65th Mid-Year Orchid and Garden Show

poster of the show

The onset of the monsoon rains marks the staging of the 65th Mid-Year Orchid and Garden Show of the Philippine Orchid Society (POS).  To be held at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Diliman, Quezon City, the POS in partnership with the Quezon City Government with media partners Manila Bulletin, Buy and Sell newspaper,Manila Times, Philippine Star, Abante Tonite and  various forum and blog sites like Green Culture Singapore,  Plant Chaser, Girl Kuripot, Pinoy Exchange– garden section forum,  Collectors’ Connection, Asiafinest among others.The  orchid show is from August 25 to September 5, 2011.

With the advent of environment consciousness, the show will carry the theme ‘Green Living with Orchids’ and will promote environment friendly ways of gardening and orchid growing.  This season’s show is usually in time for the flowering season of our very own Vanda sanderiana or Waling-Waling orchid. Also highlighting this event is be the transformation of a part of the Quezon Memorial Circle park into a tropical paradise showcasing the best of this season’s blooming orchids with a competition for the search of the ‘Best Philippine Orchid Species, the ‘Best Waling-Waling’ and the ‘Best Orchid in the Show’.

There will also be new competition categories in landscaping like the showcase landscaping with much smaller than the usual landscape. This will cater to small time growers and  hobbyists which do not have much space to grow their orchids

The topics for the lectures are as follows:

Aug. 26 (FRI) -GROWING MONOPODIAL ORCHIDS by MR.  CV LAZARO

Aug. 27 (SAT) -BONSAI GROWING by MR. MODESTO MANGLICMOT

Aug. 28 (SUN  ) -DEVELOPING NEW  HYBRIDS WITH ORCHID SPECIES    by MR. JUN GOLAMCO

Aug. 29 (MON) – THE  POTENTIAL OF PHILIPPINE ORNAMENTAL SPECIES  AS  A COMMERCIAL CROP by MR. ANTHONY ARBIAS

Aug. 30 (TUE) -MARKETING PLANTS THRU THE INTERNET AND EBAY   by  MR.JOSE ‘TATA’ MONTILLA

Aug. 31 (WED) – PHILIPPINE ORCHID SPECIES CARE by  MRS. ANNA RUTH CONDE
Sept. 1 (THU) -FLOWER ARRANGING WITH ORCHIDS  by Mr. ANTONIO PADILLA

Sept. 2 (FRI) -PLANT NUTRITION by ALLIED BOTANICAL

Sept. 3 (SAT) -GROWING CATTLEYAS FOR FUN & PROFIT PART II by MS. VANGIE GO

Sept. 4 (SUN) -INDOOR GARDENING by PROF. SERAPION METILLA

Sept.5 (MON) -UNDERSTANDING ORCHIDS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT by MR. WALLY SUAREZ; and

(3:00PM) START YOUR OWN FLOWER GARDEN by EAST WEST SEED COMPANY

NOTE:There is a minimal entrance fee: Php 25 general public, Php 20 for senior citizens and students with valid ID’s

For more details about the orchid show please call 929-4425 / 906-5036 or text 0917-848-5468 Secretariat