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Malibu Orchid Society
Serving... Malibu, The West Side, Santa Monica,
Pacific Palisades, & Venice
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Clowesetum Donna Ballard 'Green Dragon' AM/AOS (Photo Arthur Pinkers)
MOS Monthly Meeting
TUESDAY, November 15, 7:00 pm
Will be held in-person at our new venue at the
Community Methodist Church, Hart Lounge,
801 Via De La Paz, Pacific Palisades, 90272
Donna Ballard
will speak on
"Growing Orchids in the Middle of a
Drought"
We are delighted to welcome Donna Ballard as our guest speaker this month. Her
presentation "Growing Orchids in the Middle of a Drought " is particularly timely
for our current situation in Southern California. Her talk will cover tips and tricks
to help us all save water and energy as we go into uncertain times of climate change.
After a lifetime of loving, caring for, and studying all kinds of plants, Donna became a
professional interior house plant maintenance technician. She retired 4 years ago and now
serves as a part-time volunteer at the Huntington Botanical Gardens Thornton Estate
Orchid Conservatory in San Marino. Recently, after 6.5 years of study, Donna achieved
accreditation status as an AOS Judge.
A California native, Donna tends a personal collection of over 1400 orchids in her
460 square feet of greenhouse, shade house, and interior growing areas. She grows
award winning Cattleyas, Paphiopedilums, Cymbidiums, Australian Dendrobiums,
miniature Vandas, and novelty Phalaenopsis orchids. Pictured above, is an orchid
that Fred Clarke named after our speaker, Clowesetum Donna Ballard
"Green Dragon' AM/AOS. Donna had purchased a seedling from one of Fred's unnamed
Catasetum crosses. She grew it well and it turned out to be award quality!
Please join us at our new venue for this informative presentation. There is plenty of free
parking behind the church. Light refreshments will be served.
About us
Come join us this fall at our new location in the Pacific Palisades.
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.
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 fall at our new location in the Pacific Palisades.
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.
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.
