This month our speaker is George Hatfield. George will share his wisdom and experience in growing and breeding Cymbidiums.
The meeting will be a hybrid IN PERSON/ZOOM meeting. Please contact Henry Shaw (dvosshowandtell@gmail.com) if
you want the link for the ZOOM meeting. But I would certainly try to be at the meeting in person. Dennis Olivas will be supplying the raffle table.
Doors open at 6:30 for Show & Tell setup and conversations.
George’s Orchid Biography
George graduated with honors from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science. George is the founder of Hatfield Orchids which was established in 1999.
George served as President of the American Orchid Society 2016 – 2018.
George received the Hudlow Trophy from the Cymbidium Society of America recognizing his achievements in Cymbidium hybridizing.
Cym. Pinata x Cym. Kirby Lesh
There will not be a ‘speaker dinner’ before the meeting.
Cymbidium Lambert Day ‘Amber’
Safe the Date!
DVOS Fall Auction August 12, 2023
Planning is underway for our annual auction, which will return to our pre-COVID format and include a picnic/barbeque as part of the event. This year, the event will be held under the trees at the Pleasant Hill Park, 147 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Our Fall auction is our main fundraising event of the year. The funds the Society receives as a result of this event provide the resources we need to bring in the wonderful speakers and plant tables that we have at our monthly meetings, as well as pay for social events like the annual Holiday Dinner. Ideally all our members will participate this year. There are many ways to participate:
- Donate plants. It’s summer and therefore repotting time for many of us. Designate some nice juicy divisions to donate to the DVOS auction. Pot those plants now so that they will be well-adjusted and growing by the time of the auction. We will be putting together an auction catalog again this year. Instructions for submitting information on donated plants for the catalog will be sent in an e-mail to all members.
- Come to the auction and bid. This is your opportunity to obtain some excellent and potentially unusual/rare plants. It could also be your opportunity to get a division of one of those plants you saw at a Show and Tell or on Facebook that you coveted. Everyone can find a little space for a new orchid!
- Publicize the event and invite your friends to attend. The Auction and picnic are open to the public. Tell the members of any other orchid, garden, or plant clubs you belong to about the event. If you know someone who buys Trader Joe’s Phals. and might want to explore other species, invite them! We are
actively trying to rebuild our membership post-COVID. - Volunteer to help set up before and clean up after the event.
- Bring some food and drink and spend time socializing with other DVOS members after the auction. Remember to bring your own chair!
The auction will start around 10 AM, with setup and logging-in of donations about an hour earlier. The auction should be over by noon, which will leave us ample time to make use of the
picnic and barbeque facilities of the venue. Additional details will be forthcoming in the August Newsletter.
