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Updated April 10, 2012

The Ottawa Orchid Society (OOS) was founded in 1978 to promote and assist in every way the knowledge, appreciation, culture, study, development, improvement and conservation of orchids. The OOS is affiliated with the Canadian Orchid Congress (COC) and with the American Orchid Society (AOS). Through these affiliations, the Society is able to obtain accredited AOS judges for the annual show in Ottawa and world-class speakers for monthly meetings.

Membership dues ($25.00 per year, Sep 1 to Aug 31) are payable at the membership table at any meeting. Alternatively, the membership application form may be completed and mailed along with a cheque payable to the Ottawa Orchid Society, to the address shown on the form.

We meet the THIRD Sunday of every month, excepting June, July and August, from 1:30 p.m. to about 4:00 p.m., at the Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road, Ottawa  - make a note in your calendar. Meetings are open to members, guests and non-members and everyone is welcome.

Programs are varied - click here for the planned program of meetings for this year. Each meeting features a presentation, which can include lectures, demonstrations or hands-on workshops, as well as plants for sale, society library, etc. Refreshments are available at meetings for a nominal charge.

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Our annual Orchid Show is the major event of the year. Each spring, members, visiting societies and participating vendors present magnificent displays of their prized orchid plants for viewing by the general public and for judging by accredited AOS judges. Please click here for information on the 2012 show, including entry forms and show posters.

Orchid-related artwork, photography, and handicrafts are included, as well as cut flower arrangements. There are educational exhibits as well as guided tours. The large number of vendors that attend the annual show sell a wide variety of superior quality plants as well as everything needed for successful orchid growing.

Please click here for a list of vendors who were at the 2010 Show.

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Spike, the monthly Society newsletter, is available to all members and to affiliated societies across Canada. This provides monthly communication on Society activities and a wide variety of orchid-related topics.  The newsletter is available under the “Society Info” tab, or by clicking here.

The April meeting will be on Sunday, April 15th at the Tom Brown Arena starting at 1:30PM. The program this month will be a series of workshops in preparation for the upcoming Show the following weekend (April 21 and 22, with setup on April 20). Experts in the society will speak about various topics including setting up a display, preparing your plants for the OOS display, preparing plants for the OOS sales table, acting as a judging clerk, registration, etc.

If you are planning to participate in the Show this year, don’t miss this month’s meeting so you can be sure you are well prepared. Even if you have exhibited many times before, it never hurts to get other people’s opinions and advice and who knows, it may just give you the edge you need to win that elusive award...!

 

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2011 annual Show  RESULTS

The Society held its 30th annual Orchid Show last Easter weekend (April 22-24, 2011) at the Nepean Sportsplex. Once again the Show was very successful with some outstanding plants and other displays, and with a record number of entries in our Art Gallery. We have complete listings of the various winning entries including AOS Awards, rosette and trophy winners, and ribbon awards, now including photos of almost all of them.

Please click here for listings of all the winning entries from the 2011 show.

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We are now on Facebook! Please click the poster at the bottom left of the page.

2012 annual Show - ORCHIDOPHILIA OTTAWA  

Orchidophilia - love of orchids. The Society will hold its 31st annual Orchid Show at the Nepean Sportsplex on Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22 , with setup on Friday, April 20. Once again we expect to have a wide range of fascinating orchids and spectacular displays, as well as an outstanding selection of orchid artwork, and we encourage everyone to come to the show. Participation is open to all orchid lovers whether or not you are members of the Society, and we hope to see you there.

Please click here for full information and entry forms for the 2012 show.