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Our Annual Show & Sale

The 2009 Susquehanna Orchid Society 26th Annual Show & Sale, "Orchid Follies," will be held Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25 at Stauffers Of Kissel Hill on Rohrerstown Road in Lancaster, PA. This is a new and exciting location for us! Most importantly, this show will include a wide variety of exotic plant exhibitors, making it larger than any SOS show ever.

The show will be open from noon 'til 8pm on Friday, Saturday 9am 'til 6 pm, 9 am 'til 5pm on Sunday.

Here's the schedule:

Friday, October 23 9 am to noon ........ Ribbon followed by AOS judging
Friday, October 23 noon to 8 pm........ Exhibits open to the public, Sales as appropriate
Saturday, October 24 9 am to 6 pm ......... Exhibits open to the public, Sales open
Sunday, October 25 9 am to 5 pm......... Exhibits open to the public, Sales open
Sunday, October 25 5 pm ............ Tear down at 6 pm. Sales close at 5 pm.

There is no charge to exhibit. Commercial exhibitors are required to stage an exhibit and will be granted sales space commensurate with the size of their display. The SOS retains 15% of gross sales as commission.

Individuals and groups of individuals are welcome to exhibit. Individuals with just a few orchids to exhibit are invited to do so. "Walk-ins" will be accepted and entered in the Grower's Choice class.

The show is sanctioned by the American Orchid Society and will be judged by AOS judges. Ribbon judging will be done Friday morning until shortly after lunch.

Of course the public is welcome to visit and enjoy the show, free of charge, as well as purchase orchids from our vendors.

Interested in exhibiting? Here are some pdf's that might be helpful:
Exhibit Space Request
Orchid Show Rules & Classes NEW & Revised
Overall Rules
Plant Registration Form

There will be speakers and tours of the show over the weekend. Here are some highlights:

Orchid Vendors
Brennan's Orchids Phals & Streptocarpus Mt Jackson, VA
Fishing Creek Orchids Rare showy species & minicats Harrisburg PA
Just Pat Orchids Specialty Orchids & Gesneriads Philadelphia PA
Little Brook Orchids Various orchids for home and greenhouse Lancaster PA
Marriott Orchids Award winning Paphiopedalums Kernersville NC
Orchids Enterprise Specialty orchids, Streps, variegated African Violets Alexandria VA
Seagrove Orchids Vandaceous and other Specialty Orchids Seagrove NC
State College 3 Seedling cymbidiums & other easy to grow orchids State College PA
Stony Brook Orchids Award winning Phalaenopsis Pennington NJ
Other Vendors    
Asiatica Variegated & other rare plants for home and garden Lewisberry, PA
Peace Tree Farms Various Rare & showy Begonias & Cacti Ottsville PA
Carnivorous Plant Nursery Wide variety of insectivorous plants Derwood MD
Celebrate Orchids Orchid Clothing & Accessories Richmond VA
Hydrofarm Products (pending available space) Pasadena MD
Lancaster Bonsai Society Bonsai Lancaster PA
Pine Knot Farms Cutting edge Hellebores Clarksville VA
Putnam Hill Nursery Passifloras, Phaius & Amorphophallus Forest Hill MD
Other Attractions    
Guided Tours Informative tours of the attractions  
Culture Lectures Free Lectures by our vendors  
Orchid Doctor Free critique of your orchid  
Repotting Station For a modest fee, we will repot your orchid  
Orchid Supplies Mixes & components of Orchid Media on sale Alexandria VA
Blue Moon Pottery Talk with & watch our potter "throw" ceramic orchid pots Bryn Mawr PA
Demuth Museum View and purchase Demuth art Lancaster PA
Don Frey View and purchase exceptional Plant Photos Lancaster PA
Hand Painted Pots View and buy hand decorated flower pots Boiling Springs PA
Men's Garden Club of Lancaster Learn more about Lancaster PA  
Painter View and purchase Award winning Plant Paintings Lancaster PA
Ray Koermer light weight cement plant troughs Baltimore MD
Penn State Master Gardeners of Lancaster County Answers to your gardening questions from people like you.  
Town & Country Garden Club Learn more about Lancaster PA  
Orchid Society Displays    
National Capital Orchid Society   Washington, DC
Maryland Orchid Society   Baltimore, MD
Central PA Orchid Society   State College, PA
Southeast PA Orchid Society   Philadelphia, PA
South Jersey Orchid Society   Cherry Hill, NJ

 

SOS Display

 

Here are some photos of the Judging and awarded plants.

CPOS Display   MOS Display
The Central Pa Orchid Society had a very nice exhibit, with a great 3-dimensional feel to it. Brennan's Orchids The Maryland Orchid Society always stages a great exhibit.
Fishing Creek Orchids Display Brennan's Orchids had a wide diversity of orchids in their exhibit. Dan George's Display
Fishing Creek Orchids deservedly took home many major awards for their plants. Arbec Orchids An impromptu effort by one of our members earned several ribbons.
Berks County OS Display Arbec Orchids brought Buddha along to smile on this award-winning display. RKS Orchids
Berks County OS' use of a coffin and a skeleton hidden in their exhibit earned them the Best Use of Theme Award. Our Chaz The witches' kettle was filled with great orchids instead of toads for RKS Orchids' exhibit.
Our own Mary Ann Chaz Smith put in his very first display last year. This year he had all the judges talking about his incredible orchids, and hanging lots of ribbons on them as well. Main Street Orchids
Member Mary Ann Percoskie staged her first exhibit this year, and won a number of ribbons for her effort.   Main Street Orchids arrived too late for judging, but still put up a very nice display.

 

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