Albany Orchid Society Inc. October Newsletter 2023
P.O. Box 1982
Albany W.A. 6331
Gail’s Cattleya Mami Akatsuka ‘Volcano Queen’
August 2023 Newsletter
| President | Ron Panting | 0419422916 |
| Vice President | Shirley Hawkins | 0407971758 |
| Secretary | Linda Mellows | 0457001353 |
| Treasurer | Mr. Glen Diggins | 0411054750 |
| Newsletter | Gail Brodziak | 0428155814 |
Patron: Mr Murray Montgomery
Next Meeting:- Sunday 22nd October 2023
1:30pm - Orchid Benching
2:00pm - General Meeting
Venue: Albany Bridge Club, Mill St Albany
Competition plants for October Den. Rutherford Starburst ‘Tinonee’ x (Starsheen x Regal Hilda) ‘Sunshine’ & (Den) Dendrobium Hot & Grumpy ‘First’ x (dolicophylla x Super Ruffles)
Calendar October 2023
Please keep these details handy on your fridge or on your mobile phone
July meeting Raffle results:-
1st Prize - Janet Bevan
2nd Prize - Donna Stretton
Door Prize - Mary Warnes
CUPPA Morning
Our next cuppa morning is at Zhivago Café, North Road Shopping Centre at 10am on Friday 13th October. Hope to see you there.
Committee Meeting
The Committee meeting will be held at the Vancouver Café on 13th October, at 1.30pm.
Competition Plans
Please bring your competition plants to the September meeting to be assessed by Deidre and Janet.
There are still lots of the new competition plants left, These 3 orchids are from Orchidup Orchid nursery in Walpole, so they all should grow into very strong plants. You can pick them up at the next meeting. You can buy all 3 or just 1 or 2. They areZygopetalum Denpasar ‘Purple Lips’ x Freestyle Meadows ‘Show Stopper’ Dendrobium Rutherford Starburst ‘Tinonee’ x (Starsheen x Regal Hilda) ‘Sunshine’ Cymbidium West Coast x Sarah Jean ‘Trish’
ALBANY AGRICULTURE SHOW Albany
Orchid Society will be involved in the 2023 Albany Agricultural Show. The show is on Friday 9 th and Saturday 10th November and runs from 9am to 5.00pm, Ron will be setting up on Thursday 8th from 1.00pm. As in previous years, we will require entry passes to get into the show grounds, Arthur Gorman is organising these and a parking bay for Ron. As usual, when volunteers are heading towards the gate they can call Ron or Lynda and they will arrange for someone to meet them at the gate with a pass. This year we are not being charged for our display area, where as in previous years the club has been charged a fee. We can sell orchids there as well as have a display of our orchids, for the public to view and ask questions. There will be a roster drawn up for members to fill in to help with looking after the tables during the show, and speaking with the public as well as setting up on Thursday afternoon and taking down of the tables on the Saturday. We will need to be there from 8.30 am until 5.00pm each day. Those members who were involved last year had a lot of fun being there; hopefully you will be able to spend some time helping to promote our wonderful club.
AOS CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Our Christmas lunch will be held at the Premier Hotel on Sunday 19th November at Midday. The trophies and awards from both the winter and spring shows will be presented at the lunch. We will be seated in the upstairs dining room; when you get to the hotel you can order and pay for your meals and drinks downstairs then get the lift up to the dining room. We have the dining room booked exclusively for AOS members. Here is a link to the Premier Hotel’s menu to copy and paste into your google search bar. https://premierhotelalbany.com.au/food-drinks/
Most popular orchid was Cattleya Mami Akatsuka ‘Volcano Queen’ and was grown by Gail Brodziak The member who won the most points in the open section was Gail Brodziak with 21 points The member who won the most points in the novice section was Donna Stretton with 7 points
