The Outagamie County Master Gardeners Association will be holding their 14th Annual Plant Sale from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012, on the UWEX grounds at 3365 West Brewster Street in Appleton. This sale offers a wide variety of new types of perennial and annual flowers, shade plants, vegetable plants, herbs, and grasses along with garden compost, info demos, vendors, garden treasures, and yard sale items all at reasonable prices.
Plant Diagnostic Clinic throughout the day – get answers to your general plant questions about care, insect or disease problems
Garden Info Demos:
9 am: Garden Art/Trash to Treasure
10 am: Decorative Leaf Castings
11 am: Butterfly, Nectar & Larvae Plants
Noon: Native trees and shrubs
Master Gardeners will be available throughout the sale to answer gardening questions and personally help shoppers select plants for individual garden sites.
See www.ocmga.net for more information.
Tags: master gardeners, ocmga, outagamie county, plant sale
Saturday, Phillip and I decided to take 2 of my blooming paphs, the Berenice, and the Bel Royal, to the AOS Atlanta monthly judging. My newest (unregistered) vinicolor hybrid was giving me a headache trying to stake it properly, and making me feel as though I had to strangle it to get it to sit right. With Phillip’s encouragement (read “insistence”), I persevered however, and put the very dark, very pretty, but rather small and spindly little thing in the box with the two others. The Bel Royal was looked at and discussed among the judges for a long time, and ultimately “passed on” because of some inconsistent coloring on the pouches; the Berenice was given a look, but also passed on, and the vinicolor hybrid looked like it was going to be passed on before it was even seen by a judge – it was one of 2 out of the 26 plants left at the end. Then, wonder of wonders, the 5-judge team that picked it up decided they loved it! apparently, they would have given it an AM had it not had a couple of issues with the shape (slightly reflexed dorsal, slightly curving inward side petals). It did, however, garner an HCC – a score of 78.
Remaining issue – now I have to register it with the RHS. Very daunting prospect to come up with a grex name (already gave it the clonal name ‘Henry’s Turn’, for my son, since his big sister Abby had the first HCC named after her last August), but I shall again persevere – with a little help from my OT friends, I hope!
Anyway, here’s the final photo of the vinicolor (Paph. Hilo Ruby ‘XXL’ x Paph. Hsinying Glory ‘#2′), as well as a photo of the award certificate.
Originally posted at the Orchid Talk Forum
Thought it was pretty cool and interesting article and Orchid.
-Lee
Tags: aos, hcc, henrys turn, orchid, paph
Details:
The Outagamie County Master Gardeners announce their annual Garden Expectations Conference to be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 8:45am – 3:30pm at Liberty Hall, 800 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly, WI.
This year’s expert presenters will cover a myriad of topics to aid gardeners in growing both ornamental and edible plantings.
Cost is $35 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, & refreshments.
See www.ocmga.net for registration information.
From: Lee Speakin via David DiPietro
Tags: conference, expectations, gardeners, master, outagamie, Outagamie County Wisconsin, wisconsin
Vendors for our show (pre-orders are welcome):
Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pmSunday, March 4, 2012, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday 12.30 PM “How to Grow Orchids The Right Way” by Mary Stewart
- Saturday 2:30 PM “Phalaenopsis Species and Hybrids” by Nile Dusdieker
- Saturday 4:00 PM “Orchid re-potting demo”, by Lorraine Heyden
- Sunday 11:00 AM “How To Repot Properly”, by Mary Stewart
- Sunday 12:30 PM “Singapore World Orchid Congress high lights, by Richard Baehnman
- Sunday 2:00 PM “demo”, by Lorraine Heyden
Tickets: $5
Location:
Holiday Inn Hotel – Neenah
123 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Neenah, WI 54956
Tags: appleton, dendrobium, expo, fond du lac, fox cities, fox valley, green bay, northeastern, orchid, society, spring show, wisconsin
Garden Talk with Rob Zimmer: Spring orchid show in Neenah puts Wisconsin’s native flowers in spotlight
Orchid Society Spring Show was featured on the Post Crescent website. To read the whole article, follow the links above.
REblogged by Lee Speakin
Tags: appleton, expo, fond du lac, fox cities, fox valley, green bay, lee geurts, lee speakin, northeastern, orchid, show, society, wisconsin
Orchids in the Tree Tops Weekend Schedule
Educational Presentations and Seminars
March 3rd and 4th, 2012
- Saturday 12.30 PM “How to Grow Orchids The Right Way” by Mary Stewart
- Saturday 2:30 PM “Phalaenopsis Species and Hybrids” by Nile Dusdieker
- Saturday 4:00 PM “Orchid re-potting demo”, by Lorraine Heyden
- Sunday 11:00 AM “How To Repot Properly”, by Mary Stewart
- Sunday 12:30 PM “Singapore World Orchid Congress high lights, by Richard Baehnman
- Sunday 2:00 PM “demo”, by Lorraine Heyden
Promotional Poster PDF
Tags: appleton, fox valley, green bay, holiday inn, neenah, orchids, oshkosh, riverwalk, spring show
One of the smaller flower leafless only green roots appeared on the bark and multiple spikes noted, difficult to find in the jungle.
I love the tiny ones.
Reblogged by Lee Speakin
Tags: appleton, Flower, fox cities, green bay, lee geurts, lee speakin, newisos, northeastern, orchid, Organizations, pictures, Plant, society, Taeniophyllum, wisconsin
I have a brother cutting of this that is in bud but not blooming. I could donate it to the club for something if wanted?
Ollive & Bob Block
Diacattleya Chantilly Lace Hildos
Tags: appleton, Chantilly Lace, Diacattleya, fond du lac, fox cities, green bay, Hildos, northeastern, orchid, society, wisconsin

The Calendar of Events has been updated with some new stuff, including the Madison show coming up the first weekend of February.
NEWOS will have a display there, so if you have any blooming plants be sure to get in touch and I will tell you where to bring them.
-Lee Speakin
Tags: expo, fox valley, green bay, lee geurts, lee speakin, madison, orchid, orchid show, pictures, society, wisconsin