þÿ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta name="author" content="copyright 2004 Mark McMaster, 2005 Clark Riley"> <title>Maryland Orchid Society Annual Show</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Maryland,Orchid,Society,orchids,baltimore,frederick,culture,beginner,beginners,professional,hobby,plants,indoors,under,lights,flowers,growing"> <meta name="description" content="Maryland's oldest and largest orchid society welcomes all growers from beginners to old pros."> <link href="css/mos_base.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico"> </head> <body class="bodyBackgroundColor" bgcolor="#99FFCC"> <table width="540" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <img src="images/moslogosm.gif" alt="Maryland Orchid Society logo" name="image" width="180" height="177" id="image" title="Logo of the MOS"> </td> <td valign="middle"> <h1> Maryland Orchid Society </h1> <h2> Annual Spring Show </h2> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="900" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td width="20%" valign="top"> <p> <a href="index.html">Home</a> </p> <p> <a href="meetings.html">Meetings</a> </p> <p> <a href="schedule.html">Schedule</a> </p> <p> <a href="showtable.html">Show Table</a> </p> <p> <a href="annual_show.html">Annual Show</a> </p> <p> <a href="auction.html">Annual Auction</a> </p> <p> <a href="library.html">Library</a> </p> <p> <a href="newsletters.html">Newsletters</a> </p> <p> <a href="photos.html">Photo Gallery</a> </p> <p> <a href="links.html">Interesting Links</a> </p> </td> <td width="80%" valign="top"> <img src="images/mosshow06.jpg" alt="Maryland Orchid Show 2006" width="594" height="215" hspace="2" vspace="2"> <br> <p> Our show is held in the Horticultural Hall at the Timonium Fairgrounds. The show will be open to the public from <b>Friday March 9 to Sunday March 11, 2012</b>. </p> <table border="1"> <tr> <td align="center"> <b>Date</b> </td> <td align="center"> <b>Time</b> </td> <td align="center"> <b>Event</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Tuesday March 6, 2012 </td> <td> 9 a.m. (begins) </td> <td> Staging set up </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Wednesday March 7, 2012 </td> <td> 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. </td> <td> Exhibits set-up </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Thursday, March 8, 2012 </td> <td> 9 a.m. (begins) </td> <td> Ribbon and AOS Judging </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Thursday, March 8, 2012 </td> <td> 7:30 p.m. </td> <td> Preview Party and Sales </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Friday, March 9 - Sunday, March 11 </td> <td> 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday<br> 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday <br> 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday </td> <td> Sales and displays open to the public </td> </tr> </table> <p> The show includes many sizes and types of exhibit, such as individual plants, artistic arrangements of plants, photographs, and other artwork with orchid themes. AOS judging of individual plants will begin at 9AM on Thursday March 8, 2012. </p> <hr> <h2 align="center"> The 2012 MOS Show Exhibitor Package is Available for Download </h2> <p align="center"> <a href="images/MOS_Exhibitor_Packet_2012_Post.pdf" target="_blank">--&gt; Click Here to Download &lt;--</a> </p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our The Show Committee is pleased to announce that the Exhibitor Packet for the 2012 MOS Show and Sale is now available (attached). The packet contains the schedule of classes and rules and regulations that you'll need to successfully exhibit in the show. <b>Each exhibitor in Division I. Exhibits and Division IV. Art must fill out and return the Exhibitor Reservation Form at the end of the packet by 25 February.</b><br> Here are some other dates to remember:<br> <ul type="disc"> <li> 6 March -- Staging set-up.<br> </li> <li> 7 March -- Exhibit installation.<br> </li> <li> 8 March -- Ribbon and AOS judging. Preview party.<br> </li> <li> 9-11 March -- Show open to public.<br> </li> <li> 11 March -- Break-down.<br> </li> </ul> After reviewing the packet, if you have questions, please contact Show Co-Chair <a href="mailto:willworks@hughes.net?subject=2010%20MOS%20Show" target="_blank">Bill Scharf</a>. <p> There will be an expanded sales area featuring the finest seedlings and flowering plants from hardy terrestrial orchids, to rare species, to the latest hybrids. <br> <br> Our current 2012 list of vendors includes:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.jlorchids.com/" target="_blank">J &amp; L Orchids</a><br> Fishing Creek Orchids<br> <a href="http://www.littlebrookorchids.com/" target="_blank">Little Brook Orchids</a><br> The Little Greenhouse<br> <a href="http://www.orchidsforyou.net/" target="_blank">Orchids 4 You</a><br> <a href="http://michelorchid.com/" target="_blank">Michel Orchid Nursery</a><br> <a href="http://www.quarteracreorchids.com/" target="_blank">Quarter Acre Orchids</a><br> <a href="http://www.seagroveorchids.com/" target="_blank">Seagrove Orchids</a><br> Sunisa's Clay Flowers<br> and <a href="http://www.woodstreamorchids.com/" target="_blank">Woodstream Orchids</a>. </p> <p> We're also having the silent auction again this year as well as hourly door prizes<br> <a href="http://www.hydrofarm.com/" target="_blank">Hydrofarm East</a>, High Intensity Lighting System Silent Auction<br> Door Prize Drawings every hour </p> Our show features a large number of sponsored awards. For a complete list of the <b>MOS 2012 Sponsored Awards</b> in PDF format, <a href="images/MOSSponsoredAwards2012.pdf" target="_blank">please click here.</a> <hr> <h3 align="center"> Talks at the 2012 Maryland Orchid Society Show and Sale </h3> <!-- <table border="1" width="800" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td> Friday </td> <td> 1:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Repotting/Mounting your orchid, </i>David Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Friday </td> <td> 3:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Getting Your Orchids to Bloom Again and Again, </i>Clark Riley </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Friday </td> <td> 5 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Growing Miniature Orchids, </i>David Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> <td> &nbsp; </td> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Saturday </td> <td> 11:30 a.m. </td> <td> <i>Choosing and blooming your first orchid, </i>Mark Robbins </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Saturday </td> <td> 1:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Growing and Blooming Phalaenopsis (Phals), </i>Eric Wiles </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Saturday </td> <td> 3:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Culture and Care of Dendrobiums, </i>Bill Ellis </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Saturday </td> <td> 5 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Getting Your Orchids to Bloom Again and Again, </i>Clark Riley </td> </tr> <tr> <td> &nbsp; </td> <td> &nbsp; </td> <td> &nbsp; </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Sunday </td> <td> 11:30 a.m. </td> <td> <i>Repotting/Mounting Your Orchid, </i>David Smith </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Sunday </td> <td> 1:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Photographing Orchids, </i>Paul Biederman </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Sunday </td> <td> 3:30 p.m. </td> <td> <i>Growing and Blooming Phalaenopsis (Phals), </i>Eric Wiles </td> </tr> </table> --> <h1> Directions to the Fairgrounds: </h1> <p> From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), take I-83 north. 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