2009 Orchid Show

	Coming up is the 2009 Orchid Show April 17-19


	The show will be held at the Gallatin Valley Mall, in Bozeman, MT, in front of JC Penney, on Friday April 17, noon-9pm Saturday April 18, 10am-7pm Sunday April 19, 11am-4pm *We are again happy to announce that judges from the American Orchid Society are coming to our show to evaluate the plant and art entries.*


	On Friday, at 2pm, Jim Huffman from Jolah Orchids in --- will teach us about growing orchids in the very dry conditions of our homes. On Saturday, at 2pm, Brenda Oviatt from Botanica, Inc. in Missoula will be talking about how to grow orchids directly on bark. And on Sunday, at 2pm, Charlie Spinelli from Spinelli Orchids in Amsterdam will explain how to repot orchids.

New this year:	What's really special this year is that we are going to have a bench show. This means that the orchids shown will be organized according to their similarities, and it will make it very easy to compare them with one another. This should help us to understand why some plants get ribbons and others don't.
Don't miss our show raffle!	You have a blooming orchid plant at home and would be proud to show it, but you are not part of our local orchid society? Or do you own some orchid art and would like to show it off? No problem:
If you want to participate, be sure you read the show rules and agree to their terms: click on the show rules link below	Non-Member Plant and Art Entries Welcome! Just come with your entry to the mall on Friday, Apr 17, between 10am and 1pm, or from 5-7pm, and we will register it for the show. Or, if you're interested, click on the registration link to the left.
	Ribbon judging is Sat. 18th, from 8-10am, followed by AOS judging. Everybody is invited to help with the ribbon judging. To better understand about ribbon judging, click on the ribbon judging link to the left. Entries will have to be picked up on Sunday, Apr 19, between 4-5pm.