Next Meeting: Friday September 11, 2026. 6:30 setup. Meeting starts at 7:00.
Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
September Program: Bob Hamilton will be speaking at this month's meeting. The topic is "Orchidphilia: Cool Growers from Seed to Flowers." He will speak on his decades-long experience in breeding and growing Odontoglossum hybrids.
Born and raised in Berkeley, CA, Bob's lifelong career was at UC Berkeley in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, retiring as a Principal Development Engineer managing the Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory, a shared research facility facilitating research into semiconductors and associated devices. Bob's interest in raising orchids began in 1976. Today, Bob and his partner John Leathers raise orchids in a rented 3400 sq. ft. greenhouse on the Pacific Coast, Bob specializing in Odontoglossums and John Leathers in Draculas and Masdevallias. They do their own lab work. In addition to orchids, Bob studies classical piano.
Meetings:
Meetings are held the second Friday of every month at the Live Oak Grange Hall, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062.
Guests are welcome to attend.
Meetings include:
A speaker presentation or panel discussion by an orchid expert(s)
A show & tell table of blooming plants brought in by members who gladly share information on how they grow them.
Chance to win an orchid from the opportunity table.
Light refreshments.