Friday, November 4, 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Saturday, November 5, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, November 6, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – World of Orchids
Tantalize all your senses at the Massachusetts Orchid Society’s annual orchid show to be held November 4 – 6 at Mahoney’s Garden Center in Winchester. Exotic displays of blooming orchids from around the world will fill the 10,000 square foot greenhouse to showcase the World of Orchids theme. Guests can delve deeper into these staggering beauties by attending a talk by the Orchid Collection Specialist at the Smithsonian Institute, Tom Mirenda. He will speak on some unique topics within orchid pollination in a talk he calls Orchid Sex 101. The show will feature something for every level of enthusiast, from beginner to advanced, including hourly tours of the displays, plant raffles, seminars and educational events, vendors of specialty orchids and growing supplies, and orchid art. The fee is $10 per person, and MOS members and children under 8 attend free. A portion of the proceeds will help fund MOS, a non-profit organization.
On Friday, November 4, judges from the American Orchid Society will judge and award the best plants in the show, placing ribbons on the winners. The show officially opens at 12:30 to the public and remains open until 5 pm. Saturday hours are 10 – 5, and Sunday 10 – 4. Mahoney’s is located at 242 Cambridge Street in Winchester. For more information visit www.massorchid.org/show or call 781-729-5900.
