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Saturday, August 16th, 2014
Singapore is in full bloom for the Singapore Garden Festival, and, of course, orchids are a big part of the show. The event opens today and runs until August 24th. The 33 foot (10 m) tall wall of orchids in this video is only one of the amazing displays. In the second video, an enormous […]
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Monday, August 11th, 2014
Enjoy more photos from San Francisco’s recent Orchids in the Park. With so many incredible flowers packed into a small space, it can be tough to know which way to point the camera. Luckily, every direction brings great shots. These different orchids have diverse colors, shapes, and sizes. They also have a range of temperature, […]
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
It’s San Francisco’s smaller orchid show, but Orchids in the Park always manages to impress. This past weekend was no exception. Here are the first of Dave’s photos from this year’s event. This show and sale always exhibits so much more than the usual supermarket orchids. Phal and Dendrobium hybrids are great, but they are […]
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Thursday, July 31st, 2014
Orchid shows strut their stuff from Hilo to Copenhagen, Toronto to Singapore, and Sao Paulo to Brisbane. All of these events offer extraordinary flowers, and many also have orchid experts and vendors. August 1 Santa Cruz Orchid Society Silent Auction & Ice Cream Social, Live Oak Grange Hall, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, California August […]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2014
Attention orchid lovers! Orchids in the Park 2014 arrives a month early this year, coming up on the weekend of August 2nd & 3rd. This event is smaller and less crowded than the SF Orchid Society’s huge winter show, but even this scaled-down exhibit has plenty of fascinating orchids. These dozen pictures are just a […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2014
North of the equator, July’s schedule slows down, but it picks up in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Africa. Here in the SF Bay Area, don’t miss the Golden Gate Cymbidium Society Auction & Potluck Dinner at Lake Merritt on July 23rd. July 3 – 5 Hawkesbury District Orchid Society Show, Windsor Riverview, 227 […]
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Sunday, June 1st, 2014
The orchid show schedule slows down in June, but there are still events to be found in every corner of the world. From Calgary to Adelaide, it’s easy to enjoy spectacular flowers. June 1 – 6 Penang Floral Festival, Penang Botanical Garden, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia June 6 – 8 Deep Cut Orchid Society Festival, Silva […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Finding orchid lovers in Florida and Hawaii is no surprise, but how about Scotland and Latvia? Orchid lovers and orchid shows span the globe. Many shows are perfectly timed for Mother’s Day weekend. May 1 – 3 Mackay & District Orchid Society Show, Mt. Pleasant Shopping Centre, Mackay, Queensland, Australia May 1 – 3 Pine […]
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Monday, April 14th, 2014
Martha Stewart extolls the wonders of the New York Botanical Garden’s (NYBG) Orchid Show. Her discussion with an NYBG curator reflects her fascination with getting all the orchids blooming at the right time. This beautiful exhibit has a Key West theme, and runs until April 21st. Enjoy the video preview below:
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Monday, March 31st, 2014
April offers orchid shows in every hemisphere. From the UK to the USA, from Brazil to Malaysia, and from Australia to Ireland, orchid lovers invite all to share their floral obsessions. April 2 – 5 Tweed District Orchid Society Show, Jessie McMillan Hall, Wollumbin St., Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia April 2 – 5 Alstonville Orchid Society […]
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