Member Orchid Societies

BUCKS COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY
CENTRAL JERSEY ORCHID SOCIETY
DEEP CUT ORCHID SOCIETY
DELAWARE ORCHID SOCIETY
GREATER PHILADELPHIA ORCHID SOCIETY
PINELANDS ORCHID SOCIETY
SANDPIPER ORCHID SOCIETY
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ORCHID SOCIETY
SOUTH JERSEY ORCHID SOCIETY

THE BUCKS COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY

Cordially invites you
 to join with fellow orchid enthusiasts to...

Exchange ideas and experiences
Discuss problems and solutions
Hear informative guest speakers and presentations
Display your blooming orchids and observe other specimens
Participate in regional shows and programs
Use the society’s library of books, magazines, and videos
Attend our annual orchid auction in October

 

Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month
7:30 pm at the Churchville Nature Center
Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA

Affiliated with the...
American Orchid Society
Delaware Valley Orchid Council

NOVICES WELCOME

For more information,
please contact: Mitch Paroly  
Phone: (215) 943.7516
Cell: (267) 229.5793
hilolip@aol.com

CENTRAL JERSEY ORCHID SOCIETY

Are you fascinated by these beautiful plants?
Do you wish you knew how to grow them?
Join the Central Jersey Orchid Society!

CJOS monthly meetings feature a guest speaker, auction or slide show, a show table where members display the best of their blooming plants, plus a plant raffle and refreshments.

Our membership runs the gamut from beginners to highly experienced growers.  Meetings are friendly, informal and encourage interaction between novice and expert members.  A library of orchid books and magazines is also available to our members as well as a very informative and educational monthly newsletter.

Please join us.  Visitors are always welcome.

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month (no meetings in July and
August) at 7:30 pm at the D&R Greenway Land Trust Center, located at One
Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Annual dues are $25/person or $30/family

For more information, please contact Anne Skalka
by phone at (609) 771-1775 or,
Email: anne@skalkacpa.com
or on our web site: www.centraljerseyorchids.org

 

DEEP CUT ORCHID SOCIETY

Deep Cut Orchid Society (DCOS), was founded in the fall of 1986 by a handful of people who love to grow orchids.  We want to share our enthusiasm, some say obsession, with others.  We are an active, well established, enthusiastic society that has fun in all of our activities.  Growing orchids is our hobby and not a business.  DCOS draws windowsill to greenhouses growers from Cranbury to Toms River, NJ.

In March 2001, DCOS organized and held our fourth annual Show – “Orchids on the Jersey Shore”.  DCOS also publishes a monthly newsletter, conducts an annual auction in the early fall, stages fine exhibits in several orchid shows each year, filled with our members award winning orchids, and hosts open houses, work shops, seminars and more.  We have an extensive library available to all our members.

Monthly meetings are packed with entertainment and information, including an informative program, show table, sales table, plant raffle, door prizes and more.  Beginners are welcome to bring plants to meetings for cultural advice.

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month
except July and August
7:30 pm at Fire House #2
Colts Neck, NJ

Annual dues are $20/person or $25/family

For more information, please call:
Faye Arnett at (732) 786.8583
Email: farnett@gmail.com
or visit our web site
sites.google.com/site/deepcutorchids/


THE DELAWARE ORCHID SOCIETY

The Delaware Orchid Society (DOS) is a non-profit educational organization whose purpose is to help people learn about orchids and orchid growing.  The society was founded in 1954 and the first society president, Dr. Jonathan W. Williams, later became president of the AOS (1968-70).

The DOS has been a leader in activities related to orchid growing in the Delaware Valley for many years.  It was a founding member of the Eastern Orchid Congress (EOC) and sponsored the 12th EOC in 1967, and the 28th EOC in 1983.  In addition it has put together many other orchid shows and brought several renowned orchid experts to Delaware to speak on various aspects of the hobby.  The Society actively participates in regional orchid shows, and was awarded first place for its 1996 Society Exhibit at SEPOS and again, for two years in a row in 2004 and 2005.  Additionally, at SEPOS, the Society was awarded the Best in Show Trophy by The AOS in 2004.  The 50th Anniversary of the Society was celebrated in Oct., 2004.

Meetings are free, open to the public and feature a guest speaker on subjects ranging from raising orchids in various growing environments, natural habitats and conservation.  All members are entitled to use the Society’s extensive library, and exhibit their plants on the monthly show table.

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month
except July and August
7:30 pm at Delaware Veterans Hall in Wilmington, DE

Annual dues are $25/person or $35/family

For more information, please call:
Marie-Christine Viallet at (610) 933.6537 or;
Grace Hustad at (302) 453.9276
Email: Viallet@comcast.net

 

THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA ORCHID SOCIETY

For more than 50years, GPOS has been a source of enjoyment for orchidists.  Meetings feature guest speakers with illustrated presentations.

Monthly meetings are held
on the third Thursday of the month (September - June)

Annual auction in September

Show Table opens at 6:30 pm
Meetings begin at 7:00 pm

Meetings are held at Cathedral Village
Cathedral Road and Ridge Avenue
Philadelophia, PA

For more information, please contact:
JlDuffin@comcast.net
(215) 248.3626

 

PINELANDS ORCHID SOCIETY

We invite all orchid growers
 to join us
 as we explore
 the world of orchids.

Pinelands Orchid Society was formed in the late 1980's to provide an organization where orchid growers could meet with other people interested in the hobby to exchange information and to learn together.

We continue this tradition today, with monthly meetings which include an informative speaker, a library available to all members, a plant raffle, and a wonderful show table of members’ plants.

Annual activities include:
Christmas covered dish dinner
Annual auction in May
Awards evening in June

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month
7:30 pm at the Medford Leas Retirement Community
Rt 70, Medford, NJ

For more information, please contact:
Valerie Oldham at (856) 985.0187
Email: Valerie@Dacostaolives.com
or visit our web site
www.pinelandsorchidsociety.org

SANDPIPER ORCHID SOCIETY

Sandpiper Orchid Society is a group of enthusiastic orchid growers dedicated to educating our members in the culture of orchids and the promotion of the preservation of orchid species and their habitat.

The society was founded on October 22, 1987.  A group of orchid hobbyists decided to form a society and it has been going strong ever since.

Be our guest!  Come to our meeting for a month or two on us.  Experience the mystique of these ever captivating flowers and then become a Sandpiper member.  We promise you’ll be hooked.  Sandpiper dues are only $25.00 per year for a single or a family membership.  We have an extensive library, a monthly newsletter and raffle, a Question and Answer Table, not to mention our wonderful workshops and speakers.

Some of our highlights include an annual auction, greenhouse tours, show table, bus trips, and our annual awards banquet.

Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30PM.  They are held at The Galloway Branch of The Atlantic County Library, 306 E. Jimmy Leads Road, Galloway, NJ (609-652-2352).  There is no meeting in January due to the Awards banquet.  Novembers’ meeting is on the third Thursday and Decembers’ meeting is on the second Thursday.

For more information, please contact:
Bruce Montgomery (609) 561.5858
or Email: montgiv4@comcast.net

THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ORCHID SOCIETY

Who we are...

SEPOS is a membership society dedicated to education, conservation and enjoyment of orchids.  Our membership includes orchid enthusiasts at all levels: beginners to advanced, novices as well as accredited AOS judges, professional growers, authors and speakers.

What we do...

 

Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month, except June, July and August
at the Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, PA
7:00 pm set-up, 7:15 beginners class, 8:00 meeting

Annual dues are $30/ person or $35/ family

For more information, please call:
Marrianna Occhiuzzo at (610) 909.5908
Email: mar.occhiuzzo@bearingpoint.com
or visit our web site:
www.sepos.org

THE SOUTH JERSEY ORCHID SOCIETY

In 1978, a group of dedicated orchid enthusiasts from across Southern New Jersey founded The South Jersey Orchid Society.  Members range from novice to experienced growers. It is the goal of this club to promote the hobby of orchid growing and to educate the public about orchids, through monthly meetings and participation in local orchid shows.

Educational programs planned for monthly meetings, feature presentations by guest speakers on various topics, including orchid culture, natural habitats, and hybridization, a plant raffle, sales area and show table.  On the show table, members display blooming plants, which are evaluated by a team of experienced members and recognized for their merit.  Exhibited plants are critiqued by the team, which offers cultural information, display tips and specific background information on the particular species or hybrid.  Members who have displayed the greatest number of noteworthy plants are recognized and receive awards at our annual picnic.

Additional society activities include a Christmas banquet with noted guest speaker and a plant auction in November.  SJOS is affiliated with the AOS, the Eastern Orchid Congress and supports the mid-Atlantic judging center of the AOS.

Meetings are held the third Sunday of the month
except July and August
1:00 pm at the Wenonah Methodist Church
Wenonah, NJ

For more information, call:
Dianne Haaf at (856) 629.5610
phals@comcast.net
Barbara Inglessis at (856) 722.0393
barbi@frinton.com
or visit our web site:
www.sjorchids.com