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February 1st Meeting Speaker

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Our speaker this Wednesday is Greg Allikas. Greg is a photographer who knows his orchids. An orchid grower since 1970,  Allikas is awards photographer for the AOS West Palm Beach Judging Center,  Florida-Caribbean Judging Center in Miami,  and many annual South Florida and international orchid shows including Ft. Lauderdale,  Delray Beach,  Naples and Boca Raton. His photos are regularly seen in AOS publications including the annual calendar and Orchids magazine. He has written articles for both Orchids magazine and Orchid Digest and has been published in Germany,  South America,  Sweden and in the Russian magazine,  World of Orchids. Greg also has many photos in the latest editions of the Sunset and Ortho books on orchids and supplied all of the photography for Growing Orchids is Fun (Hollingsworth), Orchids to Know and Grow (Sheehan & Black),  and Orquideas en la Gran Ciudad (Verdura). The latter is the first book on orchid culture written and published in Spain. He has 2 other books he co-authored the third is a 256-page book Four Seasons of Orchids which is in a second printing.

Greg’s topic will be “Pedilonum Dendrobiums”  with lots of photos. He will bring some photographic prints for sale,  specially priced for VAOS.

Contact Greg at graphicgreg@orchidworks.com

Visit his website at www.orchidworks.com

“Big Cattleyas – Prospects for their Return”

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Robert "Bob" Scully

“Big Cattleyas – Prospects for their Return”  That’s the topic that our January speaker will speak on. Robert “Bob”  Scully,  a second-generation Orchid Specialist,  will speak at the regular meeting of VAOS on Wednesday,  January 4th 2012.

Bob grew up around orchids when his family ran Jones &  Scully,  a very important firm in the development of the orchid hobby and trade in Miami,  Florida. Bob later became president but when Hurricane Andrew blew through that area in 1992,  the business was litteraly blown away.

Today,  Bob spends his time with Tiger Orchid Products focusing on Growing and Production consultancy. He also is active with numerous orchid or horticulturally affiliated organizations. Bob and his wife Susan live in Sarasota,  FL.

Since Bob is not a commercial grower,  Fender’s Flora will have plants for sale at this meeting.

November Speaker Brian Monk

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Brian started growing and hybridizing orchids in his backyard, but this has expanded to 4000Brian Monk Photo square feet of greenhouse space.   He will grow anything green, but focuses on his hybridizing projects, which include the development of multi-floral white and pink Paphiopedilums, warmth-tolerant red Oncidiinae, and a standard pink Cattleya with an all-white lip.

Accompanied by his wife, Mary-Margaret, and inspired by his orchids, Brian continues to pursue and perfect his orchid culture and photographic skills.  Brian’s photography has won awards online, in the 2007 Miami International Orchid Show, and at the 2008 World Orchid Conference, and will be exhibited in Florida and California in 2009.  Brian is currently a student judge with the American Orchid Society.

Brian and his wife formed Blu Llama Orchids, Inc. 3052 S. Oakland Forest Drive #2104 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Come to the November meeting and hear a great presentation by Brian whose topic is “In The Pink”  and see what beautiful plants he will bring for sale.

Go to Blu Llama website.