Richmond Orchid Alliance
The Richmond Orchid Alliance provides seasoned and knowledgeable leadership eager to share an alternative approach to learning everything about orchids in the Greater Richmond Area.
Our goal is to serve all levels of orchid interests from the recent recipient of a gift orchid who wants to know how to take care of it; those who have just a few orchids on their windowsill as well as those with greenhouses filled with a vast collection.
All orchidists have needs ranging widely from learning the very basics of orchid care to getting assistance with their collection when they are not able to care for it. ROA provides down-to-earth knowledge for the out-of-this-world flower ~ the orchid.
Founders of ROA collectively represent decades of orchid growing and showing experience! The main objective of the Richmond Orchid Alliance is to promote the cultivation and appreciation of orchids.
Our programs are structured to advance knowledge in all areas of orchid growing for beginners to advanced growers. Come join us for featured speakers and programs emphasizing the culture of orchids with informal question and answer segments and educational critique of showcased member plants.
You can contact us at roa4u@richmondorchidalliance.org.
Upcoming Events and News
February Program
Joe Mathias
Orchid Supplies – What Works and Why
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad Street
2:00 P.M., February 14th
Joe Mathias, a charter member of ROA, will be speaking on the whats and whys of orchid supplies at our February 14th program. His discussion will range from the types of media, to the types of pots, and to the types of chemicals available to growers. More importantly, he will talk about the choices you need to be making as growers of orchids and how those choices translate into your choice of media, your choice of a pot, and the choices you make with regard to fertilizers and the control of pests, molds and fungi. Joe will also be explaining why he uses clear pots rather than clay or colored. He will also be sharing about orchid-related products that are available which he does not use, and why. Joe’s knowledge of orchid culture and experience with various orchid supplies provides a wealth of information on how to keep those orchids growing and blooming. Come and explore new ways to grow and maintain your orchids.
Upcoming Event
6th Annual Merritt Huntington Memorial Symposium And AOS Members Meeting
Host: Merritt Huntington Symposium
Date: October 27-31, 2010
Location: Cavalier Oceanfront Hotel
42nd & Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Phone: (757) 425-8555
Web address: mhsymposium.org
Thursday, October 28, 2010 Preview Party
Saturday, October 30, 2010 Banquet
Speakers
Glen Decker (Piping Rock Orchids)
Norman Fang ( Norman’s Orchids)
Jason Fisher (Orchids Limited)
Olaf Gruss ( Author, Speaker)
Claude Hamilton (Hamlyn Orchids Ltd.)
Philipe Lecoufle (Orchidees Vacherot & Lecoufle)
Dr. Henry Oakley (RHS, Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Garden Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Author)
John Salventi (Parkside Orchids)
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