily worth the $25 of the membership.

Come and visit. Consider membership. Where else can you win gorgeous orchids at Orchid Bingo once a year? Or participate in creating a winning orchid display at San Francisco’s Pacific Orchid Expo in February? Get your plants diagnosed free? AND see gorgeous orchids every month as members bring their own for Show and Tell.

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