Learning about Orchids, Plants and Gardening at the Philippine Orchid Society’s 2015 Midyear Garden Show

For most orchid and plant enthusiasts, the rainy months of August and September are signs of the seasonal and much-awaited event in the Philippine Orchid Society (POS), the Midyear Orchid and Garden Show. Perennially scheduled in time during the blooming season of the world famous ‘Waling- Waling’orchid, or scientifically known as Vanda sanderiana,  the event highlights the promotion and revival of the hobby and technology in orchid growing and also plant growing in general.  The ‘waling- waling’ orchid is renowned world wide as the ‘Queen of all Orchids’ because it has greatly influenced the breeding of modern day orchids that are very popular in the orchid cut-flower and potted orchid trade.  With it, the event is the Philippine Orchid Society’s continuing mission of disseminating cultural information in growing our very own orchids, and also promotion of gardening to Filipinos. 

In celebration of its 69th Anniversary this coming August 28 to September 07, 2015, the POS will be showing off the lovely blooms of the ‘Queen of all Orchids’ in its Mid-year Orchid and Garden Show with the theme:  ‘Enriching Lives and Building Opportunities Through Orchids”.  This show, which is being held in cooperation with the Quezon City Government  will be held at the Flower Garden of the Quezon Memorial Circle, Elliptical road in Quezon City (near the East Avenue gate entrance).  Together with the sought after ‘waling-waling’, the show will also feature the best orchid collections of the country’s active orchid growers  meticulously arranged in exquisite landscapes. Daily lectures on orchid and plant culture will be held daily for free and a plant bazaar selling orchids, ornamentals, cacti, bromeliads, seeds, seedlings, bonsai, fertilizers, pots and many more at farm gate prices will be on site.

The  free daily lectures will be held every 2pm. Topics includes: August 28 (Fri) Growing Orchids in your Garden by Mr. Andres S. Golamco, Jr.; 29 (Sat) Flower arrangement for all occasions Speaker: to be announced; 30 (Sun) Vandaceous Orchids species by Mr. Wally Suarez;  31 (Mon) Basics in Landscaping by Mr. Jimmy Floro; September 01 (Tue) Edible Ornamental Vegetables by Mr. Ponchit Ponce-Enrile;  02 (Wed) Cactus & Succulent propagation by Mr. Lino Rom; 03 (Thu) Hoyas as companion crop of orchids by Mr. Fernando ‘Nanding’ Aurigue;  04 (Fri) The Importance of a good substrate by: Allied Botanical Corporation; 05 (Sat) Growing Orchids for Fun and Profit by Ms. Evangeline B. Go; 06 (Sun) The Exotic species and Hybrids of the Cattleya Alliance by Atty. Hernando B. Perez;  and  07 (Mon) Controlling Plant Pest & Diseases during Rainy Season by Mr. Norberto R. Bautista.

Come and join the said event and appreciate the array of beautiful and colorful flowers and plants. Let us promote the country’s horticultural industry and make it sustainable and progressive.  Put it in mind that aside from providing aesthetic beauty, orchids and garden plants are also efficient carbon dioxide absorbers, in addition to forest trees.  Also, gardening is one of the gratifying and socially-fulfilling hobbies of most housewives and plant enthusiasts due to the plant’s exotic and interesting beauty, which alleviate stress from the hectic and active city life.

Show entrance is at Php50.00 and Php40.00 for students & senior citizens.  The garden show  will be open from 8:00am – 6:00pm daily. For more information you may call the POS Secretariat at mobile numbers 957.3524 or 09178485468 (kindly look for Ms. Jenny F. Rivera or Mr. Jiffy A. Alegre).

Article by; Norberto R. Bautista
For inquiries, kindly email me at
norby.bautista@gmail.com


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