Speaker for November 16Meeting
--Beth Davis--
What Is A Beth Plant?
Welcome to the Weird, Wacky, World of Orchids
We will take a world tour as “Beth Plants” include the following families: Bulbophyllum, from Africa, Asia, and Latin America; Stanhopea, from Central and South America; and Dendrochilum from Southeast Asia.
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This talk introduces a variety of orchid species and will include a repotting demo.
Beth Davis is a fourth-generation orchid grower from Waldor Orchids located in Linwood, NJ. Waldor is family-owned and has been in business since 1925. Beth has worked at the greenhouses for over 30 years, doing many different jobs.
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Beth enjoys just being in the greenhouses, repotting and taking care of the plants. She has a growing collection of her own, most are either species or the more unusual types of orchids. She is an American Orchid Society-accredited judge.
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Along with her love of orchids, she does freelance floral design and gardening. Beth chaired the Ocean City Flower Show for 4 years and has worked with the International Amphibian Days Organization in Baltimore, MD. She also served on the Environmental Commission in her previous town and volunteered with Sustainable Monroe's Green Team.
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Beth will bring plants and you can pre-order if there is something you want. Go to www.Waldor.com to see what is available.
•Don't order through the website. Instead, send your pre-order request directly to Beth at linwoodorchid@gmail.com
•You will get 10% off supplies.
•Plants are full price.
•If you don't see what you want, ask Beth if that plant is available.
What’s New from the AOS
the American Orchid Society 2025 Fall Auction!
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This year’s auction features a wonderful selection of award-winning plants, donated by exceptional growers, along with unique orchid experiences, artwork, and other orchid-related treasures.
Your participation makes a real difference. Proceeds from the auction help enhance the AOS member experience and strengthen our three core pillars: Education, Conservation, and Research.
When placing your bids, please consider covering the credit card processing fee—this simple gesture helps your donation go even further in supporting the work we all care about.
https://aos.betterworld.org/auctions/american-orchid-society-fall-292
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Important Notes:
Shipping is available only within the United States.
Plants may be shipped without flowers or spikes.
Shipments may be delayed because of extreme cold weather to ensure plant safety.
Now, sit back, browse through the amazing items so generously donated by our AOS friends, and bid often!
Thank you for your support and happy bidding!
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Meeting location:
Johnson City Senior Center
30 Brocton St. Johnson City, NY 13790
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Meetings are on the 3rd Sunday of each month and we are hoping to Zoom many of them. ​Meeting time is 2-4 pm with 'social time' 1:30-2:00. Refreshments, raffles and show table at most meetings.
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January 19 Speaker Ray Barkalow on "Orchid Nutrition"​
February 16 Speaker Tim Culbertson on "Holcoglossums-The Next Big Thing in Vandaceous Orchids"​​ Via Zoom only
March 16 Spring Auction in person, Speaker Clark Riley - Building a Greenhouse
This meeting starts at 1:00, social time 12:30-1:00
March 27-30 GROS Orchid Show​
April 12-13 STOS Orchid Show ​​
April 27 STOS General meeting
May 18 Repotting Workshop​
June-July-August Summer Recess​
August 17 Picnic ​at Tioga Gardens
Sept 21 Fall Auction - in person​
Oct 19 Speaker Robert Sprague: A Conservation Project in Progress in a Most Unlikely Place. Also nominations for officers
Nov 16 Vote for Officers, Speaker Beth Davis
Dec 21 Holiday Party
SAVE THE DATE
2026 STOS Annual Show at the
Johnson City Senior Center
30 Brocton St, Johnson City, NY 13790
May 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
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Calendar 2025
Executive Board
President
Linda Mittel
Vice President
Ruth Allen
Treasurer
Joe Sniezek
Secretary
Vacant
AOS Representative
Polly Dillon
Members-At-Large
Jeff Hackett
Loi X Tran
Gail Gunsalus
Committee Chairs
Auction Committee Jane Trey, Jean Mint,
Jeff Hackett
IT Specialist Melissa Bennett
Librarian Laurel Shaefer
Marketing TBD
Membership Melissa Bennett, Anitra Murphy
Newsletter Editor Jeff Hackett
Program Coordinator Jean Mint
Social Event Ruth Allen, Jane Trey
Social Media Loi Tran, Renee DePrato,
Jean Mint
Show Chair Sam Hance, Jeff Hackett
Web Master Carol Bayles
Email addresses:
STOSorchids@gmail.com
STOSorchids.auction@gmail.com
STOSorchids.marketing@gmail.com
STOSorchids.membership@gmail.com
STOSorchids.newsletter@gmail.com
STOSorchids.shows@gmail.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SouthernTierOrchidSocietyNY
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/SouthernTierOrchidSociety/
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Spring Orchid Show 2025
A Great Success
The NEW VENUE, the Johnson City Senior Center, worked out very well for our Spring Show, April 12-13. We had record attendance and the vendors were quite pleased.
Special thanks to Jeffrey Hackett and Sam (Melissa) Hance for co-chairing and also thanks to many, many members who made this show a success.
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STOS had 2 exhibits plus 2 by individuals or small groups
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STOS won an AOS award for education for this display about terrariums. The award really goes to our president, Linda Mittel, who put it all together.
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Linda Mittel also created this Mystic Orchids Landscape in her spare time.
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The Ithaca Bonsai Club Exhibit was a nice addition to our show
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GROS won many blue ribbons
Orchid for sale by one of our vendors
STOS members Jean Mint and Sam Hance put together this display of their orchids.
Other Area Orchid Shows 2025
Here are the dates of shows offered by other Orchid Societies in our area. More info will be provided near the dates. If you would like your show listed, please contact us.
Jan 18-19 Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society (CPOS)
Jan 31-Feb 2 Susquehanna Orchid Society
Feb 14-16 Deep Cut Orchid Society
April 4 - 6 SEPOS (Southeastern Penn OS)
April 12-13 STOS
April 26 Mid-Hudson Orchid Society (MHOS)
Nov 9-10 Niagara Frontier Orchid Society (NFOS)​​
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