Heart O' Texas Orchid Society's August Newsletter

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Happy Summer Everyone! Here is the attached newsletter for August, 2011.

Our speaker for August will be Carlos Fighetti. He will speak on the topic of Phalaenopsis species. Carlos has been involved in orchids for nearly forty years. He is the immediate past president of the American Orchid Society, and has been on the Board of that organization for fourteen years; five years as a trustee, four years as the vice-president and three years as the president. Carlos lives in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he grows approximately 2,500 orchid plants. He grows a mixed collection, including a good number of species. He is a grower of note, as his plants have received over 120 awards from the AOS for horticultural, flower quality and cultural merits, including three FCCs and one CCE. He has also received eight AOS show trophies and many other awards for exhibits at orchid shows around the country. See you there!

And don't forget about the upcoming AOS/SWROGA Fall Show, "Orchid Fandango" October 26th through the 30th at the Omni San Antonio Hotel, in San Antonio, TX, hosted by the Alamo Orchid Society. Happy Orchid Growing!!! http://alamoorchidsociety.org/fandango/home