Upcoming & Past Meetings
Meetings are normally held the second Monday of each month with the exception of July and August. Meetings typically run from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Our meetings feature informative programs, guest speakers, orchid exhibits, plant raffles, and sales. One Meeting each year features a special auction. The auction is a chance for members to sell their extra plants and to bid on new ones to add to their collection.
Meetings are free and open to the public, however we encourage you to sign up for a membership to support the society and receive all the benefits the society has to offer.
February 2025 Meeting
Join us at the UW Center For Urban Horticulture for an informative talk and / or a social event.
We will discuss our Flower & Garden Show Presence, and recruit volunteers for the Indoor Plant Festival (IPF).
Note - volunteers for IPF will get full access to all aspects of this event, including preview night and a NWOS t-shirt for the work you do.
NW Flower & Garden Show
The annual Flower & Garden show - we’ve participated in this for many years. Details are TBD!
March 2025 Meeting
Join us at the Center for Urban Horticulture for our talk with Nick Rust, from Rusty Exotics, coming all the way from Georgia for the Indoor Plant Festival (IPF). Nicholas specializes in beautiful terrestrial orchids like the Habenaria pictured to the right.
Nick is a fantastic grower of orchids, an orchid lab technician and all around interesting speaker.
Note - we will love for you to volunteer for the IPF, which will earn you full access to all aspects of this event, including preview night and a NWOS t-shirt for the work you do.
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2025 Indoor Plant Festival
We are excited to announce the return of the Indoor Plant Festival for 2025. Stay tuned as this event develops.
April 2025 Meeting
Join us at the UW Center For Urban Horticulture for our April meeting.
Full Agenda TBD
The height of spring, this should be a fantastic plant table.
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January 2025 Meeting
Speaker: Kaiju Lyu
Topic: Cattleyas
We will have our normal member display table, sales table, raffle ($1 ticket) and refreshments.
December 2024 Holiday Celebration
Our annual holiday celebration - details TBD
Included are the competitions for the two annual grower awards!
The Rebecca Northen best miniature
The Schoenfeld trophy award for best flowered plant
November 2024 Meeting
Agenda TBD, Our monthly meeting followed by our plant table discussion and raffle.
October 2024 Meeting
Agenda TBD, Our monthly meeting followed by our plant table discussion and raffle.
2024 Fall Conservatory Show
Volunteer Park Conservatory Show - weekend of October 5th & 6th, 2025
September 2024 Meeting
Agenda TBD, Our monthly meeting followed by our plant table discussion and raffle.
This meeting will be the last meeting before we hold our annual Fall Volunteer Park Conservatory show.
June 2024 Meeting
Our very own Andy Wright to talk about Pleurothallid care, culture and variety.
May 2024 Meeting & Annual Action!
Our annual plant auction! Come down and bid on some amazingspecimens grown right here by members.
Oregon Orchid Society Show & Sale
The NWOS will be bringing plants down to the Annual Oregon Orchid Society show & sale.
We will be looking for plants to include in our display - this is an AOS judged show.
April 2024 Meeting
Speaker: member Kelly Jin will be speaking about “Washington Native Orchids”. Come join us and learn about the plants growing nearby
Spokane Orchid Society Show & Sale
Spokane knows how to host and run an orchid show. We will be bringing plants to this event,and of course anyone willing to make the drive is encouraged to attend!
March 2024 Meeting
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February 2024 Meeting (cancelled)
Join us for information about Bulbophyllum identification and care.
January 2024 Meeting
Join us this month to learn more about Bulbophyllums from expert Andy Wright. Bring your blooming orchids to the plant table for other members to enjoy. Coffee and treats will be available.
March 2023 Meeting - Speaker Andy Wright
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This month, the plant table was alive with lush blooms!
Plant table talk
This month, Andy walked around the table describing the plants on display.
January 2023 Meeting
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