We will be at:
March 2012
| The London Orchid Society annual show |
| 03/17/12 (Saturday) - 03/18/12 (Sunday) |
| http://los.lon.imag.net/shows.asp |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School |
| 1065 Sunningdale Road East |
| London, ON |
| OrchidExpo 2012 |
| 03/24/12 (Saturday) - 03/25/12 (Sunday) |
| http://orchidophilesmontreal.ca/Orchidexpo-2012.php |
| CEGEP de Maisonneuve |
| 2700 Bourbonniere |
| Montreal, QC |
April 2012
| Toronto Artistic Orchid Society Show |
| 04/14/12 (Saturday) - 04/15/12 (Sunday) |
| http://www.taoa.ca/show.html |
| 2330 Midland |
| Toronto, ON |
| Ottawa Orchid Society Show |
| 04/21/12 (Saturday) - 04/22/12 (Sunday) |
| http://www.ottawaorchidsociety.com/2010show.html |
| Nepean Sportsplex |
| 1701 Woodroffe Avenue |
| Nepean, ON |
Botanical Photography - Image Bank
Internationally recognized orchid photographers Jay Norris and Robin Mclaughlin present an ever growing bank of images of the finest plants in North America. This database is rapidly becoming on of the largest orchid image resources on the net. Catalogued are photos of blooms from all the major genera such as: Bulbophyllum, Cattleya, Cirrhopetalum, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Doritaenopsis, Epidendrum, Lycaste, Masdevallia, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Phalaenopsis, Phragmipedium, Rhynchostylis, Vanda, Zygopetalum, and Restrepia. Plus many many more. Photos are Available in a variety of matted enlargements as well as greeting cards and even fridge magnets. Licenses for digital downloads are also available.
Image Bank of Orchid Photography
Bookstore
In partnership with Amazon, we are offering a selection of orchid books. This is a great way to build your orchid library.
Jay Norris, co-founder of Ravenvision, has once again had his work featured on the cover of the Orchids magazine (formerly known as the AOS Bulletin). This is the official publication of the American Orchid Society. In addition to the cover, the July 2010 issue features an 8 page spread by Jay on the newest AOS Trustee Mario Ferusi. Photographs of Mario in his greenhouse and several of his awarding wining plants (more of which are in our image bank) illustrate the article penned by Jay.
The Orchid Challenge
NEW: Think you know about orchids? Take the Orchid Challenge. Try to identify 20 images from our image bank. This is a great opportinity to test your knowledge of orchids. If you are part of the AOS student judging program you should certainly give this a try. Its a great way to learn to identify the major genera and speices.
News from the Orchid World
05 Feb 12, 01:02:44
Promise of beautiful blooms a draw for annual orchid show - Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Daily Tribune
By Jan Wiese-Fales An annual orchid show at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis generally offers visitors welcome tropical respite during some of winter's coldest months, though we crave no balmy relief from this winter's weather.
04 Feb 12, 12:02:18
Breathtaking orchids are easier than ever to obtain and grow - Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington Herald Leader
Lexington Herald Leader
Gardeners yearning for a spark of romance this Valentine's Day, take note: It's easier than ever to fall in love with orchids. Once accessible only to wealthy enthusiasts with well-traveled connections, reasonably priced exotic orchids are now at your ...
Day trips: Gallery reopens, orchids bloom and King of Pop makes an appearanceBaltimore Sun
ENCINITAS: Orchid society to hold auctionNorth County Times all 3 news articles »
04 Feb 12, 04:02:05
Zalman King – Cult Actor/Director Dead at 69 - We Are Movie Geeks
We Are Movie Geeks
With copious amounts of female flesh and overheated melodrama, it was a huge hit and King adapted that steamy erotic formula to the rest of his output which included the controversial WILD ORCHIDS (1989) starring Mickey Rourke.and more »
04 Feb 12, 03:02:31
Orchids and onions - Herald Times Reporter
Herald Times Reporter
ORCHIDS to the Kiel School Board for discussing in open session the issue of how the district teaches evolution and other theories of man's origins. The board could have chosen to ignore the concerns of a Kiel resident that treatment of the subject ...
04 Feb 12, 10:02:01
The Everglades, up close and personal - Boston Globe
Boston Globe
He has been photographing the bromeliads and orchids of this epiphyte-rich terrain for 20 years, working with the Ansel Adams of the Everglades, Clyde Butcher. Cruz's expertise is the ghost orchid, the rare and valuable flower that was the beloved ...
02 Feb 12, 02:02:21
Rare Valmont Industrial Park orchids draw national interest - Standard Speaker
Standard Speaker
Standard Speaker
By KENT JACKSON (Staff Writer) BOB SPRAGUE and AMY LEVENGOOD/For the Standard-Speaker An orchid growing wild in a bog in the Valmont Industrial Park has colors like no other in the world. The flower resulted from the wild cross-breeding of the ...and more »
