About Us:
The Greater Westchester Orchid Society (GWOS) is a not-for-profit club for orchid enthusiasts of all experience levels, whether you are just beginning to explore these amazing plants, or you have been collecting for decades.
Greater Westchester Orchid Society holds meetings every month except August at 7:00 PM at the Harrison Senior Center located at 216 Halstead Ave, Harrison, NY.*
Visitors and new members are always welcome at meetings.
Your first meeting is free!
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View our calendar for meeting dates and other events
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*Meeting dates are subject to change, always check for updates.
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Next Meeting:
June 9
7:00 PM
Topic: Bifoliate Cattleyas
The GWOS June meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 9, at 7:00 PM, at Harrison Senior Center, 216 Halstead Ave., Harrison, NY. This month, Julien Baruch of Krull-Smith Orchids, Apopka, FL., will be speaking to our society about Bifoliate Cattleyas live by video conference. "Julien Baruch has been growing orchids his whole life, but his orchid knowledge really accelerated eight years ago when he joined the Sarasota Orchid Society. Julien went on to intern at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens for The Million Orchid Project before moving to Apopka, Florida, to work at Krull-Smith, where he has been learning from Frank Smith and working on the nursery’s hybridizing for the past four years. Today, Julien also manages Krull-Smith’s sales, website, and social media. Julien is also an associate judge for the American Orchid Society at the Florida-North Central Judging Center." The show table and raffle will follow. Don’t forget to bring your blooming plants for the show table. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, there will be an optional Zoom link.