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Malibu Orchid Society
Serving... Malibu, The West Side, Santa Monica,
Pacific Palisades, & Venice
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Virtual Monthly Meeting through ZOOM
TUESDAY, October 19 7:00pm
Mary Gerritsen
will speak on
"Orchid Trekking in Thailand"
We are honored to host Mary Gerritsen as our October speaker. Mary's presentation
will take us on a virtual journey to the forests of the northern provinces of Thailand.
The peak time to view orchids in flower is towards the end of the dry season. In a
two- week period she saw over 50 different species in bloom! Mary will describe her
treks through the dry dipterocarp forests and the wet evergreen forests. Hopefully
she will instill a lasting impression of the floral and cultural treasures of this
fascinating country.
Mary has been growing orchids for the last 40 years despite several cross-country
moves as part of her "other life" as a biomedical scientist. Her passion for orchids
was rekindled when she moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 1997 and attended
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an orchid show. Returning home with a few plants, she joined a local orchid society
and from these beginnings her current passion grew exponentially!
Mary has truly put down her roots with two greenhouses, five lath houses, her front
porch, sun room and anywhere else she can find room for her 2000 orchids, mostly
species, that include masdevallias, and other miniature orchids of many different
genera. She has co-authored five botanical books with co-author and photographer
Ron Parsons, most recently, "The American orchid Society Guide to Orchids and
their Culture."
Mary has served as president and vice president for both the Peninsula and San
Francisco Orchid Societies and is currently the chief operating officer and treasurer
of the Orchid Conservation Alliance and a director of the Orchid Digest. She loves
to travel see orchids growing in their native habitats and her adventures taken her
to many countries throughout South America, Asia, the Far East as well as
South Africa and Madagascar.
If you have been longing to travel this past year and half but have been deterred by
the current situation, please accept our invitation for this delightful and informative
arm chair travel adventure to explore the Orchids of Thailand!
About us
Come join us this month VIRTUALLY to hear this excellent speaker through ZOOM. Instructions on how to access the meeting will be provided to MOS Members just before the meeting.
We are an award winning, volunteer run, 501(c) (3) non-profit organization formed in the spring of 1963 to develop interest in orchids; to aid and assist members with orchid growing and culture; and to provide educational information, which shall benefit its members and the community.
During non-Covid times, we meet at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month (except for December and August when no meetings are held), at the Pacific Palisades Woman's Club, 901 Haverford Ave.
At each meeting members benefit from expert speakers who present illustrated talks on various orchid genera and their culture. Members display orchids for ribbon judging each month and share tips on how their plants are grown. The Society also holds a silent plant auction as well as a raffle table for orchids. Upcoming events are announced and fellow orchid enthusiasts consult with each other on the culture of various orchid species.
Come join us this month VIRTUALLY to hear this excellent speaker through ZOOM. Instructions on how to access the meeting will be provided to MOS Members just before the meeting.
We are an award winning, volunteer run, 501(c) (3) non-profit organization formed in the spring of 1963 to develop interest in orchids; to aid and assist members with orchid growing and culture; and to provide educational information, which shall benefit its members and the community.
During non-Covid times, we meet at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month (except for December and August when no meetings are held), at the Pacific Palisades Woman's Club, 901 Haverford Ave.
At each meeting members benefit from expert speakers who present illustrated talks on various orchid genera and their culture. Members display orchids for ribbon judging each month and share tips on how their plants are grown. The Society also holds a silent plant auction as well as a raffle table for orchids. Upcoming events are announced and fellow orchid enthusiasts consult with each other on the culture of various orchid species.
