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The Palomar Orchid Speaker of the Month July 2008 - POS welcomes Marilyn Levy! The Care of Paphs and Phrags Marilyn Levy was born in Detroit, Michigan and began growing flowers with her father when she was very young. She began growing orchids 30 years ago. At first she began growing on a windowsill, then an indoor light system and finally she advanced to building a greenhouse. After a 34 year career as a schoolteacher in the Detroit area, Marilyn and her husband retired to the San Diego area in 1987 and there built a greenhouse, two lath houses and a large indoor ‘grow light’ system. She is an accredited judge of both the American Orchid Society and the Cymbidium Society of America. A prolific grower with many orchid interests, she will be sharing her expertise with us on the care of those great slipper orchids, those paphiopedilums and phragmepediums.
June 2008 - POS welcomes our speaker, Dr. Merle Robboy!
The Orchids of Belize  Dr. Merle Robboy... An MD practicing OB/Gyn, Dr. Robboy is a prominent orchid lecturer for the AOS. He will be talking about orchids of Belize from a trip collecting and exploring habitat in several areas of the country. Belize is in Central America between Honduras and the Caribbean Sea. It is the only English speaking country in Central America. The area was first settled by the Maya and later by English pirates. However, there will be no sacrifices or walking of the plank.
He has grown orchids over 25 years and speak for the AOS on the West coast for over 15 years. His collection has over 1500 plants, more than 1/2 are species, and are grown under shade and in a greenhouse as well. He has served as president of the So. Calif. Orchid Species Society and the Newport Harbor Orchid Society. He has a wide interest in other tropical plant types and serves as a judge in the American Dahlia Society. May 2008 - POS welcomes our speaker, Our Own Fred Clarke!
Everything about Bulbophyllums (Bulb-O-Fill-Ums)  Fred Clarke... Everyone of us knows the famous Fred Clarke. He is an AOS judge, lecturer and prominent orchid hybridizer in Vista at his place, Sunset Valley Orchids. He has spoken to us before on multifloral paphs, among other topics. Most impressive is his black orchid, Fredclarkeara (check it out!). April 2008 - POS welcomes our speaker, Dr. Ron McHatton!
Sex, Lies, and Digital Video: The Intimate Lives of Orchids Dr. Ron McHatton... Dr. McHatton, a PhD Chemist by training, is currently the AOS Director of Education and Regional Operations. Prior to accepting this position he was Apopka production manager for Kerry’s Bromeliad Nursery, possibly the largest wholesale orchid nursery in the United States and one of the largest Bromeliad wholesalers as well. Ron has been growing orchids for more than 43 years and has an eclectic collection of plants representing a wide cross-section of the orchid family. Ron’s passion for orchids has spanned virtually every growing regime from windowsills to under lights to greenhouses running from a 200 square foot hobby house to several acres of commercial growing space. Over the years his private collection has numbered in excess of 2500 plants. In addition to his professional position, Ron is an accredited American Orchid Society judge and has been volunteering for the AOS for over 25 years. During that time, Ron chaired several national committees, twice held a seat on the organization’s Board of Trustees and briefly served as vice-president. In addition to Ron’s volunteer support of the AOS, he has also been a long-time supporter of the Orchid Digest. In this role, he has served on its Board of Directors and Executive Committee for many years and as its President for three consecutive terms. As a preview, Dr McHatton will speak at the San Diego Orchid Society meeting in Balboa Park on 1 April 2008. His talk will be on "Color Inheritance in Orchids." March 2008 - POS welcomes our speaker, Karen Muir!
A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE 2008 JAPAN ORCHID GRAND PRIX About Karen Muir... Karen is originally from Michigan where she began raising orchids around 1975. She was a member of the Michigan Orchid Society and held all of the offices of the Society including show chair, program chair, vice president and president. Karen became an accredited American Orchid Society Judge in 1997. In 1998, she was transferred by her Company, Lincoln Mercury, to Irvine, California. Karen retired in January 2002 and lives in Laguna Niguel, California. Karen also served 5 years as the American Orchid Society Chair of the Pacific South Judging Region and has traveled to Canada, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, South Africa and Japan to attend and judge orchid shows. She has lectured on the Society circuit in the US, including the California Paphiopedilum Guild, the Slipper Alliance, NCOS (National Capital Orchid Society) Paphiopedilum Forum, two South African Paphiopedilum Conferences and the Paph. Forum in London, England. February 2008 - welcomes our own Loren Batchman!
 
Mr. Loren Batchman speaking on Identifying Orchid Viruses Loren and Nancy Batchman have been part of the Palomar Orchid Society for many years, and have always contributed greatly to our society. They own and operate Casa De Las Orquideas in Solana Beach, California. Loren is a well-known cymbidium hybridizer and AOS judge. Casa De Las Orquideas offers not only high-color cymbidiums suitable for outdoor growing in our area, but also zygopetalum hybrids and other outdoor growers. He will be speaking on "Orchid Viruses," an important subject for all of us and a a frequent question asked at meetings.....is this a virus on my plant or not??? January 2008 - POS Welcomes Mr. Peter Lin!
Peter Lin Peter Lin will be presenting a talk on one of his favorite topics: Mini-Catts, also known as miniature cattleyas. Peter will be sharing a fast-paced presentation on these diminuitive cattleyas. The journey will begin with a review of the miniature species, early hybrids, and then to some of the relevant hybrids of today. Peter started growing orchids 25 years ago, but then stopped due to school and starting a career. It wasn't until about 5 years ago that the orchid "bug" came back and he is now heavily involved once again. He is currently a probationary judge with the American Orchid Society and a hybridizer of mini-catts. His day job is at The Happiest Place on Earth--Disneyland! Due to limited growing space, Peter likes to specialize in miniature orchids, both species and hybrids, and has received numerous AOS awards. He maintains a collection of several hundred orchids at his home in Southern California in 3 small greehouses, as well as in the house under fluorescent lights. Peter will be providing the plants for this month's raffle table. There will be some nice mini-catts as well some other great plants. |
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