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Orchids in
their Natural Habitat
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Dedicated
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Newcomers
Welcome!
We have a
very active
Newcomers' Group
(get-togethers
are held on the
third Sunday of
every month).
The Newcomers
Group is open to
anyone who has
been an HOS
member for less
than two years).

Above is a
photo of the
Newcomers
award
winning display
at
the AOS
Members
Meeting and
Show hosted
by the HOS
in April
2009 in
Houston,
Texas. The
display was
a trophy
winner and
many members
received
ribbons for
their
plants.
Newcomer Group Chairperson – Stephen Moffitt
email
Download Newcomers Handbook (Word
Doc)
UPCOMING 2012 NEWCOMERS MEETINGS
Meeting Time - 2 - 4 PM
All meetings are third Sunday except June
June 2010
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When |
Where |
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JANUARY 15, 2012 |
LEE ROWELL
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FEBRUARY 19, 2012 |
RICK HEPLER |
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MARCH 18, 2012 |
BILL BARTLET |
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APRIL 15, 2012 |
JUDITH NEUFELD |
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MAY 20, 2012 |
HOLLY MILLER |
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JUNE 10, 2012
(Note Second Sunday) |
MALCOMB MCCORQUODALE |
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JULY 15, 2012 |
STEPHEN MOFFITT |
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AUGUST 19, 2012 |
CALVIN STARR |
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 |
BRUCE CAMERON |
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OCTOBER 21, 2012 |
SUSAN DALLY
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NOVEMBER 18, 2012 |
JAY BALCHAN
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DECEMBER 16, 2012 |
RONALD BAYER |
Etiquette
When Visiting a Greenhouse (By Peg O’Neill)
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have been times when all of us have been tempted to slap some
visitor’s hand or even commit murder. In view of this, I’d like to
suggest a few rules of etiquette for visitors (all of us) in other
greenhouses.
- This
applies to women - leave all purses and floppy coats or capes
outside. How many times have you had a plant knocked off a bench
because a purse or coat?
- It’s a
good idea not to handle the plants unless asked by the owner. All
kinds of things can and do happen.
- Don’t
fondle the blooms. The owner often does, he’s privileged; and, of
course, judges do to check for substance, texture, size and stance.
They are permitted to do this only in judging shows. Flowers often
can be bruised or broken inadvertently.
- Please
do not touch the tags in the pots. So often tags are not replaced
properly, and the identification of the plant is lost. Also, roots
adhere to tags and can be broken as well as the tag itself.
- We know
your children and mine are perfect and will not do any damage. But,
most kids are not interested and little fingers do touch. For the
sake of the owner, it is best to leave them outside or at home.
- Food and
drink do not belong in the greenhouse. Spills do occur, and, of
course fruit of any kind can give off ethylene gas causing the
flowers to wilt or buds to drop.
- Don’t
smoke unless you are sure the owner doesn’t mind. Lots of
nonsmokers object to the smoke in the greenhouse and believe that
the tobacco mosaic virus can be transmitted by smoke or by handling
plants with nicotine on one’s hands.
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Don’t ask for seedlings or
plant divisions. It puts owners in a difficult position; they may be
uncomfortable saying “No” even though they don’t want to give away
any plants. If plants are available they will be offered.
For peace of mind of the owner,
try to abide by these rules of etiquette and be a good visitor.
Jan. 18, 2012 -
The Newcomer meeting was held at Lee & Gordon
Rowell's place. Despite the fact that we had to compete with the Houston
Texan game attendance was good. There were thirteen Newcomers present.
Lee talked about growing and caring for orchids. After her talk we had a
hands on re-potting session with plants brought by the participants. Lee
also gave away some very nice blooming size plants to each Newcomer. Lee
provided most of the pots and all the orchid bark. Thank you Lee and
Gordon. Well done!!
Our next meeting will be at Rick Hepler's place: February 19, 2012
@ 2:00 PM. He will be demonstrating how to re-pot Phaps. and discussing
their culture. There is a rumor that there will be some free
orchid plants to give away at the meeting.orStephen
Moffittchids in
their Natural Habitat
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