Santa Barbara Sights and Events: orchids

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show March 5 and 6,

Earl Warren Showgrounds

General Admission $14

for more information and directions, click here

Friday, July 8, 2011

International Orchid Fair

Earl Warren Show Grounds

Friday July 8, 9 and 10, 2011

10 am - 4 pm

Admission - Free

Parking $5

http://www.orchidfair.com/ or 967-1284

Santa Barbara Orchid Estate's International Orchid Fair has grown from a

small gathering on the estate's lawn to a grand, three-day affair that dominates

the sprawling Earl Warren Show Grounds. Now in it's 31st year,

the Fair plays host to orchid professionals, hobbyists and collectors alike,

many whom travel from the far corners of the globe to attend.

The show will feature speakers, book signings, orchid care

demonstrations and an irresistible open-air market.

Over 35 Vendors hailing from such places as Japan, China,

Australia, and Central and South America.

Author Steve Manning, author of "Discovering New Orchids"

will speak at 7:30 Friday at the

Louise Lowry Davis Center, 1232 De la Vina St.

Reservations for the 'no host' speaker's dinner held

prior to the meeting, contact Gene Baum at

gborchids@verizon.net

Monday, April 11, 2011

Orchids in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara has the perfect climate to grow orchids

I inherited this plant from my green thumbed Mom many years ago

This plant had over 20 flower spikes, started blooming in December and lasted through early March.

Another of my pinkish white cymbidiums currently also has over 20 spikes
My cymbidiums stay outside all year...I only bring in a couple of the big ones when they are in bloom.

Last Friday I was touring new property listings on the More Mesa Bluffs.
Two of our oldest Orchid Nurseries are located on More Mesa.
These Nurseries are open to the public and are internationally known for their amazing varieties
of orchids....including new hybrids cultered on site!

Come along with me for a visit...

Santa Barbara Orchid Estate

Amazing and Exotic

Ahhhh...rows 'n rows of my beloved Cymbidiums

This Laelia is named, "Santa Barbara Sunset Streaker"

Cal Orchid just down the way....

"Home of: The Living Bouquet"

Proprietor and grower, Lauris Rose has been cultivating orchids for a long time

http://www.calorchid.com/

Lauris took me for a personal tour of her beautiful orchids and
gave me a mini-education along the way...

Another favorite of mine, "Epidendrums"...pictured are the new hybrids,

cultivated by Cal-Orchid, which make fewer keikis and have larger flower heads which look
like they have mini butterflies dancing on them.

I went home with a new addition to my Epis...a coral colored one

and a gorgeous chocolate red Cymbidium...both from Cal-Orchid!

These wonderful nurseries are open to the public Monday through Saturday

both are located on Orchid Drive, Santa Barbara

Go for a tour...take photos... you will fall in love, and maybe even take home an orchid!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show

66th Annual

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show

March 11, 12, 13; 9 am - 5 pm

General admission $12

Senior (65+), students with ID $10

Children under 12 with adults FREE

tickets at the door or Ticketmaster

Earl Warren Show Grounds
Highway 101 and Las Positas Rd, Santa Barbara 93105

Earl Warren Showgrounds becomes a magical Paradise of Orchids and Exotic Plants by exhibitors from North & South America, the South Pacific, Australia and Asia.

~Vast selection of bloming orchid plants, corsages, art works and orchid supplies for sale
~Free workshops on orchid care led by experts
~Santa Barbara area orchid nursery growers' open houses

http://www.sborchidshow.org/

Huell Houser's Road Trip

Take an excursion back to the 2010 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show on a special episode of Road Trip with Huell Howser! The Show is proud to be featured as part of an exciting program about "The Orchid Trail" that aired on television stations in California in the Fall of 2010. If you missed the program, you have another opportunity to see it this month. Then take your own road trip to see the Show in person! The 66th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show promises to be a spectacular journey into the beautiful world of orchids!

The Spring programming schedule for the "The Orchid Trail" episode of Road Trip with Huell Howser is as follows:
PBS SOCAL (formerly KOCE), serving all of Southern California
Sunday, February 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Santa Barbara's Gardens are blooming!

a little bit of Paradise.....

Spring is almost over and summer is on her way....

visit with me....

my garden is filled with frogs, bunnies, squirrels and lots and lots of birds

come, follow me into my garden and relax a while..

The beautiful Epiphilium flower only lasts a day or so....

listen to the birds...especially the baby birds learning to find their way around

there are lots of places to hide and nest

our neighbor has real chickens...we love to listen to them cluck

this is our token chicken

this bubbling fountain serves as a deluxe bird spa

Peruvian Lillies are still in full bloom..the Monarch butterflies love them

a harvest cherub is watching over his garden's bounty...

this little cherub is holding a little bird in his hand

a smorgasbord welcomes a pair of mallards, several coveys of quail, every imaginable song-bird, squirrels, bunnies, even unwanted pidgeons and crows

flowers bloom everywhere

cymbidiums are still blooming, as are the roses

this is just my humble garden....wait till you see some of Santa Barbara's really stunning gardens!

coming soon.....

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Huell Howser's Road Show at the 65th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show

Can Your Believe It??

Famous TV Personality Huell Howser came to our gorgeous Orchid Show to film it for his Television Program, "Road Trip".

His show will also feature several of our local growers of orchids. Our semi-tropical climate can grow and sustain many varieties of orchids. I can just hear Huell exclaim, "amazing...! And so it was a truly amazing and magical show!

This year's theme: Nature in Harmony

Here are some of my photos of the fantasy land created by our local Orchid Society and Societies from neighboring communities; as well as local and visiting professional growers.

Awards were earned by amateurs and professionals

a riot of Phalaenopsis also called 'moth' orchids

a fantastic display of white Phalaenospsis with the longest sprays of blooms I've ever seen!

gorgeous easy to grow Cymbidiums..

my garden is full of them as I adopt them from my clients who are moving.

amazing Australian Dendrobiums are stunning and give out a deliciously exotic scent!

I couldn't resist taking home a couple of small pink versions

The central display was a Tea House surrounded by a small running brook and a waterfall cascading over the roof into the babbling brook which was lined with a stunning array of orchids and ferns of ever color and sort