Celebrate Orchids! is the theme of this spring's orchid show at the Chicago Botanic Garden, as the Illinois Orchid Society celebrates its 60th anniversary. On April 28 and 29, exhibitors and vendors from as far away as Taiwan will display exotic orchid flowers, photographs, artwork and jewelry. The grand indoor space of Nichols Hall, with its Canadian hemlock walls and ceiling, will overflow with orchids of all shapes and colors.
Tom Mirenda, Orchid Collection Specialist at the Smithsonian Institution, will be keynote speaker and honored guest. Miss Illinois 2011 Hannah Smith will also be present.
Orchids will be displayed throughout the Garden's exhibit halls and will be sold in Burnstein Hall and the Greenhouse Galleries. Visitors can choose orchids from more than twenty orchid vendors, including exotic species and hybrids not readily available in the retail market. Growing supplies, pots, and orchid related art will be available for purchase. Members of the Illinois Orchid Society will be available to answer questions about orchid growing and to provide repotting services for a $5 donation.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, Sunday April 29. Photographers are welcome between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Admission to the show and to the Garden is free. Parking is $20; parking is free for Garden members.
The Illinois Orchid Society holds its meetings at the Chicago Botanic Garden on the second Sunday of the month. Meetings are open to the public. For more information on orchid society meetings go to www.iosoc.com For more information about the Chicago Botanic Garden's programs and events, call (847) 835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org
Tom Mirenda, Orchid Collection Specialist at the Smithsonian Institution, will be keynote speaker and honored guest. Miss Illinois 2011 Hannah Smith will also be present.
Orchids will be displayed throughout the Garden's exhibit halls and will be sold in Burnstein Hall and the Greenhouse Galleries. Visitors can choose orchids from more than twenty orchid vendors, including exotic species and hybrids not readily available in the retail market. Growing supplies, pots, and orchid related art will be available for purchase. Members of the Illinois Orchid Society will be available to answer questions about orchid growing and to provide repotting services for a $5 donation.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, Sunday April 29. Photographers are welcome between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Admission to the show and to the Garden is free. Parking is $20; parking is free for Garden members.
The Illinois Orchid Society holds its meetings at the Chicago Botanic Garden on the second Sunday of the month. Meetings are open to the public. For more information on orchid society meetings go to www.iosoc.com For more information about the Chicago Botanic Garden's programs and events, call (847) 835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org
