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The Maryland Orchid Society meets the third Thursday of the month beginning at 7 p.m. See the Meetings page for a full timetable.

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If a snow emergency is declared or in effect in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County as of noon or later on the day of our meeting, the scheduled meeting will be cancelled. Snow emergencies lifted before noon will not cancel a meeting. Refer to the Maryland Coordinated Highway Action Response Team (CHART) website for the latest snow emergency information.
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The next MOS board meeting will be Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm. by ZOOM. Any member of the Maryland Orchid Society is welcome to attend the board meetings.

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Art Chadwick, Maryland Orchid Society, October 17, 2024
Art Chadwick

Maryland Orchid Society
Thursday, October 17, 2024 Meeting
Art Chadwick
“First Ladies and their Orchids:
A Century of Namesake Cattleyas”

In person and Zoom (including Virtual Show Table)

     Art encourages pre-orders https://chadwickorchids.com/ and will also bring orchids to sell.
     His topic is First Ladies and their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas
     Art holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State and an MBA from James Madison University. He founded Chadwick and Son Orchids Inc in 1989 with his father who had been growing orchids since 1943.
     ‘The Classic Cattleyas’ is widely considered to be the definitive book on large-flowered Cattleya species and was written by Art and his father. Martha Stewart favorably reviewed the now-sold-out book and had both Chadwicks on her TV Show. A 2nd edition has since been released.
     Art has the distinction of naming Cattleya hybrids after the wives of the last six U.S. Presidents and personally presenting the flowers to most of the honored recipients. He has spoken at two World Orchid Conferences - France 2005, Ecuador 2017 and his popular orchid advice column appeared each month in many newspapers around the country for 20 years.
     Chadwicks operates 11 greenhouses in rural Powhatan County, two retail stores in Richmond, and boards over 13,000 orchids for local clients. The company was recently featured in Southern Living magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS Sunday Morning, and O Magazine.
     He will also bring copies of his new book First Ladies and Their Orchids: A Century of Namesake Cattleyas.

Maryland Orchid Society Membership Form
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Maryland Orchid Society Membership form fillable
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Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer The MOS brings together people interested in orchids to promote and encourage orchid culture, preservation, education propagation, hybridization, and all other orchid-related activities of interest to its members. Benefits of membership include a subscription to the Newsletter (email and web), voting rights, borrowing privileges from the MOS Library, monthly guest speakers, local judging, valuable door prizes, and much, much, more!

Click here to download a copy of the Maryland Orchid Society Membership Flyer, a beautiful full color poster to place wherever there are people needing the benefits of our fellowship!

If you are interested in orchid culture and would like to meet others with similar interests, we cordially invite you to join the ranks of Marylanders already enjoying the benefits of membership in the Maryland Orchid Society.

We invite articles, notices, etc. for inclusion in our monthly newsletter, deadline for inclusion is first Sunday of the month.

The Missions Statement of The Maryland Orchid Society

Mission Statement of the Maryland Orchid Society

Maryland Orchid Society ByLaws available ☞ HERE ☜!

Officers
President		Robert Travers
Vice President		Marc Kiriou
Treasurer		Brenda Logan
Secretary		Diane Elam
Past President		John Heinbokel
Directors
Joy Marlowe
Robin Neukam

Committee Chairs
Activities		John Heinbokel
Auction		Aaron Webb
Away Shows		Valerie Lowe
Education/Activities		Chris Zajac
Hospitality		Vincent Russo
House		Clark Riley
Library		Wanda Kuhn
Membership		Jill Allen
Newsletter		Laura Sobelman
Program		Fay Citerone
Refreshments		Kathi Jackson
Show		Marc Kiriou
Show Table		Joel Graham
Sunshine		Pat Schiavi
Website		Clark Riley
Representatives
AOS/ODC Rep.		Valerie Lowe
Social Media		Joel Graham

Member Maryland Nursery, Landscape, and Greenhouse Association (MNLGA)

MNLGA Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association

If you have MOS expenses, a blank reimbursement form is available ⇨here⇦.

If you have MOS expenses, a fillable PDF reimbursement form is available ⇨here⇦.

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