Southern Ontario Orchid Society

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Become a member

☞ ✧✧✧✧✧ One year membership $10 for growers 25 years old and younger . . . more details

Join our in-person meeting on 3^rd August at 12:15 pm.

SummerFest

⛾ Potluck - Bring your favourite dish to share and

⛾ come celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the founding of SOOS

Speaker: Andrea Niessen

Topic 1: The land of Cattleyas

Topic 2: Mini. orchids from Columbia

** No Virtual and In-person Show Table

** No local vendors and Members’ Sales Table

Further meetings, speakers and topics:

SOOS Display, designed by John Vermeer & Cathy Dunn, at the show of the Ottawa Orchid Society on April 26 ^th & 27 ^th.

SOOS Display, designed by Don Wyatt, John Vermeer & Cathy Dunn, at the show of the Toronto Artistic Orchid Association on April 12 ^th & 13 ^th.

SOOS Display, designed by Don Wyatt & John Vermeer, at the show of the Les Orchidophiles de Montréal on March 29 ^th & 30 ^th.

SOOS Display, designed by Andrew Geimar, at the show of the London Orchid Society on March 15 ^th & 16 ^th.

☞ ✧✧✧✧✧ New for the Conservation

• Conservation Corner 2024 . . . more details
• Conservation Efforts . . . more details
• Giving – Conservation in Ontario . . . more details
• Native Orchid Conference 2025 . . . more details
• Orchid Conservation Chelsea 2024 and Outlook 2025 . . . more details
• Orchid Rescue . . . more details
• Projects in 2024 . . . more details
• Project in 2025 . . . more details
• Supporting the next Generation . . . more details

☞ ✧✧✧✧✧ A new form for the monthly show table has been updated . . . more details

☞ ✧✧✧✧✧ A resource about pronunciation guide for orchid names on the Vallarta Orchid Society’s . . . more details

In an effort to enlighten professionals in the farming and gardening sectors about the hazards associated with this chemical, the has meticulously crafted two comprehensive guides. These resources delve into its usage, potential symptoms, and associated health risks. They encourage you to review them at your earliest convenience:

• ☞ Glyphosate
• ☞ Roundup Weed Killer

SOOS has donated $20,000 to help the NCC protect more of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula through this initiative.

☞ They are still looking for additional funding. Any amount helps. DONATE

☞ Go to Sturgeon Bay Project Sheet for more information

SOOS has donated $20,000 to help the NCC protect more of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula through this initiative.

☞ ✧✧✧✧✧ Scattershot Pictures of the Annual Show 2025 . . . more details