Orchids by Katheron

Anything (or Everything) but Phalaenopsis, What About Those Other Orchids?

Meeting:

Bring plants for show and tell

Meeting:

Kathy & Ron Jones turned their love for orchids into a profession over 7 years ago. Two years ago they moved from Haslett where they had a 880 square foot greenhouse, to Perry where they now have a 3200 sq. ft. greenhouse, and hope to also reconstruct the old one soon.

Orchids by Katheron specializes in the unusual, fragrant, and flashy-- we think that customer education and support is extremely important.

We actually acclimatize our plants to Michigan’s distinctive light conditions, and find out what the plants need to bloom before we sell them. Generally at any time there are 8,000 to 9,000 plants in the greenhouse, which does not include community trays or pots.

Ron handles the mechanical work, breeding and also does flasking. Kathy has served in several positions, including President of the Greater Lansing Orchid Society. She is an instructor for many different forums of Master Gardeners, garden clubs, and other related interested groups.

She has 8,000 to 9,000 orchids and would appreciate calls or email as to what someone is interested in.

She has an a web site on the Orchid Mall www.orchdmall.com that is not up to date…

Email katheron@hotmail.com

Phone 517-625-2832

She will bring blooming size Phrags and premium Paphs modeled leaves and complexes. Large Miltonia 4 spikes, miniatures, many fragrant orchids(she specializes in fragrant)..

Dues:

We will be dropping you from the membership list this month if you have not yet paid your dues for 2003. The cost is $10 for a single member, $15 for a member and spouse. If you are not going to attend the next meeting you may send your dues to Ginnie Hessler, 2503 Lomond Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Make your check out to Dunes-Kalamazoo Orchid Society.

Ginnie Hessler and Joe Kanamueller will be out of town so there will be no treasurer at the March meeting. Shirley Talpa will accept money but she cannot write checks. You may send dues and bills to Ginnie at 2503 Lomond Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Ginnie's new email address is tivth@sbcglobal.net. If your want to find out whether you have paid your dues for 2003, contact Ginnie. She will be out of town for two weeks but will get back to you as soon as she can. Any Questions? Contact Ginnie at 269-382-3824, or tiejh@sbc.global.net

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Treasurer's Report: Income: Dues $10, Refreshments $7. Total $17. No expenses. Due to vacation Ginnie has not yet deposited this money so our accounts remain at $2567.16 (checking) and $2146.88 (savings). Beginning next month newsletters will be sent only to those who have paid their dues, if your name, address, or phone number is incorrect, or if you have a new email address, please contact Greg Filter.

Meeting dates and rooms

2003

May 4th, 2003 Room 1510

June 2003 Picnic, Date to be announced.

Email Address?

If you have an email address, and you are not getting the newsletter via email, please send the address to me. It is much easier, faster and less expensive to get the email version to you! My email address is glf@proinnovation.com

Officers President: John Talpa 269 649-4340 jtcompany@bizloop.com; Treasurer: Ginnie Hessler 269 382-3824; Secretary Greg Filter 269 -979-7626 or 269 -979-7974 gregf@proinnovation.com; Program: Russ Hibbard & Georgiann McWilliams call: or FAX 269 685 2268 or 269 -685 1167, fax 1 269 685-6506, email, rhibbard@earthlink.net Refreshments: Ginnie Hessler 269 382-3824;
Web Site Address: http://www.proinnovation.com/dko

Refreshments: Apr: Dorothy Catey 517-238-2959; Greg Filter 269-979-7626 May: Julie Betke 269-373-1051, Mary Jane Ruess 269-372-4995

PROPOSAL FOR NEW PLANT AUCTION PROCEDURE

DUNES-KALAMAZOO ORCHID SOCIETY

Many members have plants they would like to sell but, feel they are too valuable to place in our regular auction as a donation. Maybe you have a plant you paid a high price for but, found you can’t bloom it. This is a way to benefit other members by allowing an opportunity to purchase these plants and for you to recoup some of your investment.

Your board of directors discussed this and would like to present the following:

1) Provide an “auction table” at each meeting. This way, you can look at the plants before the auction to decide what you want.

2) A simple new form, to be developed, stating the minimum bid, the person donating the plant and, a plant description.

3) If you’d like to donate a plant to the auction, as in the past, with all proceeds going to the society, simply mark the minimum bid at $0.00.

4) If you’d like to sell your plant, mark down, as the minimum bid, the amount you want for the plant. Anything over and above that amount would go to the society. For example, you bring in a plant, mark the minimum at $20.00 and it sells for $27.00. You get your $20.00 and our society gets $7.50. If the plant doesn't reach the minimum, you keep your plant.

It seems this may be a way to benefit all members in keeping our collections viable. If we purchase a “mistake”, someone else may be able to grow it well, and we can get some money back to, WHAT ELSE - buy some more orchids!!!