Join us at our final meeting of the 2025-26 year, as we meet again with one of our favourite experts, Ron McHatton. Ron is the Chief Education and Science Officer for the American Orchid Society.  He gives regular “Greenhouse Chats” on the AOS webinar series as well as being the Editor of the Orchids magazine, the monthly magazine of the AOS. This month, he will be doing a presentation via Zoom called Why Won’t It Bloom?  He will speak about the specific conditions required by the main groups of orchids to promote blooming, and he says that blooming is not due to fertilizer! Many of us can get our phals to bloom, but other orchids can be trickier.  At our May meeting we will learn their secrets.

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Our in-person meeting is in Hall F at the Nepean Sportsplex. This month we will hold our biennial elections. Information has been sent to members. In addition we will celebrate our members and volunteers for Orchidophilia 2025.  We will have the usual Show Table, raffle and refreshments with a break to chat with your Growing Together” leaders and visit our “Ask Me Anything” experts.  Members, please bring your plants to the show table by 1:40 pm to allow time for judging. If you are feeling unwell, please join us via Zoom.