Bromeliad Society of Houston - Calendar of Events and Activities
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2008
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| January |
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Tuesday 15th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speakers: Rick and Carole Richtmyer, Gene Powers, Dick and Phyllis McEuen
Topic: 'Brazil 2007'
Seedling: Vriesea fosteriana 'Red Chestnut' |
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Tuesday 17th, 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting |
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| February |
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Tuesday 19th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Chester Skotak
Topic: 'Chester on Chester'
Seedling: Guzmania Olive
Skotak Hybrids at raffle table |
| March |
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Tuesday 18th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: David Whipkey
Topic: 'The Stars: Winning Entries and What Judges Look For'
Seedling: Vriesea fenestralis |
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Saturday 15th |
Judges School I
Northbrook South Clubhouse,
6563 Creekbend, Houston, TX |
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Thursday 20th
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Board meeting, 7:00 p.m. |
| April |
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Saturday 5th |
BS/H Spring Plant Sale
at Houston Arboretum |
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Tuesday 15th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Ruby Adams, Odean Head, David Meade, Carole Richtmyer, David Whipkey
Topic: 'Show Preparation & Grooming'
Seedling: Neoregelia 'Tricolor Perfecta' |
| May |
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Tuesday 20th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Betty Patterson
Topic: 'Aechmeas A to Z'
Seedling: Variesa gigantea |
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Friday 16th thru Sunday 18th |
2008 BS/H Show and Sale
at Mercer Arboretum |
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Thursday 22nd, 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting |
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| June |
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Saturday 14th - Beaumont, Texas
10:00 a.m. |
Speaker: Rick Richtmyer (At Ray & Cynthia Johnson's)
Topic: Bromeliad ABCs 'Seeds from A-Z'
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Thursday 17th, 7:00 p.m. |
Board Meeting |
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24-30th |
BSI World Conference, Cairns, Australia |
| July |
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Tuesday 15th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Margarette Jones
Topic: 'Creative Floral Designs with Bromeliads'
Seedling: Neoregelia 'Oser 100'
Member Plant Sale at Meeting |
| August |
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Tuesday 19th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Malcolm McCorquodale
Topic: Bromeliad Compatible Begonias
Seedling: -
Member Plant Sale at Meeting |
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Saturday 23rd, 2008 |
Judges School II
Northbrook South Clubhouse
6463 Creekbend
Houston, Texas |
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August 30th, 2008 |
Bromeliad Extravaganza - Tampa, Florida |
| September |
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Saturday 13th |
Fall Plant Sale at Houston Arboretum |
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Tuesday 16th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Dennis Cathcart
Topic: Tropiflora
Seedling:
Dennis will have plants for sale |
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Friday 19th - Sunday 21st |
Southwest Bromeliad Guild Show and Sale
Zilker Botanical Garden
Austin, Texas |
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Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th |
Mercer Society Fall Garden Faire |
| October |
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Tuesday 21st, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Gary Gallic
Topic: 'Ugly Plants That No One Grows'
Seedling:
Member Plant Sale at Meeting |
| November |
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Tuesday 18th, 7:30 p.m. Monthly Meeting |
Speaker: Carole Richtmyer
Topic: 'Cryptanthus'
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| December |
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TBA |
Holiday Dinner Party / Auction
Happy Holidays! |
| *TBA=to be announced, BS/H=Bromeliad Society/Houston, |
| Note: Monthly Meetings are the third Tuesday of each month. |
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