Announcements – Palomar Orchid Society

The Pine Avenue Community Center

IMPORTANT NOTE: For June, July, and August of 2026 the meeting location and time have changed: due to a conflict in scheduling, we are temporarily meeting at the Senior Center (799 Pine Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008) adjacent to our current Pine Avenue Community Center location with the meeting running from 5-8 pm. There is ample parking and the meeting room is slightly smaller but will work for the 3 months listed. Starting September, we are back at the Community Center and the regular time slot from 4-7pm.Beginning with the January 2026 meeting on January 7, 2026, the Palomar Orchid Society… [Continue Reading]

August 2022 – Rene Van Rems

Wed, 08/03/2022 6:30pm – 9:30pm

We are delighted to welcome Rene Van Rems, AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers) to our society for the first time. Rene is “artist in residence” at the San Diego Botanic Garden and has produced 20 of the Gala in the Gardens fundraisers from its inception. Rene knows the garden well throughout his 42 year relationship with the former Quail Botanical Garden, ever since he landed from Amsterdam as a horticulture exchange student. He is the San Diego Botanic Garden Creative Director for the Palomar and San Diego County Orchid Society’s “World of Orchids”, which just finished a sell-out 6-week… [Continue Reading]

May 2021 Culture Class – Photographing Your Orchids

Wed, 05/05/2021 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Debby Halliday, Jack Schaefer & Stewart Walton all really enjoy taking photographs of their orchids. We all strive for accurate and vibrant color, perfect details, and a quiet background. We have different approaches to achieving these goals and thought you might enjoy knowing more about how we do it.We also have various ways of managing our photo libraries and utilizing our photos. Debby uses hers as a primary means of documenting the progress of her plants from year to year. She also shares her hi-res images with the club to use in its promotional activities.Jack is careful with the background… [Continue Reading]

San Diego Botanic Garden – World of Orchids

Sat, 04/03/2021 10:00am – 5:00pm

The Palomar Orchid Society and the San Diego County Orchid Society are participating in a month’s long 'World of Orchids Show' running from Saturday, April 3 through Sunday, May 2 at The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas in their new conservatory. The conservatory is a beautiful, state-of-the-art greenhouse, with a cement floor, humidity control, shading, ventilation and security. The exhibition is being designed and installed by the SD Botanic Garden staff with several of our society's members providing blooming orchids for the display as well as select plants from commercial nurseries. Society member plants will be exchanged out as… [Continue Reading]

Culture Class (online)

Wed, 11/04/2020 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Our speaker for the class will be John Oswald who will educate us on Reverse Osmosis (RO) water so if you want to learn about the pros and cons of RO water, please join us by using the same login information as for Tuesday's meeting.

Annual Holiday Dinner 2019

The Palomar Orchid Society will be holding their annual Holiday Dinner and Officer installation on Wednesday, December 4 at the Lake San Marcos Pavilion. This is the same location as last year and located right next to our current monthly meeting location at 1105 La Bonita Dr., San Marcos, CA 92078.If you are interested in attending our fun dinner to celebrate the holidays with fellow orchidists, please fill out the form below and send it in with your check no later than Wednesday, November 20 as specified in the form below. No payments or reservation are accepted at the door!Please contact Bill Wong… [Continue Reading]

Annual Holiday Dinner 2017

Wed, 12/06/2017 6:00pm – 9:30pm

The Palomar Orchid Society will be holding their annual Holiday Dinner and Officer installation on Wednesday, December 6 at Chan’s Chinese Restaurant located at 1650 Descanso Avenue, San Marcos, just off Highway 78 at the Rancho Santa Fe exit (ph. (760) 471-6088). This is the same location as last year The deadline for sign up was November 20, but procrastinators can still sign up by contacting Bill Wong no later than November 30 to reserve your place at the table. Bill’s phone number is (760) 931-0502 and his email is billtcwong@att.netThe cost is $26 per person and includes a multi-course dinner… [Continue Reading]

2014 POS Annual Auction Details

Our annual auction will be held on May 17, 2014 at the Pavilion at Lake San Marcos. Preview starts at 10:00 am and the auction begins at 11:00 (note the earlier start times compared to previous years). This annual orchid event celebrates Palomar Orchid Society with hundreds of flowering orchids (many rare) and other items to be auctioned off. Learn about orchids and their cultivation with numerous orchid experts on hand for questions. Free to the public.[gmap line=33.12666741503353,-117.21352100372314 + 33.1262720733161,-117.21292018890381 + 33.12612292142507,-117.21234083175659 + 33.12612831225025,-117.21176147460938 + 33.126069010961366,-117.21137523651123 + 33.125943219750695,-117.21103191375732 + 33.12557123589682,-117.21068859100342 + 33.125139948550704,-117.21034526824951 + 33.125247770585844,-117.20985174179077 + 33.125260350034,-117.208993434906 + 33.12524237970657,-117.20834970474243 + 33.12400780918829,-117.2083067893982… [Continue Reading]

2013 POS Orchid Auction Details

Sat, 08/03/2013 11:00am – 4:00pm

Our annual auction will be held on August 3, 2013 at the Pavilion at Lake San Marcos. Preview starts at 11:00 am and the auction begins at noon. This annual orchid event celebrates Palomar Orchid Society with hundreds of flowering orchids (many rare) and other items to be auctioned off. Learn about orchids and their cultivation with numerous orchid experts on hand for questions. Free to the public. [gmap line=33.12666741503353,-117.21352100372314 + 33.1262720733161,-117.21292018890381 + 33.12612292142507,-117.21234083175659 + 33.12612831225025,-117.21176147460938 + 33.126069010961366,-117.21137523651123 + 33.125943219750695,-117.21103191375732 + 33.12557123589682,-117.21068859100342 + 33.125139948550704,-117.21034526824951 + 33.125247770585844,-117.20985174179077 + 33.125260350034,-117.208993434906 + 33.12524237970657,-117.20834970474243 + 33.12400780918829,-117.2083067893982 + 33.12362503517855,-117.20843553543091 + 33.12346869007581,-117.20856428146362 + 33.123253041504036,-117.20897197723389 |markers=big red::33.12332492442014,-117.20905780792236:1105… [Continue Reading]

Member of the Year 2012

Who do you think has made an outstanding contribution to the club this year? Nominate him/her for Member of the Year. Send the name of the individual, along with a description of their contribution, to Debra Funakoshi by Friday, October 26. Her email address is dlf_3144@att.net.All current members are eligible except last year’s honoree, which was Debra. We will vote at the next meeting to determine who will receive the honor and the name of the honoree will be revealed at the holiday dinner in December.