The October meeting is confirmed for Saturday, October 9th at 2:30 pm at Birds Botanicals underground Orchid growing facility. David will meet us there and escort us underground, so we need to arrange carpooling and arrive as a group. Orchids will be available for purchase.

Driving directions: Traveling West on I-70, take the 435 North exit. Take the first exit (23rd Street). Turn right on 23rd. Take the first left and go to the last cave entrance.

The last meeting was Sunday, May 16, 3:00 p.m. at the Superior Garden Center, immediately following the repotting clinic, which began at noon and was a great success. Members picked up materials they ordered from Barbara and purchased divisions from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The September meeting will be held in the Adams Conference Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, at 4:00 PM on September 12th. We will have many Paths from Tom Dunden's Ozark Orchids. Tom is reducing the number of orchids he has to care for. The club will be selling them for $2 to $5. There will also be available two divisions from the Stanhope that we saw bloom this spring. Tom Bogard kindly made some baskets for them. The program will focus on bringing your orchids in from outside and Pathiopedilum culture and discussion among members regarding their personal success/failure at growing them. Please bring your blooming orchids for show and tell. Hopefully the people going to the Chicago Orchid fest will be back in time for the meeting and will share their experiences.

Directions: From College, turn east (away from the main part of campus) on Rollins, at William turn South (right) into the parking lot and then veer towards the left and park in front of the big windows. Parking is right in front. The door is up the sidewalk in the corner between the buildings.

When repotting your plants, do you have problems with the roots sticking to the inside of the pot? Tom has found the perfect tool for the job. He slides a straight metal cake spatula aound the inside of the pot, which gently loosens the roots. Thanks, Tom!