Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: David Junka
“What Judges Look For”
David Junka has been growing orchids for more than 40 years and has been involved with
orchid societies for nearly that long. He is a past president [several times] for the Central
Ohio Orchid Society and the Manatee River Orchid Society and currently serves on the
boards of both.
He is a Senior Judge with The American Orchid Society and has over 30 AOS plant awards,
as well as 14 AOS “Best Exhibit in Show” trophies.
For many years, he was the curator of the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio,
securing tropical plants for the many under-glass display areas. He currently takes care of
several thousand orchids, as well as many tropical plant collections of his own. He is
involved with presenting programs around the area.
Dave will tell us how judges evaluate containers, table top displays, and cut flower arrangements
and displays at orchid shows.
He will have plants for sale — some small Dendrobiums, as well as a lot of cattleya crosses.