Orchid Guild October Meeting

Please join us on Sunday, October 13th at the Albuquerque Garden Center10120 Lomas Blvd NE at 1:30 PM when Bridget Uzar will present An Introduction to Tropical Ladyslipper Orchids via Zoom.

Bridget Uzar is a fourth-generation green thumb, and a second-generation orchid grower. Following in her father’s footsteps, she has been at Carter and Holmes Orchids in Newberry SC for over twenty years but has been around orchids her whole life, essentially growing up under the benches.

Bridget began working at Carter and Holmes in 2002 in an everyday potting and watering capacity, eventually being given charge of the collection and breeding houses. She made her first Cattleya cross in 2008 and hasn’t stopped since. Starting in 2009, she began working on the digital photography, catalog publications and other marketing work for Carter and Holmes Orchids. Today, Bridget has been the chief grower and hybridizer at Carter and Holmes for over a decade overseeing greenhouse management and production. She also handles the company marketing emails as well as promotional material and social media.

She enjoys giving talks during open houses, to tour groups and orchid societies.

Meetings are free & open to the public – visitors are welcome.

Email orchidsinabq@gmail.com for the Zoom link

Orchid Guild September Meeting

Please join the New Mexico Orchid Guild on Sunday, September 8th, 1:30PM at the Albuquerque Garden Center, for a presentation by American Orchid Society judge Mark van der Woerd.

Mark’s in person presentation will be:

“How to grow orchids in a grow tent”

A long time ago in a State far away, a young man went to a botanic garden and there happened to be an orchid show. He won the door prize, which was of course an orchid. And the rest is history!

Mark has been growing orchids for over 30 years, on windowsills, under lights and outdoors where possible.

However, the results were never as good as the accomplishments of “real hobbyists”.

Circumstances make us discover and try different growing conditions. A unique opportunity came along to try something new. It is now trivial to purchase tents in which you can grow orchids. In this presentation Mark will cover growing orchids in tents, under light and in high humidity. He will cover how to set up your growing area, what to watch for, and how to grow plants you could never grow before.

Your assignment ahead of the talk is this: surely you have thought “I wish I could grow….”.

Bring that idea to our question-and-answer section and we will try to discuss it.

But remember, if you want to grow in an enclosure, you must grow small plants!

Bring your blooming orchids for Show and Tell. 

All are welcome

Bring a friend

Orchid Guild August Meeting

Please join us on Sunday, August 11th, 1:30PM at the Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE for a Zoom presentation by Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids.Alan’s topic will be “Growing in the Home”This will be a good program for novice and more experienced orchid growers.

Bring your blooming orchids for Show and Tell. All are welcome. Bring a friend!

Alan Koch owns and operates Gold Country Orchids where he specializes in miniature and compact Cattleya’s. Alan started growing orchids in 1969 with 3 Cymbidiums given to him by an aunt. While in college he became interested in other orchids and discovered many would grow outdoors in Southern California. He has moved five times as his orchid obsession has led to the need for more growing space. With the last move, he purchased 10 acres of land in Lincoln, California for his 250,000 orchids. He is recognized as an expert in the Brazilian Cattleya alliance and a trend setter in miniature compact and Cattleya breeding.

Alan has been published in the Orchid Digest, the American Orchid Society magazine, as well as many International Publications. He has also been published in several proceedings of the World Orchid Conference. He is an internationally known speaker. He is a past member of the AOS Judging Committee, and the Research Committee, as well as an Accredited Judge and is Training Coordinator for the California Sierra Nevada Judging Center. Alan also served two terms on the Orchid Digest Executive Committee and 3 terms on the Board of Directors, as well as two terms as a Trustee for the AOS.

Email orchidsinabq@gmail.com for the zoom link