How DID you do at Longwood?? What's the upcoming show? I am headed to the Spring AOS meeting and show, but I won't take anything this time...a little too overwhelming for a first time attendee!
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How DID you do at Longwood?? What's the upcoming show? I am headed to the Spring AOS meeting and show, but I won't take anything this time...a little too overwhelming for a first time attendee!
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I sent 9 plants to Longwood and collected 6 ribbons. 2 first, 2 second, and 2 third. The next show is in State College, PA and I have several to send there as well. I posted pics of my plants at Longwood in the show section of the forum.
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I LOVE what I'm hearing here! I have NEVER shown my orchids...nor do I intend to. But I have been part of an O.S. in Minnesota. The people up there were friendly & helpful. I believe it just depends on the people in the society. Just join, and start changing things! It shouldn't be about competition, but about the growing & the love of orchids, shouldn't it??? MY orchids are being shown right now...in my breakfast nook, and my living room. LOL! Betty
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I am going to my first Orchid Show here this weekend and have decided to enter my Psychopsis Hildos. Took me forever to bloom this bugger...I figure someone has to appreciate it. I did get photos on Facebook, but have yet to get them on the forum. Will do my best to get photos of the show on and to let y'all know how little miss Hildos did. Any one have any suggestions as to display?
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One of my orchids is off to a show today, it's a 3 day weekend show. I will not be their .it's a club thing. Our club trys to see how many ribbons it can take as a group. We also compete in the over all display catagory. That is the big one. One of our displays had 90 plants. Not all plants are entered for ribbons. Some are sent as what we call " filler plants" most members know what they have. Some are just for show or to add color to help the display. Now plants sent for aos judging is something else. That is going for the golding ring. That is what most orchid lovers hope for.
I guess it starts by purchasing a plant that could be a winner. And you have no idea of what that plant will turn out like it takes years to find out. I could go on about the subject but it becomes deep and would take alot of time.
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Originally Posted by jeffrey6115
Congratulations on the ribbons!! Longwood is a pretty prominent show, if I recall! That is wicked cool! I will have to check the pics.
Showing my plants was the last thing on my mind when I started this hobby. Trying to keep them alive, despite the fact that I was loving or neglecting them to death was my goal!! A couple years back, a nearby community was putting on a show. At the time, I was the president of our local society. They invited us and I went (I was one of the younger members of our local society). I "fell" in with this enthusiastic group of folks that loved to talk and show orchids, even if just to each other. I took my plants, thinking they would most likely be fillers in the society display the first time. I got a second place ribbon that year. This year, most of mine were fillers, but I walked away with a blue and a white on two of them (now that I have the flag colors, I should quit?!). It was just fun to interact with a bunch of other orchid-crazed folks and help set up the displays. I can recommend it and if you can clerk for the judges, do. I have learned a lot about what makes a better plant. I'm not sure I would take the judge's courses, but clerking is fascinating and fun....although a bit of work!
Dreaming with my eyes open...
Congratulations Jeff!
I hope you get a ribbon, Patrick!
Cheers,
BD
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you really have to asert your self, vollenter for everything, shows, librieum, set up brake down, too often folks come to meetings expecting to be entertained, ask questions introduce yourself bring in plants for show and tell. I belong to the San Francisco society for the last 12 years, it took effort on my part to become a player , trust me vollenters are always in short supply and an excelent in . sorry for my poor spelling, but I'am sure you get my drift...KItty
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some how this ended up on the wrong thread, I apolagize, it was in refrence to orchid societys that are hard to crack.
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Cheryl,
In preparing my plants for display, I covered the tops of the pots with fresh media or coconut husk and "submerged" the pot in a display pot...something pretty. For one of my little ones, I used a cute coffee mug. I have picked up occasional more decorative pots at Hobby Lobby and a garage sale, here and there.I know I would appreciate your Psychopsis. I could see it in an Asian style pot, whether colorful or monochrome. Just my thoughts and GOOD LUCK!!
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