January 2006

The Orchid Grower

Upcoming Events

• February 4-5
  Orchid Quest
  
• February 18-19
  Batavia Orchid Society Show
  
• March 4-5
  NEWOS Show
  
• March 18-19
  Illowa Orchid Society 31st Spring Show
  
• April 29-30
  Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show
  

Meeting Dates

• Jan 15 - Olbrich Gardens (1:30)
  
• Feb 19 - Olbrich Gardens - Wayne King will be our speaker.
  
• Mar 19 - Olbrich Gardens - Caron Whitlow will be our speaker.
  
• Apr 9 - Olbrich Gardens
  
• May 21 - Olbrich Gardens
  
• June Picnic
  

Mtssa. C.M. Fitch 'Izumi', grown by Svetlana Kot

Officers and Committees

Subit your photos to be included in the newsletter. Every month we want to include a gallery of photos to enjoy. Email your photos to Brook (orchids@tinamoupottery.com).

Orchid Quest Feb 4-5

This is the big one folks! Yes, it is time for that event we have all been waiting for…Orchid Quest 2006!!!! But, we still need your help. This, of course, is the last monthly meeting before the big one. We have a few loose ends to tie up, mostly getting more slots filled for OQ, handing out free passes (new this year), learning about how to get your plants ready for the show, meeting new members, etc. If you can’t make it to the meeting, give Meg McLaughlin a call to find out where she needs help on the show schedule. There is so much to do and so many opportunities to learn. Being around Orchid Quest is like seeing the world without having to travel! Best of all, you get to meet great people, bond with other members and have fun. This is a huge undertaking by our group, so the more, the merrier!

Orchid Quest Sign up Sheet

We still need volunteers for :
Plant Registration on Friday 9-6
Setting up the display for the show – Friday Afternoon
Clerking on Saturday morning (7-10 AM)
Ticket Sales on Saturday Afternoon and Sunday all day
Guild table and selling Raffle Tickets
Take Down-Sunday 5 PM till done

View the full sign up sheet including the jobs you have already signed up for.

Looking for a volunteers to hang up and take down "The Banner" on Park Street
Everyone who works at Orchid Quest is asked to keep an eye out for people who are so overwhelmed by the displays that they actually reach out and touch plants or go beyond and even move the ropes to get a better look or picture. Please discourage this kind of understandable behavior in a pleasant manner! Even though we’ve all secretly had the urge!

We Need Your Plants

We want to put on a great show, so bring us your blooming plants by 12:00 on Friday, Feb 3!

Labels
You may bring a list of your plants to the January meeting and give it to Sandy Delamater (608-835-8118 sldjn@aol.com) or email your list between January 23rd – 28th. Please give her enough time to make the labels. Also feel free to recycle previous labels if you already have them from OGG. If you do this, be sure you tell Sandy what plant(s) you’re bringing and which you need labels for, so she can fill out the forms and make the needed labels.

Plants
If you plan on bringing plants, they must be at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center by 12:00 on Friday, Feb 3. Please refer to your instructions on getting them ready for a show or come to the January meeting for an overview given by Sandy Delamater.

Radio and TV Coverage Of Orchid Quest 2006

Wayne King will be doing a call-in radio program for National Public Radio WHA (970 AM & 90.9 FM) on Friday January 27th at 11:00-12:30. Just try to stump him with your questions!!

Phyllis Williams of K & W Greenery, who is our Corporate Sponsor for Orchid Quest 2006, will be doing a live radio broadcast of her regular show on Saturday morning from 8-10 AM.

Linda Barcz does a “Garden” talk on WISC Channel 3 on Monday, January 30th at 12:00. We expect that she will be talking up our show, so turn it on!

New this Year for Members in Good Standing

We want to encourage people to come to Orchid Quest, right? And we know that you know people who are sort of interested and you know that if they came and saw, that they would be amazed and in awe and want to try growing an orchid too, right? So we are offering members who come to the January meeting, 2 free admission coupons that can be given to friends, relatives, acquaintances that you think would enjoy the show. We want you to give the ticket to someone who may bring other people along (if nothing else but to split the parking fee!) or who wouldn’t go otherwise, but would surely go again once they have seen it with their own eyes. Please sign the back of the coupon so we know who they come from.

2005 RIbbon Judging Awards

December RIbbon Judging

Photos of your Orchids

Thank you to Svetlana Kot for all of the orchid photos that she sent in for the December newsletter. Her orchids look beautiful, and she has a nice variety. Is she the only one that has orchids in bloom? Please send in photos of your orchids or articles to be included in the newsletter. Thanks, Brook.

Laeliocattleya C. Florialia Azul 'Sandra' x L. anceps var. veitchiana 'Ft. Caroline', grown by Judith and Jan Rapacz	Cattleya libiata 'tipo' x self, grown by Judith and Jan Rapacz	Dendrobium Sachi x Den Ise Pearl, grown by Judith and Jan Rapacz
Phal. Ever Spring King 'Lee', grown by Svetlana Kot	Cym. Pipeta 'Magenta', grown by Svetlana Kot

Show Schedule