The Sacramento Orchid Society was founded in 1947 as an educational organization dedicated to providing information on the cultivation of orchids to the greater Sacramento community.

The Society's very active membership grows an almost unimaginable number of orchid species and hybrids on windowsills, patios, in yards, under lights and in greenhouses.

Monthly Meetings feature expert speakers from around the world, opportunities for members to sell plants to one another, a raffle of plants, and a delightful measure of fellowship and good times.

All are welcome. You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings. You are welcome as a guest. Meetings are FREE and there's plenty of free parking.

SOCIETY NEWS

Educational Event: Saturday, January 16th @ 10:00 A.M.

GREENHOUSE TOUR & ORCHID REPOTTING EVENT

The new member committee chairs Bev Moon and Diana Blasingame would like to get the new year off to a great start by inviting all the newcomers (5 years or less SOS membership) to our first new member educational get-together at the home of Diana Blasingame on Saturday, January 16th at 10:00a.m. We want have an educational event every month.

We will have potting sessions, greenhouse and indoor growing tours and trips to other orchid events. It would be nice to get to know all of you so we hope you can attend our first potting session and greenhouse tour at Diana’s in January. If you have a plant that needs repotting, feel free to bring it, but please just bring one. If you don’t that’s no problem as Diana has some that need repotting. Potting materials and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP
to Diana at (916) 489-3317 or jjblas@pacbell.net or let us know at the January meeting. For directions, click here.

Our Next General Meeting

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY February 3rd, 2010

EVERYONE WELCOME! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER!

Sacramento Orchid Society February 2010 Meeting:

Wednesday February 3rd

Doors open 6:00pm Meeting begins at 7:00pm

Jose & Charles will talk on their recent trip to Peru to judge orchids and find orchids in the jungle

FINALLY ONLINE!!

SOS BULLETIN BOARD (FORUM) WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS, ASK QUESTIONS OF EXPERTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ORCHID ENTHUSIASTS!

You must create a new user account - then you can upload photos of your blooming orchids, take pictures of your sick plants and get feedback from experienced growers, ask questions, send private messages and even emails to other registered users!

After months of testing, we feel it is finally ready and relatively "idiot" proof and easy to use. We believe it to be fairly secure and if we have any unwanted spam postings, we will be able to increase the security easily.

If you created a user account before, you must redo it including answering a few basic questions about how and where and what type of orchids you grow. You can use any avatar or user name, however we RECOMMEND you use your real name (two words okay! ie Scott Farrell). Why wait! Try it out now:

http://sacramentoorchids.org/orchid-forum/index.php

SOS now has TWITTER! Yes you've heard the news about TWITTER. The quick and easy way to follow and get up to date information about people and things. You can now (on your computer or your cell phone) get updates from the Sacramento Orchid Society! This is not an email, but a live way to get information. It might be a little technical for our average member, but our younger members will think its very cool! You must have a TWITTER account (free). The SOS's TWITTER account is "SacOrchid", or the link: http://twitter.com/Sacorchid Only major events such as meetings, shows, etc. will be updated.

SOS now has a FACEBOOK account. That's right, the Sacramento Orchid Society also has a Facebook account. The name is SacramentoOrchid (sacramentoorchidsociety@gmail.com). Feel free to join. We'll keep you updated on upcoming meetings, shows and special events! You'll need a FACEBOOK account (free) which is a great way to stay in touch with friends and find long lost friends and acquantances.

LOGO CONTEST! The SOS is in need of either updating our current logo(s) or creating a completely new one! We're having a design contest with prizes! Learn more about our LOGO CONTEST BY CLICKING HERE.

SOS Spring Orchid Plant Show & Sale in April was a complete success! Thousands of orchids were on display, plus plants and supplies for sale. We had FREE classes on how to grow, repot and care for your orchids. There was hourly door prizes and wonderful displays. Mark your calendar for NEXT YEAR: Sat & Sun April 17 & 18, 2010. Visit our Show and Plant Sale page for more information.