SAVE THE DATE DVOS Fall Auction and Picnic will be Saturday September 20, 2025 When? Saturday, September 20, 2025 8:30 AM Where? Pleasant Hill Park, 147 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA Admission FREE Open to Public Access the Auction Catalog Event Details: DVOS Annual Auction Pleasant Hill Park Picnic Area # 3 (just […]
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Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in August will be our own Diane Bond Diane’s talk will be on Zygopetalum species and their Hybrids in the Bay Area Diane has been growing orchids in one way or another since high school. Her interest in orchids led to […]
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in July will be Carol Klonowski Carol will be presenting a seasonally appropriate talk: Taiwan and Beyond: Summer Blooming Phalaenopsis. Carol has been growing orchids since the 1980’s when a friend in Berkeley, California, gave her a cattleya and it bloomed out […]
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in June will be Mary Gerritsen Mary will be speaking to us about one of her favorite orchid destinations; Papua New Guinea (PNG) offers an incredible visit to a country that is tangled in time. Her lecture, The Orchids and Tribes of Papua New Guinea is […]
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in April will be Dennis Olivas Dennis was born on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. As a child, he helped his mother and aunt grow their orchids and got hooked. He joined the Future Farmers of America, and his project was raising […]
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in April will be Bridget Uzar Bridget Uzar, from Carter and Holmes Orchids, will tell us about the Journey of a Seedpod. This presentation takes the listener from the why and how one creates an orchid seedpod, all the way through growing seedlings […]
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations Our Speaker in March will be Bruce Rogers (aka “The Orchid Whisperer”) Did you know that orchids have been used primarily for medicinal purposes for centuries? Both here in California and around the world, orchids are used to this day for treating various ailments. […]
DVOS Valentine’s Day Orchid Show and Sale Ribbon judging begins at 8:30 am AOS judging right after ribbon judging is finished Show begins at 10 am Talk on orchid care and culture 2 pm Show Closes at 4 pm Cleanup starts at 4 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations This month’s speaker will be our own Diane Bond. Diane’s talk is titled “What my computer can teach me about my orchids”. She will take us on a walk through various websites and computer programs that we can use to learn about our orchids. […]
It is that time of year again. Our annual holiday party is coming up. Thursday, December 12, 2024 Set up 6:00 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM Pleasant Hill Community Center 320 Civic Drive Pleasant Hill, CA Free for all for potluck, but if you’d like recommendations: A-G Hot Dish H-O Desserts P-Z Salads We will have […]
