March. 3, 2025 Meeting – Spring Show Prep
March. 3, 2025 Meeting – Spring Show Prep
M ake sure you don’t slip on the ice (!) as you remind yourself that Spring is not that far away here in the Rochester area. At this month’s in-person meeting, we’ll be going over orchid show preparation: volunteering, some plant registration, display building, staging plants for a display, what judges look for in flowers, and a repotting demonstration.
If you would like to participate in the repotting demo, bring one plant of your orchids and your own potting materials for a “teachable moment.” We love hands-on learning and look forward to sharing this with you.
For volunteering at the show, our Signup Genius page is online here and a physical paper copy of all signup sheets will also will be available at the meeting.
Our meeting place is at the Louis S. Wolk JCC of Greater Rochester, 1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14618. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and we’ll get the meeting underway at 6:30 p.m.
If your orchids are in bloom, bring them to the meeting for our Show Table! They’ll be great for demonstrating how to stage plants for the show.
Check out the latest Show details here!
Our Meetings
The Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) is a 501(c) non-profit organization based in Rochester, NY.
Our regular meeting night is the first Monday following the first Sunday of each month. We occasionally change the meeting date as our schedule requires, but we always list the correct date well in advance both on this website and in our monthly newsletter. Our meetings are open to everyone without charge – feel free to attend and find out what our Society is all about!
Meetings typically consist of a brief business meeting to conduct our club’s routine activities, a special presentation on an orchid subject, an orchid raffle (2 tickets for $1), and a Show Table where members can display their flowering plants for everyone to see. For more information, please contact any of our officers.
See our entire meeting schedule with all locations and maps here.
Membership
Membership includes:
- Free admission to our annual Spring Show
- Notices of special vendor discounts and pre-ordering opportunities
- Voting privileges for officers and constitutional changes.
Click here to see our Bylaws.
The dues for single membership are $20. Family membership dues are $25. You can download a membership application here.
You can also join online here and pay securely with PayPal – you don’t need to have a PayPal account, and can pay with your credit or debit card.