Upcoming Events

December 20, 2009 - OSRBG General Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 - Plant sales commence at 1:00 pm - Round Table Discussion Group  at  1:30 pm - Meeting to begin at 2:00 pm – Programme:  Auction and Xmas party.
January 2, 2010 - Toronto Centre Judging, Botanical Garden, Judges training, 10:00 a.m., Judging 1:00 p.m.
January 3, 2010 - SOOS meeting - Toronto Botanical Gardens - Sales 12:00 noon, programme 1:00 p.m.
January 17, 2010 - OSRBG General Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 - Plant sales commence at 1:00 pm - Round  Table Discussion  Group  at  1:30 pm - Meeting to begin at 2:00 pm – Programme:  Wayne Hingston - Topic - Potting Media
January 31, 2010 - SOOS meeting - Toronto Botanical Gardens - Sales 12:00 noon, programme 1:00 p.m.
February 13, 2010 - Toronto Centre Judging in conjunction with the SOOS Valentine Orchid Show , Judging 8:00 a.m., Toronto Botanical Gardens
February 13-14, 2010 - SOOS Valentine Orchid Show, Toronto Botanical Gardens 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
February 27 & 28 2010 – OSRBG Annual Orchid Show – Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON

Attention Orchid Enthusiasts!!!!
Orchids from Ecuador

   You are invited to join a number of other orchid enthusiasts in a pre-order of orchids and/or other plants from Ecuador.  We are planning to place the order around the end of December 2009 with Ecuagenera.  They have a list of currently available plants along with pre-order wholesale prices.  Copies of the list can be forwarded by Chris Foden or Pat Vuurman upon request.  Plants are generally near flowering size to flowering size when purchased.
   Ecuagenera specializes in the culture, reproduction and legal sale of native Ecuadorian orchid species.  As the largest such company in Ecuador they have over 2,500 species under cultivation.  You can check out their website at http://www.ecuagenera.com.
   We have invited Pepe and his crew from Ecuagenera to attend our 29th Annual Orchid Show & Sale at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON.  They will be here February 27-28, 2010 along with any plants that have been pre-ordered.
   They will also bring plants for general sale but these will not be at the wholesale prices available to pre-order customers.  Should the group order reach their minimum a society discount will be applied.  Should you have some orchid on your wish list that does not appear on the availability list, inquiries can be made to ‘Sales at Ecuagenera’ to check whether a division of one of their stock plants might be purchased.
   Orders are due to Chris or Pat along with funds by the end of December.  Please provide $US.  The total needed is the plant costs plus $5 per plant (for handling, documentation, inspection and transportation costs).  Canadian funds are by arrangement only with Chris or Pat.
   Further information is available from either Chris at fodens@sympatico.ca or Pat Vuurman at pvuurman@hotmail.com or by phone to either of us.

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