ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR Apr 07, 2002
PLACE: Fernwood Botanical Garden
and Nature Preserve
13988 Range
Line Road
Berrien
Springs MI
TIME: 2:00 PM Society Meeting
Program:
Small Plants for Small Places
JANE JONES
Meeting:
Remember
the change to Daylight Savings time!
This will be a joint meeting with Michiana club at
the Fernwood Nature Center.
Jane provided the following background:
“We have a greenhouse/sunroom attached to our
house. We grow mostly species, and
mostly small to compact plants. We
specialize in dendrobiums and pleurothallids, and also carry mini-cats and
bulbophyllum. Occasionally we have angraecums
or aerangis, small oncidiums, and other intermediate growers. We no longer have a site on the Orchid Mall,
but can be reached at
Directions to Fernwood:
I-94 West to US
31 (Exit #28). Take US 31 South, following
the Berrien Springs bypass, to Walton Road (Exit #7). Follow the signs for
Fernwood. Turn right (West) on Walton
Road and travel 1.7 miles to Range Line Road.
Turn right and travel another 1.7 miles to the entrance on the left.
Show hours:
April 6th from
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
April 7th from
Noon to 5:00 PM
Lansing Show Awards:
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1) Dunes-Kalamazoo Orchid Society |
The society display got a 2nd Place Ribbon. |
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2) Dea Bishop |
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Paph. Laila Emami x Paph. The Cardinal |
2nd Place Ribbon |
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Phrag. Grande |
2nd Place Ribbon |
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3) George Elliott |
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Phal. Zuma's Pixie |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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4) Greg Filter |
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Bc. Maikai 'Mayumi' |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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Den. Unicum |
2nd Place Ribbon |
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5) Paul Lautenschlager |
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Cookara Bill |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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Den. Christmas Chime x miloyumi |
2nd Place Ribbon |
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6) John Talpa |
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Cym. sinense |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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Cym. sinense v. Chin Hua San |
1st Place Ribbon |
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Dendrochilum glumaceum |
1st Place Ribbon |
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Oncidium splendidium |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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Phrag. schlimii 'A' x sib. 'Timberlane' |
3rd Place Ribbon |
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7) Shirley Talpa |
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Aerangis citrata |
3rd Place Ribbon |
There were a total of 37 plants entered in the show and we received
13 plant ribbons and a display ribbon.
A special thanks to all the members who worked to set-up and
tear-down the display and to those that supplied plants for the show.
Upcoming Events:
Michiana @ Fernwood
Nature Center, 6-7 Arp02 – combination meeting with Michiana club
Get plants to
Larry Galdes on Thursday