Oklahoma Orchid Society

OOS August 2022 Meeting
2022-08-21 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
Peter Zale, Ph.D., Associate Director, Conservation, Plant Breeding and Collections, Longwood Gardens, will present “Invasive Species: The Dark Side of Orchids.”
Speaker’s Biography
Peter Zale, Ph.D holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D in plant breeding and genetics (2009, 2014) from The Ohio State University and is currently Associate Director, Conservation, Plant Breeding, and Collections, at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. In this position he leads curatorial activities, the plant breeding programs, the plant exploration program, and the plant conservation program. He has participated in over 25 plant exploration expeditions throughout the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Republic of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and China. These plant exploration initiatives support other endeavors at Longwood centered around development of a plant conservation program focused on horticultural aspects of native orchids of the U.S. and temperate terrestrial orchids from around the world.

OOS July 2022 Meeting
2022-07-17 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
“Orchid Culture by Windowsill and Lights: Gardening Indoors” by Dr. Erik Runkle, Professor and Floriculture Extension Specialist, Michigan State University
Speaker’s Biography
Dr. Erik Runkle is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University. Erik obtained a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Illinois and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticulture at Michigan State University. Over the years he has investigated the effects of light and temperature on the commercial production of phalaenopsis orchids (and a few other genera) as well as a wide variety of garden plants. Erik recently developed the Controlled-Environment Lighting Laboratory to better understand how the light spectrum can be manipulated to produce crops with desired attributes.

OOS June 2022 Meeting
2022-06-19 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
A popular topic to the general public, chic orchid stylist Brian Truong will demonstrate the high art of repotting.
Speaker’s Biography
The sensei of floral feng shui, Society member Brian Truong has been featured in the The Daily Oklahoman and been a star vendor to the Society’s flower shows. In fact, if you have a stellar orchid specimen, he probably sold it to you. Understandably, when Brian is not orchid whispering, he is orchid breeding.

Orchid Digest Speakers Day — Virtual
2022-06-11 15:00 - 19:30 | Video Conference
The 18th Orchid Digest Speakers Day
is coming Saturday, June 11, 2022,
Lectures 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm PDT.
Great Speakers!
Peter T. Lin, Sarah Hurdel, Kelly McCracken, Courtney Hackney.
Virtual Registration: $30.00 USD.
Click here: VIRTUAL REGISTRATION.

Oklahoma Orchid Society's Spring 2022 Show & Sale
2022-05-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
OOS’s Spring 2022 Show & Sale opens to the public at 9:00am in the Gardens’ Exhibition Hall. Admission and parking are free. Become an OOS member this weekend, May 7 & 8, and receive a 10% discount on your first year’s membership; use code SHOW10.
Show Type: Bench Show with no exhibits, including no conservation or education exhibit
Setup: Orchid flower and plant registration on Friday, May 6, Noon–5:00pm in the Gardens’ Meeting Room #1. Vendor setup on Friday, May 6, 6pm–11pm in the Gardens’ Exhibition Hall.
Judging: Saturday, May 7, ribbon judging begins at 8:00am in the Gardens’ Exhibition Hall, immediately followed by AOS judging.
Tear down and clean-up will be from 5–6pm Saturday, May 7.

Kansas Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale
2022-04-30 10:00 - 2022-05-01 16:00 | Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 N Amidon Ave, Wichita, 67203
Kansas Orchid Society “Orchids, Simply Irresistible!” Spring Show & Sale will be held at Botanica, The Wichita Gardens April 30 & May 1. International and nationally known vendors, including Ecuagenera, Sunset Valley Orchids, High Desert Orchids, and J&L Orchids, will be selling orchids. See SWROGA Web for details.

OOS April 2022 Meeting
2022-04-24 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
In anticipation of an awarding-winning flower show and sale in May, the illustrious Jana Butcher will prepare the membership by going over the rules and standards of an AOS-sanctioned event.
Speaker’s Biography
Jana Butcher is the immediate former President of the Oklahoma Orchid Society and architect of multitudes of successful flower shows. When not planning Society events, she raises phenomenal slipper orchids. Eat your heart out Martha Stewart!

OCA Orchid Conservation Symposium
2022-03-26 11:00 - 15:30 | Video Conference
The Orchid Conservation Alliance presents “A Conservation Zoom-posium.” To attract the broadest possible audience participation, the event will be free, but prior registration is required
It is a pleasure to announce the Orchid Conservation Alliance’s first-ever Orchid Conservation Symposium. The goal is to acquaint you with our currently-supported reserves and some of the people who are overseeing them. In the past we have asked these conservationists what they were up to, written a summary, and sent it to you. With the advent of live Zoom programming, we have cut out the middleman, us, and are bringing our partners and their reserve projects directly to you.
We are currently supporting three organizations: Fundación EcoMinga in Ecuador, Corporación SalvaMontes in northern Colombia, and La Palma in southern Colombia. The symposium will begin with an introductory biodiversity presentation by renowned biologist and OCA member Tom Givnish. After that, the principals behind each of these organizations will give a presentation about the reserves and their recent activities and be available for your questions.
See OCA for further details and registration.

OOS March 2022 Meeting
2022-03-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
Russ Vernon will explore the topic of the Birds, Bees, and Orchids (XXX-Orchids).
Speaker’s Biography
Russ grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Early on he had an interest in plants, helping in the yard and growing cacti purchased with his allowance. His parents and grandparents were all interested in various aspects of horticulture.
When Russ was 12 years old, his uncle arrived with 6 orchids saying,”If you can grow those darned cacti, you ought to be able to grow these.” And a career was launched. Russ is a graduate of Ohio State University majoring in horticulture/floriculture. He has worked for Orchid by Hausermann, A&P Orchids, Ball State University’s Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank, and Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield the Cat.
In 2004, Russ and his wife Anita started New Vision Orchids. The company specializes in Phalaenopsis, Odontoglossum and their intergenerics, Miltoniopsis, Cattleya, and Lycaste. The biggest area of focus is hybridizing, wholesale and retail sales. Russ also lectures to various orchid societies across the country and conducts workshops on orchid culture.
Russ is a judge of the American Orchid Society and is past President of the International Phalaenopsis Alliance, and Past President of the Mid-America Orchid Congress and serves on their Conservation Committee. He and Anita have two daughters.

OKC Parks & Recreation Public Class: Better Indoor Orchid Growing
2022-02-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The Oklahoma Orchid Society is sponsoring the public class “Better Indoor Orchid Growing” with Jana Butcher. Registrants will learn how to set up an effective orchid growing area in their homes or businesses. Program is appropriate for ages 12+, and registration is $5 per person. Register at City of Oklahoma Parks & Recreation.

OOS February 2022 Meeting
2022-02-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The meeting begins at 1pm with Grower Tips, where OOS members address a specific orchid growing challenge, e.g. a specific pest, repotting, mounting, humidity, or fertilization, and answer questions from the audience. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
Program Presentation
“What’s in a Name?” by Rich Ackerman
This introductory talk will help you understand the basics of orchid naming. From the tag in a pot you can tell whether the orchid is a species or a hybrid, and a whole lot more. Bring a pen or pencil for Rich’s engaging, interactive presentation!
Speaker’s Biography
Rich Ackerman has lived in Fort Lauderdale, FL, for over thirty years, where he has grown a wide variety of plants. His current interest is Florida native orchids. He caught the orchid bug attending the World Orchid Conference in Miami in 2008.
Some of what keeps him busy includes:

Florida Master Gardener Volunteer
Past President of the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society
Urban Horticulture Advisory Board for UF/IFAS Broward County Extension
Advisory Council at Flamingo Gardens
Professor Emeritus at Broward College

Oklahoma Native Plant Society Hosts "Nature's Best Hope" with Doug Tallamy
2022-02-05 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Central Oklahoma, Nigh University Center’s Constitution Hall, Garland Godfey Dr., Edmond, OK, 73034, United States
As an affiliate society of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, Oklahoma Orchid Society is pleased to announce a free seminar “Nature’s Best Hope” and book signing by award-winning author Doug Tallamy. See Oklahoma Native Plant Society for further details.

Oklahoma Native Plant Society Hosts "Nature's Best Hope" with Doug Tallamy
2022-02-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Jenks High School Auditorium, Bldg. 6, 205 E B Street, Jenks, OK, 74037, United States

Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian Gardens' Orchid Collection
2022-01-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Video Conference
Speaker: Justin Kondrat, Horticulturist, Smithsonian Gardens
Since it was established in 1974, the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection (SGOC) started with a bequest from Marjorie Merriweather Post, and in conjunction with support from Mary Livingston Ripley, this collection became well-established and has grown to over 4,000 specimens from all over the world. Collections like SGOC are a vital conservation resource offering protection to species from a variety of threats including habitat change and over collecting. SGOC is maintained within the Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Facility in Suitland, Maryland by staff, interns, contractors and volunteers. This virtual tour, led by Justin Kondrat, SGOC Lead Horticulturist, will give you a rare look into how large-scale collections are managed and persevered for generations of inspiration.
Registration is free; click here to register.

42nd Annual Paphiopedilum Forum
2022-01-22 11:30 - 16:30 | Video Conference
The National Capital Orchid Society is hosting the year’s Annual Paphiopedilum Forum virtually. The Forum will feature Steve Hampson, speaking on Slipper Orchids of Southern and Southwestern China; Dr. David Roberts, speaking on Analysis of the Global Market for Paphiopedilum and Implications for Their Conservation; and Sam Tsui of Orchid Inn, speaking on State of the Art of Paphiopedilum Culture. See the National Capitol Orchid Society for more information and to register; registration for the Forum is $25.

OOS January 2022 Meeting
2022-01-16 13:00 - 15:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Beginning at 1pm, this month’s Grower Tips (formerly Green Growers) will consist of a Q&A panel to address your orchid growing challenges. Come with questions, and they’ll provide answers! The Business Meeting will follow at 1:20–1:50pm; Program Presentation at 2–3pm; and Show Table, Auction, and Raffle at 3–3:30pm. Follow CDC guidelines with respect to COVID-19 precautions.
OOS President, Dr. Douglas Needham, will be presenting “Bedtime for Orchid: Winterizing Your Collection” as this month’s program. He will discuss light, temperature, watering, humidity, fertilization, and pest management to ensure your orchids thrive through winter.
Speaker’s Biography: Dr. Douglas Needham is retired Vice President, Education, Longwood Gardens, and former Professor of Floriculture, Oklahoma State University. He earned his B.S. in Biological Sciences and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticultural Plant Breeding and Genetics from Purdue University. He was recognized as Distinguished Agriculture Alumnus by Purdue in 2017, and he was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by The Royal Horticultural Society in 2018. He has enjoyed growing flowering plants since he was a child, and that passion continues throughout retirement. He grows hundreds of orchids in cool and warm glasshouses, he designs and cultivates English-inspired perennial borders, and he is restoring a native prairie. Dr. Needham enjoys sharing his passion for growing plants with others through workshops, presentations, tours, and consulting.

OKC Council of Garden Clubs Volunteer Activity: De-decorate Will Rogers Gardens Christmas Tree
2022-01-05 09:00 - 10:30 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The OKC Council of Garden Clubs invites you to assist with removal and storage of ornaments from Will Rogers Gardens Christmas Tree. Your volunteer hours of service may be recorded for OKC Council of Garden Clubs or for any of its member clubs and societies. Report to Carolyn McCabe.

"Bewitched by Orchids" OOS/SWROGA Show & Sale
2021-10-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Admission and parking are free.

"Bewitched by Orchids" OOS/SWROGA Show & Sale
2021-10-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Show and Sale opens to the public at 10:00am. Admission and parking are free.
Show Type: Full Exhibit Show
Setup: Exhibitor and vendor setup on Friday, October 1, 9:00am–9:00pm. Flower, plant, and exhibit registration on Friday, October 1, 10:00am–5:00pm.
Judging: October 2 — ribbon judging to start at 8:00am, AOS judging to follow immediately thereafter.
OOS will be hosting the fall SWROGA meeting.
There will be a National Garden Club Specialty Design Flower Show in conjunction with the OOS Show & Sale. Designer setup will be on Friday, October 1, 9:00am – 7:00pm.
Judging will begin at 8:00a.m on October 2 – by Accredited NGC Flower Show Judges.
Tear down and removal of designs will be from 3:00pm – 4:00pm Sunday, October 3.

OOS September Meeting
2021-09-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The 1:00 Greengrowers meeting will be “All About How to Exhibit and Register Your Orchids for the Orchid Show”
The 2:00 Speaker/Business meeting will be a hands on practice session on putting an exhibit together for the Orchid Show.

OOS August Meeting
2021-08-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Dr. Mike Friday, Ph.D, will be demonstrating “How to make a basket to grow your orchids in” at the 1:00pm Greengrowers session.
He will give a presentation on “Native Orchids of Oklahoma” at the 2:00pm Speaker/Business meeting.

OOS July Meeting
2021-07-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
The presentation at the 1:00 Greengrowers meeting will be “Important Lessons I Learned as a Beginner” by Keith Warren. Keith grows orchids in a solarium attached to his home and has been a dedicated member of OOS since joining at the February 2013 meeting.
The 2:00 presentation will be by Eric Sauer on “The Genus Maxillaria”. Eric is the proprietor of River Valley Orchids in Centerville, Ohio. He has been growing orchids for over 30 years and specializes in South American Species. He has received over 85 awards from the American Orchid Society and has three orchids named after him including two species from Ecuador. Eric regularly works with other Maxillaria aficionados around the world to better understand the genus. His real job is as a registered landscape architect and is the planning manager for Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio.

OOS June Meeting
2021-06-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Greengrowers Program will be at 1:00, “Growing Orchids Under Lights” by Jana Butcher, Oklahoma Orchid Society President.
The 2:00 Program will be a webinar, “Star Search – Angrecoid Hybrids & Awards” by Beth Martin. Beth is an associate American Orchid Society Judge with the Mid-America Judging Center in Saint Louis, Mo and an avid orchid grower.

OOS May Meeting — In-Person!
2021-05-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States
Greengrower’s Meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. in person with an “Ask it Basket” sent around. Bring all your questions in writing to put in the “Ask it Basket” and each question will be addressed during the session by a panel of three (3) seasoned orchid growers. Bring any orchid plants you may be having problems with or have a question about and bring any other questions you may have related to orchid culture and how to grow and flower your orchids.
Business meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. in person with a short program by Carolyn McCabe, OOS VP, titled “Miltonia vs Miltoniopsis“.

"Spring into Orchids" OOS Plant & Growing Supplies Sale
2021-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Will Rogers Gardens Exhibition Center, 3400 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112, United States

OOS April Meeting via Zoom
2021-04-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Video Conference
Have you wondered what the numbers on bags, boxes, and bottles of fertilizer mean? Have you wondered how much fertilizer your orchids need and when? You’re not alone! Join OOS for its monthly meeting, where OOS member Dr. Douglas Needham will present “Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition — How and When to Fertilize Orchids.” For a preview of the topic, see his recent orchid culture post, “Fertilizing Orchids.”
Dr. Needham is retired Vice President, Education, Longwood Gardens and former Professor of Floriculture, Oklahoma State University. He grows hundreds of orchids of about 60 different genera in his cool and warm glasshouses in Oklahoma.
Zoom log-in details are as follows.
Topic: OOS April 18th Meeting
Time: Apr 18, 2021 01:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Agenda: 2 PM Presentation “Fertilizing Orchids” by Douglas Needham, PhD.
3 PM Business meeting followed by Show and Tell

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OOS March Meeting via Zoom: "Slippery Tales - Adventures of Hunting Slipper Orchids in the Wild" by Mary E. Gerritsen, Ph.D.
2021-03-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Video Conference
Mary E. Gerritsen, Ph.D. will be joining us on our March 21 Zoom meeting to tell us about her adventures of hunting slipper orchids in the wild.
Dr. Gerritsen currently works as an independent biotechnology consultant, her “retirement” after a long career in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry. However, much of her free time now involves orchids in some fashion or another.
She has a large collection of miniature orchids, as well as numerous pleurothallids, paphiopedilum, bulbophyllum, and dendrobium species which she grows in outside, in a cool greenhouse or in an intermediate greenhouse. In addition to growing orchids, Dr. Gerristen enjoys seeing and photographing them in their native habitats, which has led to expeditions to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Borneo, Sulawesi, China, Europe and various Mediterranean islands, Madagascar, South Africa, Mexico and other parts of Central America, many countries in South America, as well as various parts of the USA and Canada. In addition to her interest in orchids and their habitats, she has written, with co-author and photographer, Ron Parsons, a number of books on orchids including Masdevallias: Gems of the Orchid World; A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species; A Bay Area Guide to Orchids and Their Culture; and The American Orchid Society Guide to Orchids and their Culture. Dr/ Gerritsen and Mr. Parsons also coauthored a book on a genus of North American Wildflowers: Calochortus; Mariposa Lilies and their Relatives. She is a director and chief financial officer of the Orchid Conservation Alliance, serves on the board of directors of Orchid Digest, and is a past president of the San Francisco and the Peninsula Orchid Societies.
Jana Butcher is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Link below:
Agenda: 2 pm Business Meeting
3 pm “Slippery Tales – Adventures of Hunting Slipper Orchids In the Wild” presented by Mary Gerritsen
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"After the Thaw — Welcome to Spring!" Garden Club Flower Show
2021-02-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Rubye Atkinson Garden Center, 1441 N Key Blvd, Midwest City, OK, 73110, United States
“After the Thaw – Welcome to Spring!” – A National Garden Clubs Horticulture Specialty Flower Show will take place at the Rubye Atkinson Garden Center, 1441 Key Blvd, Midwest City, Oklahoma 73130 on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 1:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. Admission and parking is free and open to the public. For information contact Carolyn McCabe, 405-834-1565.

OOS February Meeting via Zoom
2021-02-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Video Conference
Presentation Title: “The Million Orchid Project” and associated programs by Jason L. Downing, PhD, Orchid Biologist, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

BIO: I am originally from Kansas where I completed my BS in Biology at Univ. of Kansas. I attended graduate school at Univ. of Miami and completed my PhD at Florida International University studying orchid ecology and conservation in south Florida, the Caribbean, and China.

I am currently the Orchid Biologist at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and lead Fairchild’s citizen science initiative related to orchids, including the Million Orchid Project, National Orchid Garden, and STEMLab, mobile tissue culture laboratory and associated research.

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OOS January Meeting via Zoom
2021-01-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Video Conference
Speaker: Dotty Woodson – “Growing and Blooming Phalaenopsis for Many Years”
Dotty Woodson, Ph. D., is an Orchid Grower, Writer, Photographer and Lecturer. She has B. S. and M.S. degrees in Horticulture from Tarleton State University and a doctoral degree from Texas A&M and Texas Tech Universities. Dr. Woodson is the owner, along with her husband Berry, of D&B Orchids in Fort Worth. Dotty has grown orchids since 1973. Her goal is to share her knowledge and enjoyment about growing orchids. She has presented orchid programs to orchid growers and gardeners in many states, at four International Master Gardener Conference, two International Phalaenopsis Alliance Conferences, California Speakers Day, Texas, New England and New York Speakers Circuits and to international audiences on Norwegian and Holland America Cruise Lines. Woodson is a member of the Fort Worth Orchid Society, Greater North Texas Orchid Society, Southwest Regional Orchid Growers Association and the American Orchid Society. She has also written articles about orchid culture for many newspapers and magazines and appeared on many television and radio shows to discuss growing orchids. In addition, Dotty has produced several orchid videos and contributed orchid material and photographs for several books. Her DVD “Growing Orchids Made Easy with Dotty” is available through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Bookstore, Before retirement, Dotty taught landscape water conservation by design, plant selection and irrigation efficiency for 32 years at Tarrant County College, TCU, UTA, and for Texas A&M Extension as a County Extension Agent in Tarrant County and Water Resource Extension State Specialist. For 21 years, she wrote a weekly horticulture column for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Dotty has appeared weekly on NBC News and other television programs for 25 years.
