Friday, February 12	Saturday, February 13	Sunday, February 14
• Dr. Paul Tuskes • Fred Clarke	• Winn Winmaw • Tom Biggart • Everett Stockstill • Paula and John Butler	• Dr. Guy H. Gottschalk • Paula and John Butler • Dr. Merle Robboy • Espie Quinn

 

Friday, February 12, 2010

Dr. Paul Tuskes

Noon: “Phalaenopsis Orchids and Their Culture”

Paul Tuskes will be giving a presentation on Phalaenopsis orchids. Paul and his wife have written on the care and natural history of Phalaenopsis orchids, and his photos have been used in books on both the species and hybrids and in Orchids and Orchid Digest. His emphasis will be on growing information for the hobbiest with a focus on both culture in a house or green house, water, fertilizer, light, tricks to make them bloom and dealing with problem plants and will address questions you may have regarding plants you have at home or have seen in the show. He has been growing Phalaenopsis over 25 years and been involved with their hybridizing and flasking.

Paul is also an AOS orchid judge, co-founder with his wife of the species study group (orchids), and initial member of the San Diego County Orchid Society Conservation effort which received a Conservation Achievement award from the American Orchid Society.
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Fred Clarke

2 pm: “Cattleyas and Their Culture” (includes a potting demonstration)

Fred Clark is well known in orchid circles as one of the best and most innovative orchid hybridizers and growers. Owner and chief grower of Sunset Valley Orchids, Vista, CA, his Diacrium and mini-Cattleya crosses are great plants that many hobbyists have in their collections. Fred is primarily focused on the development of orchids for Southern California outdoor-growing conditions. He is also well known for his hybridizing of Catasetums, Cycnoches and Mormodes.

A popular speaker on many orchid topics, Fred lectures nationally and internationally. He is an accredited American Orchid Society Judge in the Pacific South Judging Region. His orchids have received many AOS awards, including eight that have earned a “First Class Certificate,” the AOS’ highest honor.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Winn Winmaw

10 am: “Vandaceous Orchids and Their Culture”

Winn was born in Shan State, eastern Burma, where Cymbidium lowianum, Vanda coerulea and Paphiopedilum charlesworthii are found abundantly in the wild. The first orchid that Winn collected from the forest floor was a dendrobium species when he was 7 years old. With this he began taking care of orchids in his family’s garden. As an undergraduate studying physics at the University of Rangoon, Winn was a member of the Department of Botany’s orchid society. Later he lived in Japan for four years for further study and training.

In 1988, he moved to the United States and settled in Orange County. Eventually he began collecting and growing orchids here, and today he has a large orchid collection, many of which are vandaceous orchids, that he grows in a shade house and greenhouse. He has been a member of the Newport Harbor Orchid Society since 1995. Recently Winn has made several trips back to Burma and has explored orchids in nature. He shares his orchid experiences by giving presentation to orchid societies.
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Tom Biggart

Noon: “Rupiculous Laelias and their Culture”

A retired elementary school teacher and Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, Tom is the owner and head grower of Granite Hills Orchids in El Cajon, 15 miles east of San Diego, and is an active member of the San Diego County Orchid Society.

His nursery is a hobby business, which means he doesn’t make a living growing plants. It is more of a labor of love! Tom loves plants in general, as is evidenced by the variety of plants that he and his wife Neal grow on their property. Orchids are his main passion, however. His large orchid collection reflects his varied interests in different genera, including Encyclias, cool growing Australian orchids, cattleyas, etc.

Tom has traveled extensively studying orchids in their native habitats. A few years ago, he traveled to Brazil, where he became interested in Rupiculous Laelias, that are native to Brazil and can be grown rather easily outdoors in Southern California.
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Everett Stockstill

2 pm: “Visually Identifying Cymbidium Virus, Prevention and Testing”

Everett Stockstill is the long-time President of the Torrance Branch of the Cymbidium Society. A retired elementary school teacher, Everett is well known in local orchid circles as a dedicated cymbidium grower and active volunteer in his community. The Torrance Cymbidium Society has over 220 active members and sponsors several scholarships for the Torrance Unified School District and the youth chamber orchestra, Ars Nova Sinfonia.

His talk will focus on virus in cymbidiums and will include a demonstration of the Agdia virus test kit. If you attend the seminar and think you have a virused cymbidium, please bring it with you to the culture class, and Everett will help you test for virus.
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Paula and John Butler

4 pm: Repotting Workshop

Paula and John Butler have been growing and enjoying orchids for 30+ years. To quote Paula, “It’s a hobby that has gotten out of hand.” John is originally from Australia, and his mother introduced him to orchids. Their collection consists mainly of cymbidums, paphiopedilums and dendrobiums. They are active members of several orchid societies.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Dr. Guy H. Gottschalk

Noon: “Growing Orchids Outdoors in Southern California”

While Guy has been interested in gardening since he was a child having been led to the enjoyment of opera and flowers by his mother, he got my first taste of orchid culture from a research project that he did under the supervision of Professor Joseph Arditi in 1968 and 69 while an undergraduate Biology Science major at UC Irvine. He worked under the supervision of Bill who was the nurseryman at the arboretum repotting Cattleyas. He developed the bruised thumbs that orchid hobbyists get from time to time but this was the beginning of his orchid hobby, and he has continued growing orchids outdoors in Southern California.

His interest flowered further when joined the Newport Harbor Orchid Society and began attending the culture class at the monthly meetings under the tutelage of Bill Austin, the “Ole Perfessor.” Eventually Guy taught the classes for a number of years before becoming the president of the NHOS. In addition to the NHOS, he is also a member of the Orange County Branch of the Cymbidium Society and the Southern California Orchid Species Society. He served on the organizing committee of the Fascination of Orchids show, and his wife Ann and he have entered displays in that and other shows over a number of years. Guy has published an article on growing cymbidium species in the CSA Journal after being encouraged to do so by Lauren Bachman.
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Dr. Merle Robboy

2pm: “My First Orchid”

A practicing gynecologist, Dr. Robboy is well known in the Southern California orchid community both as an orchid lecturer for the American Orchid Society (AOS) and his encyclopedic knowledge of orchids.  A former president of the Newport Harbor Orchid Society and the Southern California Species Society, Dr. Robboy has been growing orchids for over thirty years. His extensive orchid collection comprises approximately 1500 plants and reflects his strong interest in orchid species. He has traveled and viewed orchids in the wild in Central and South America.  In addition to orchids, Dr. Robboy has a wide interest in other tropical plant types and serves as a judge in the American Dahlia Society.
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Espie Quinn

4pm: Repotting Workshop

Espie Quinn has been growing orchids for over thirty years and maintains an extensive orchid collection.  Well known in the area orchid community, she is active in numerous orchid societies and is a founding member of the Newport Harbor Orchid Society.

She has organized and conducted numerous culture classes for novices and experienced growers, and for several years Espie conducted the repotting workshops at the Fascination of Orchids Show and Sale.