March 2020
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Andy's Orchids is holding an online open house March 27-29. Receive 10% off of their entire inventory, plus 3-day shipping on orders $45 and over. For more information, visit https://andysorchids.com/. The Cymbidium Congress has been cancelled. The Cymbidium Congress, will take place on Saturday, March 14. Highlights include lectures by Brandon Tam, Arthur Pinkers, Ken Jacobsen and others, an awards banquet, an auction of unusual orchids, and unlimited access to the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. To register, go to https://www.cymbidium.org/cymbidium-congress-2020. Santa Barbara Orchid Estate and Cal Orchid, two nurseries in the Santa Barbara area, will be open this weekend even though the big show has been cancelled. Santa Barbara Orchid Estate has almost every orchid imaginable (visit their website, https://sborchid.com/) and during shows offers a selection of orchids for only $7.50 each. Cal Orchid is known for their showy Epidendrums, Laelia anceps, Neofinetia falcata and more ( www.calorchid.com). Other nurseries in the area will be open as well (http://californiaorchidtrail.com/). Update: Due to concerns over the coronavirus , the show has been cancelled. The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show takes place March 13-15 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. Enjoy the elaborate displays, repotting demonstrations, and lectures led by leading growers. Vendors from around the world will be selling orchids. If you would like to see the show without the crowds, you might consider buying tickets to “Orchids After Dark”, taking place on Friday evening. For all show information, please visit https://sborchidshow.com/. |
February 2020
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Don't miss the Newport Harbor Orchid Society Orchid Expo and Sale, taking place Feb. 7-9 at the Westminster Mall in Orange County! Enjoy great orchid exhibits, browse the orchids that vendors will be offering, and participate in a repotting class, which will be offered at 2 p.m. each day. For more information, visit www.nhosinfo.org/orchidshow. |