MOS  Monthly Meeting 


ON ZOOM


TUESDAY, June 21,  7:00 pm



​Scott Mc Gregor 
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will speak on 



  "Growing Mediterranean Terrestrial

Orchids"
  

   
We are delighted to welcome back Scott McGregor as our speaker

this month.  His presentation will explore those amazing terrestrial

orchids that grow in Europe, Australia, and South Africa.  Scott's

talk will cover species such as Orchis and Ophrys apifera, the "bee

orchids" of Europe, blue Thelymitras, and Diuris, "Donkey Ear

orchids" from Australia.  Since Coastal California is one of the

several Mediterranean climate zones of the world, you can grow

these beautiful orchids outdoors in our ideal climate.


Scott has been growing orchids since he was 12, when a neighbor

​gave him a plant. Although that orchid had a short life, young Scott 

​was hooked!  Growing up in St. Louis he found books and sources

for orchid species to expand his passion.  His current personal

​orchid collection morphed over time as he lived in different locations

around the world, but it always centered on the more unusual

species.


He grows all his plants outdoors, without a greenhouse, just

"subtracting some sunlight and adding some water" to what nature

provides in Southern California.  He grows over 500 different

species and rarely uses chemical insecticides or fungicides,

preferring fresh air and relying on beneficial insects and our native

tree frogs for pest control.

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Scott retired from the corporate world a few years ago, and stays

active on corporate boards and works with non-profit groups that

promote science education for kids.  He resides with his family in

​San Juan Capistrano, California.  

                                   

About us
​Come join us this month at our new location in the Pacific Palisades.  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.
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. 
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