All posts by: Ulrike Ahlborn

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  SAVE THE DATE DVOS Fall Auction and Picnic will be Sunday September 15, 2024   Event Information DVOS Fall Auction SAVE THE DATE We need EVERYBODY to participate. Please:   DONATE, DONATE, DONATE Now is the time to get out there and divide. Donate your established divisions to the auction. Communicate with your orchid growing friends […]

Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Catesetum Our presentation this month will be a prerecorded Webinar from the AOS. Fred Clarke will be speaking on Catasetums. We will have an opportunity table full of beautiful Catasetums.   Since we have no speaker this month, there will not be a dinner […]

Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations   Bob Hamilton Bio: Born in Berkeley, CA in 1946, one of four children of Berkeley-born parents. My education was at Berkeley schools. My career began as a scientific glassblower for UC Berkeley’s the Department of Electrical Engineer & Computer Sciences, (EECS) fabricating experimental […]

Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations   Ron Parsons has been growing orchids for nearly 49 years and has been interested in the species for most of that time. He loves to photograph orchids and other flowers whenever he can and does so as often as possible. Ron has more […]

Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations   Carol Klonowski has been growing orchids since the 1980’s when a friend in Berkeley, California, gave her a cattleya and it bloomed out with three big, dark lavender flowers and an intoxicating fragrance. She built an entire greenhouse in her backyard to accommodate the […]

The meeting is Mar. 14 at 7:15 pm PST, at the Concord Water District, 1331 Concord Ave, Concord 94521 Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations This month our speakers will be a group of Members: Diane Bond will introduce orchids and five interesting genera. Eileen will talk about orchid culture. […]

The meeting is Feb. 8 at 7:15 pm PST, at the Concord Water District, 1331 Concord Ave, Concord 94521 Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Sale setup and conversations That meeting will be held in person at our usual location and will be devoted to preparations for the Show. Blooming plants that you want […]

  Dr. Mitch Schneider will be speaking on Cattleya breeding that he is doing at New Earth Orchids. The meeting will be a hybrid IN PERSON/ZOOM meeting but Mitch will be at the Water District with us. Please contact Diane Bond (bonddiane9@gmail.com) if you want the link for the ZOOM meeting. Dr. Mitch Schneider’s interest […]