Welcome to the Conejo Orchid Society
Bl (L. latona X B. digbyana)
Grown by Bill Gunning
Welcome to the Conejo Orchid Society
Bl (L. latona X B. digbyana)
Grown by Bill Gunning
Bl (L. latona X B. digbyana)
Grown by Bill Gunning
Bl (L. latona X B. digbyana)
Grown by Bill Gunning
June 7 - 9 at the Thousand Oaks Library on Janss Road. Not only will there be blooming plants, but the real gems are the member divisions! We will have some supplies and various lectures to help you be successful at growing your orchids! Stay tuned for more details!
No happy orchid ever grew on unhappy roots, so this talk is about making happy roots with your potting choices. You will learn why the way we grow orchids is so unnatural, and how to choose the perfect pot to counteract that. You will also learn how to compensate for the frustrating fact that, most of the time, you won’t own that perfect pot!
Gayle Brodie started growing orchids over 20 years ago, and her collection is housed in a 8' x 12' greenhouse and also outdoors. She is an accredited judge with the American Orchid Society, and she has received 24 AOS awards in nine different genera, and she has also received Best Orchid In Show at both the 2017 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show and the 2023 Huntington Botanical Gardens International Orchid Show. Gayle has been a board member and officer of the Conejo Orchid Society for over fifteen years, and for the past eleven years she has volunteered weekly at the Huntington Gardens repotting in the orchid greenhouses.
Best Orchid in Show, Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica ‘Gayle’ was also awarded a Certificate of Cultural Excellence and an Award of Merit by the American Orchid Society.
The objectives of the COS shall be to stimulate an interest in the collection, culture and appreciation of orchids; to foster and encourage culture, growing, hybridization and preservation of native and hybrid orchids; to disseminate information by exhibits, lectures and publications.
The Conejo Orchid Society (COS) was formed to provide a setting where orchid devotees could meet to share their enthusiasm and knowledge, assist one another with orchid culture, and learn from guest experts. What we all have in common is a love of orchids and a desire for orchid knowledge.
Members are encouraged to bring their blooming plants for display and judging. In addition there are refreshments, and a raffle of beautfiul plants at each meeting.