Anyone who has been following my website will notice that I’ve added a tab for the Junior Flower Show. This is a wonderful event created by the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS) in 1975 for youth in the Philadelphia region. The American Orchid Society (AOS) is partnering with PHS for a Junior Flower Show Pilot Project at two schools: Academy Park High School and Thomas Mifflin School. Norman’s Orchids out of Montclair, CA, donated the 50 Phalaenopsis Fuller’s Gold Princess ‘Canary’ orchids that were handed out on October 25th to students in these classrooms.
I am a member of the AOS Education Committee that is sponsoring this pilot project. Our hope is that other organizations throughout the country will consider starting Junior Flower Shows in their area and additional businesses in the Philadelphia area will donate orchids for the 2020 Junior Flower Shows. Maybe more classrooms can be included in raising orchids for the 2020 shows! This is a great way to engage youth in horticulture and conservation.
At the end of this pilot, the Education Committee will compile a project report. Any organization or business that would be interested in becoming a part of this can contact me directly for more information at: basorchidcare@gmail.com.
I am a member of the AOS Education Committee that is sponsoring this pilot project. Our hope is that other organizations throughout the country will consider starting Junior Flower Shows in their area and additional businesses in the Philadelphia area will donate orchids for the 2020 Junior Flower Shows. Maybe more classrooms can be included in raising orchids for the 2020 shows! This is a great way to engage youth in horticulture and conservation.
At the end of this pilot, the Education Committee will compile a project report. Any organization or business that would be interested in becoming a part of this can contact me directly for more information at: basorchidcare@gmail.com.
Everything Orchids Blog
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This month, I would like to discuss the start of my new Everything Orchids Blog as part of this website. I would also like to introduce my daughter, Jen, who will be administering the Blog for me. Jen is a PhD Candidate at Cornell University in Bioengineering with a concentration in Plant Genetics. She has been at my side since the beginning of this adventure in the spring of 2015. I'm very excited for her to bring her love of and enthusiasm for orchids to my website!
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