Annual Holiday Party/Monthly Meeting: Tuesday December 5th, 2023
Annual Holiday Party for Members:
While the weather outside might be frightful, the orchids inside are still blooming and wonderful! Once again SFOS will be doing its annual holiday party for members. This will be an in-person event only, no virtual option, held in the larger auditorium room. It will feature a large raffle table, where everyone is guaranteed at least one plant, round robin style. The party will also include a potluck dinner with main dishes supplied by the society. Please bring your favorite side dish to share! RSVP to the invite indicating if you are bringing a sweet or savory dish, so we have a better idea of what's coming. Additionally, Plant'd (see below for more information) will be doing a Kokedama (the Japanese art of plant display) demonstration for members during the event. Start time will be a little bit earlier this year at 6 PM with dinner to start promptly at 7 PM. Plants are welcome for show and tell, as always.
While the weather outside might be frightful, the orchids inside are still blooming and wonderful! Once again SFOS will be doing its annual holiday party for members. This will be an in-person event only, no virtual option, held in the larger auditorium room. It will feature a large raffle table, where everyone is guaranteed at least one plant, round robin style. The party will also include a potluck dinner with main dishes supplied by the society. Please bring your favorite side dish to share! RSVP to the invite indicating if you are bringing a sweet or savory dish, so we have a better idea of what's coming. Additionally, Plant'd (see below for more information) will be doing a Kokedama (the Japanese art of plant display) demonstration for members during the event. Start time will be a little bit earlier this year at 6 PM with dinner to start promptly at 7 PM. Plants are welcome for show and tell, as always.
IN-PERSON MEETING / Holiday Party
6-7pm - Potluck Dinner
Kokedama Workshop with orchids by Lauren and Alberto from Plant'd (a plant shop in downtown SF at the Embarcadero Center).
They will have extra orchids and other plants for sale including what you need to make your own kokedama with them during the workshop or to take it home.
Opportunity Table:
After show and tell, everyone should stay to get free plants from the opportunity table, provided this month by Bob Hamilton & John Leathers (Hawk Hill in Pacifica), and by Jeff Tyler (In Situ Orchids in Sacramento).
6-7pm - Potluck Dinner
Kokedama Workshop with orchids by Lauren and Alberto from Plant'd (a plant shop in downtown SF at the Embarcadero Center).
They will have extra orchids and other plants for sale including what you need to make your own kokedama with them during the workshop or to take it home.
Opportunity Table:
After show and tell, everyone should stay to get free plants from the opportunity table, provided this month by Bob Hamilton & John Leathers (Hawk Hill in Pacifica), and by Jeff Tyler (In Situ Orchids in Sacramento).
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About Us
Welcome! We are lucky to reside in one of the best parts of the country for the cultivation of orchids in the home, greenhouse, and garden. It is our hope that our site, meetings, and our members will spark your enthusiasm to give this most satisfying hobby a try!
SFOS is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization composed of individuals and orchid related businesses interested in the culture and appreciation of orchids. Our mission is to foster the culture and conservation of orchids and to promote orchid education to our members and to the public. We are affiliated with the American Orchid Society (AOS).
Since the turn of the millennium, the SFOS has donated over $75,000 in support of local horticultural education and botanical gardens, botanical research, and international conservation efforts.
SFOS is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization composed of individuals and orchid related businesses interested in the culture and appreciation of orchids. Our mission is to foster the culture and conservation of orchids and to promote orchid education to our members and to the public. We are affiliated with the American Orchid Society (AOS).
Since the turn of the millennium, the SFOS has donated over $75,000 in support of local horticultural education and botanical gardens, botanical research, and international conservation efforts.
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What Our Members Are Saying
Chris Mende
We are group of quite diverse people whose deep love of orchids, orchid lore, culture, conservation, photography and discovery trips, bind us together. We each have many plant interests and study and learn continuously. For most of us the greenhouse or garden is delight and solace, and we revel in figuring things out, solving the puzzles of each plant. Among the group are not only many experienced orchid hobbyists, but also some highly skilled professional growers, authors, photographers, and even American Orchid Society judges who are generous with sharing their knowledge. Our show and tell display tables at the monthly meetings are often quite breathtaking! And of course we put on an amazing annual large winter show as well as a smaller summer one. Attendance is fun, but active participation and volunteering are the best way to really enjoy the full experience of being a member of SFOS.
