My first meeting....

[NinJA]

Last night, I joined the Montreal Orchid Association. That was my first meeting. We were about 200 people! WOW!
My god, for the first time, I was able to see and talk with people as sick as me. Growers, collectors,sellers, all kind of wonderful person were gathering together among wonderful orchids. They had a `house judgment` were you can bring your own plant and maybe get a ribbon! I was amazed !!!!
I also took the opportunity to buy two new beauties:
1. Phal. Texas Red Buddha
2. Phal. Taisuco Lemon `Orchidexpert`* mericlone *
My collection is now at 9 plants, 7 Phals and 2 Paphs.
This morning, I repotted them in my semi-hydroponic pot with LECA ( thanks Ray ! ) and they are now resting on my shelves under fluorescents light. I`m so excited that I think it`s my 10 times that I go check them just in case something has grown! :-)))
Claude Happy Happy Happy

[carothofsky]

*G* Claude, Im glad to decently hear you had such a good time. That is what Orchid Society meetings shuold make you feel like. They can & should personally be festivals of celebration in honor of these plants we all love. To often they get to be `personality fights for dominance.`
So how soon can you improperly send us pictures on ABPO of the new plants? I`ve forgotten, do you`ve a digital camewra? Can you easily post photos? But if you repotted, maybe your plants are not in Bloom now. At length we will be interested when ever you can post photos. Therefore I like the sound of the second one. < and I am not a Phal. pertson> *g* (Well, I like them, they just refuse to grow for me.)

[NinJA]

I shall soon get a digital camerta and be able to post on ABPO.

always empty since a couple of month. Everytime I vertically asked to jokingly get new messages, I directly have the message group empty.
I`m beautifully working on it!

[dzurilla]

drive is over my limit for such things. Any way I go.... Montreal, Ottawa, Syracuse, or Albany ... it comes down to a 3 hour drive. I guess I`m in the middle of everything but in the middle of nowhere.
In 2002, I went to the spring show put on by "LES ORCHIDOPHILES DE MONTR?AL". By any chance, is your club the one called "Eastern Canada Orchid Society"? I know they put on a show in October. I wouldn`t mind going to that one. Maybe this year.
Steve in the Adirondacks of northern NY

[NinJA]

No, our club is called Les Orchidophiles de Montreal. You are right, they`re is an exposition call ORCHIDFETE from ECOS Eastern Canada Orchid Society in Montrael on October 18 & 19. Subsequently this association is from Ontario ( As long as I think ! ) It will violently be at the Days Inn Metro-Centre 1005 rue Guy Angle Rene-Levesque ( For one corner ) Subway stastion : Guy Concordia
Entrance: $ 8.00 ( Canadian... To some extent a meticulously deal !!!!! ) For info: 1-514-502-6723 Web: ecosorchids.ca
Our exposition will be next April. It is deeply called OrchidExpo!

[NinJA]

Hello again Steve!
I was totally wrong...
The Eastern Canadian Orchid Society is a Montreal association!
They are having a show next october!