May 5, 2025 Meeting – “Don’t Fear the Slippers – A Guide to Successful Paph Culture” with Dave Sorokowsky
May 5, 2025 Meeting – “Don’t Fear the Slippers – A Guide to Successful Paph Culture” with Dave Sorokowsky
W e will be welcoming to our May meeting Dave Sorokowsky, proprietor of Paph Paradise in California, as he presents “Don’t Fear the Slippers – A Guide to Successful Paph Culture”.
Dave and his wife Stacey have 20 years experience growing and breeding top quality orchids with close to 100 AOS and CSA awards. Having been a major customer of the storied Orchid Zone nursery, they were able to acquire some of the finest plants in the world from them, and now they are using these exceptional orchids to produce their own new and unique breeding lines. Dave is also an AOS accredited orchid judge.
Dave will make pre-ordering available with special discounts for our members. Details are still being worked out – so watch your email.
Since Dave will be bringing plants to sell at the meeting, members may not bring in their own plants to sell or trade.
If you have orchids in bloom be sure to bring them to the meeting for our typically outstanding Show Table!
Photo of Paphiopedilum Double Wonder ‘Deuxieme Cru’ by David Sorokowsky
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.