Exhibit booth of Malvarosa Orchids with Cattleya orchids
The 67th Philippine Orchid
Society’s Midyear Show
By Norby Bautista
After weeks of
raining, the blooming of the majestic Waling-Waling orchid or the Vanda sanderiana signals the celebration
of the Philippine Orchid Society’s 67th Midyear Orchid and Garden
Show, which opened last August 29, 2013 at the Hardin ng mga Bulaklak, Quezon
Memorial Circle, Elliptical Road, Diliman Quezon City.
With the theme: “Philippine
Orchid Species Revisited”, the society aims to continue its tradition of
promoting the growing of orchids and at the same time all sorts of garden
plants here in the Philippines, for livelihood and recreational purposes. With this, the Philippine Orchid Society aims
to give its share of helping reduce the effect of climate change and global warming
through gardening, as plants are carbon sinks, meaning plants can absorb
atmospheric carbon dioxide and incorporate them into their tissues through
photosynthesis.
With this activity,
the society once again transformed a portion of the Quezon Memorial Circle into
a interesting tropical paradise, shaded
with trees, lined with cool loving ferns, landscaped with colorful flowering
plants, and adorned with delightful uniquely scented orchid blooms. The POS has been continuing its role of
promoting and encouraging orchid growing and gardening as a enjoyable hobby,
and as a profitable livelihood for Filipinos. It is about time for our country to really
develop our plants for the beautification of the city.
The garden show had
a soft opening last Thursday, August 29,
headed by Ms. Evangeline Go, the current President of the Philippine Orchid
Society, Mr. Kelvin Neil B. Manubay, Vice-President, and Ms. Anna Ruth
Purificacion-Conde, the Overall-Chairman of this season’s midyear show. Guest of honors were Senator Cynthia Villar and Wife of our Vice President Mrs. Elenita Binay, came
during the cutting of the ribbon ceremony. The event were also attended by members of
the Philippine Orchid Society, and also the officers and members of the various
garden clubs like the Philippine Horticultural Society, The Bonsai Society, The
Los Banos Horticultural Society, Ferns and Nature Society, The Flower Circle,
The Philippine Cactus and Succulents Society and the various member plant
growers like Mr. Serapion Metilla, Mrs. Adoracion S. Bernabe, VS Orchids,
Malvarosa Orchids, Purificacion Orchids, Puentespina Orchids, and many more.
The show is composed of various landscaped exhibit booths promoting the
blooming of our very own Waling-Waling orchids or the Vanda sanderiana,
plus booths on bonsai, cactus, ferns, aroids, and other plant types. There is even the first table judging of
floral arrangements done by our local amateur and professional cut-flower
arrangers.
Beside the exhibit booth area are the commercial booths which are
selling blooming orchid plants, cacti and succulents, potted foliage plants,
bonsai materials, ferns, fruit tree seedlings, annual plants, fertilizers,
garden ornaments, and other garden supplies and accessories.
There is also a series
of daily free lectures composed of the following topics starting at 3:00pm: Friday Aug 30 -- Effective Micro-organism
Technology for horticulture & drip irrigation & fertigation system by
Mr. Toto Barcelona of Harbest Agribusiness Corp.; Saturday, Aug 31 -- Living a Healthy & Sustainable
Life with Plants by Mr. Serapion Metilla; Sunday, Sept. 01 -- Sleeping beauties
of the Orchid World by Ms. Vangie Go; Monday, Sept. 02 -- Orchid Pest &
Disease Control Measures by Mr. Norberto Bautista; Tuesday, Sept 03 -- ‘Zero’
Maintenance Aquarium Plant Keeping by Mr. Ronald Achacoso; Wednesday, Sept 04 --
Landscaping your home & garden by Mr. Jimmy Floro; Thursday, Sept. 05 -- Flower
Arrangement for all occasion by Mr. Alfonso ‘Ponchit’ Ponce-Enrile; Friday,
Sept. 06 -- Plant Nutrition & Urban Gardening by Allied Botanical
Corporation; Saturday, Sept 07 -- Introduction to Pinoy bonsai, tray landscape by Mr. Vic de Rona;
Sunday Sept 08 -- Cattleya Orchid Growing by Atty. Hernando ‘Nani’ B. Perez of
Malvarosa Orchids, and Monday Sept. 09 -- Special Tips in Growing Orchids by Mr.
Andres ‘Jun’ S. Golamco.
In behalf of the
organizing committee and the Philippine Orchid Society, we are inviting plant
lovers and plant enthusiasts to visit the garden show, which will be open up
till September 09, 2013. Don’t forget
your camera and bring your family and friends!
The Waling Waling or the Vanda sanderiana, a Philippine orchid species.
