Greater Westchester Orchid Society 

Our topic for this meeting will be an AOS-exclusive webinar from Tim Culbertson on Beautiful Soft-Leaved Orchids, which will explore some of the most visually stunning orchids from genera such as Pescatorea, Cochleanthes, Bollea, and Huntleya. Tim's bio, in his own words: "Although I teach middle school kids for a living, one of my passions has always been plants. I began growing orchids as an offshoot from working at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia just after college. From the very beginning it was all about Paphs, particularly awarded and select clones of historic importance, of which my collection numbers nearly 3000. While I love finding old, rare stepping stones in Paph breeding, I also do a little hybridizing of my own, and growing up my own babies is a blast. I have been a judge with the American Orchid Society for nearly 20 years, and have served in various capacities with various orchid societies in California and on the East Coast. I love meeting other people who like orchids too, and doing so often finds me traveling to shows, vendors, and peoples’ greenhouses to see the latest and greatest in new hybrids and to get the best orchid gossip. I like to be involved in plants as much as possible: in addition to Longwood, I’ve worked at the Smithsonian Institution tending to their orchids, and for years for the United States National Arboretum, collecting rare plants and documenting cultivated species and hybrids for their herbarium. In short, I really like plants." We will also have a brief intro about the recent 2026 Deep Cut Orchid Show. Don't forget to bring in your plants for the show table, and remember to show off those plants you may have purchased from the Deep Cut Show. It will be a very nice and warm day.