Monthly meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Please have your plants on the show table by 7 p.m. 

Come early to shop for orchids, socialize with your orchid friends, and have a cup of coffee or tea and a snack. If you bring in a snack, you get a second raffle ticket.

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Orchids deserve to look their best when they're putting on their show. Proper staking and grooming can make a big difference in how orchid flowers appear.

Flowers and spikes of orchids can be heavy and, if they aren't staked properly, they'll open at an awkward and disconcerting angle. This can be a distraction, because the most interesting and alluring perspective to view orchids is usually the head-on view.

Orchid judges notice. Looking for ribbons? Learn how to get them.