Denver Orchid Society Spring Show and Sale 2010

Location: Tagawa Garden Center

7711 South Parker Road, Centennial, CO

(1 mile south of Arapahoe Road)

The Theme of this year's Spring Show and Sale is "Orchid Oasis."

Since the Denver Botanic Gardens is still under construction, we will again be holding our Spring Show and Sale at Tagawa Garden Center. Tagawa’s is generously providing prime space in their greenhouses so we’ll have more room than ever, a lot of natural light, no gate fee to get in and plenty of parking. Come and join the fun. The more volunteers the merrier the event!

The spring show differs from the fall show because it is our most important fund raiser of the year. The Denver Orchid Society is the only seller at this show selling the plants supplied by our local vendor, Fantasy Orchids.

Fantasy has just returned from a buying trip in Hawaii and is excited to show off their larger variety of plants and price points for collectors as well as the novice grower. They literally handpicked these plants for our show and sale. A big thank you to Fantasy!

On Friday, members will be bringing in plants and accessories to create their own stunning displays. Others will be setting up sales tables while getting first pick of incoming sales plants. BONUS! With the theme of "Orchid Oasis" put on your creativity caps and wow us all with a gorgeous display. We have space for full eight foot table displays to as small as 5 or less plants. Floor displays are also welcome. For tips on how to exhibit your orchids to their best advantage, go to our club website at www.DenverOrchidSociety.org and click on Orchid Events for the Do's and Don'ts of exhibiting as well as what to pack into your show kit.

Starting at 9 a.m. volunteers will be preparing the area for exhibitors. 10 a.m. is when exhibitors can begin setting up. There will be carts and helpers available to make move in easier. We know it's tricky to determine ahead of time if you're going to have plants blooming for an exhibit. But if you suddenly find yourself with plants to show and haven't arranged for an exhibit space, please do so as soon as you can so we can plan table space for everyone. Another option is simply bringing just your plants to be strategically placed in the DOS exhibit. The plants our members share are what build our society exhibit. We just ask that you register your plant for judging before it is brought to the exhibit, and we will have people to help you with registration.

We are still looking for a single person or a group to head up the planning and setup of the society exhibit. This is an exciting position to share your creativity and help out the society tremendously.

We'd like to thank everyone who has already signed up to help. Volunteers are the life blood for all society events and this is no exception.

No experience is required for any of the jobs and we still need quite a few people on Saturday and Sunday to help sell the plants, wrap them, bag them and take money. There will be signup sheets at the February meeting and I'm sure you'll find just the right activity to sign up for.

If any of the above sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, or you have any questions please contact me, Janine Ballentine at 303-356-6008, or ballentinesday@msn.com or you can sign up at the February meeting. This is a great way to get to know other orchid society members better and get the most out of your society membership.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Janine Ballentine, Cece Litherland & Shirlee McDaniels

Co - Show Chairs

2010 Denver Orchid Society Spring Show and Sale

"ORCHID OASIS"

Saturday March 6th & Sunday March 7th

TAGAWA'S GARDEN CENTER

7711 South Parker Road, Centennial, CO

Friday, March 5th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Setup

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Plant Registration

(Ribbon judging open to Non-Commercial growers only)

Saturday, March 6th 7:00 am - 7:30 am Light Breakfast for Judges/Clerks

7:30 am - 10:00 am Ribbon Judging

10:00 am AOS Judging

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Show and Sale open to public.

12:00 noon Lunch for judges, vendors and volunteers

Sunday, March 7th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Show and Sale open to public

12:00 noon Lunch for vendors and volunteers

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Show breakdown and cleanup

Tear down will not be allowed before 4 p.m. We must be out by 5 p.m.