Be sure to visit our display March 1 – 4, 2018 at this year’s Nashville Lawn and Garden Show, “Guerilla Gardening and the Urban Jungle,”

Location: Nashville Fairgrounds 500 Wedgewood Ave Nashville 37203

Show Hours: Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 7 pm and Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

What’s going on?  Nashville Lawn & Garden show is an annual event featuring live gardens, free lectures, demonstrations, and more. There are incredible gardens and displays to see and hundreds of vendors and groups selling unusual plants (including orchids) and lawn and garden supplies.

Why does this matter to us? OSMT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization: We are compensated for our display, which helps sustain our organization. We get to meet new people who are interested in orchids and would like to attend our functions

How you can help the Orchid Society — We need volunteers to staff the Lawn & Garden Show Thursday March 1-4, 2018:

We’ll be installing our “usual” gorgeous display of orchids beginning Tuesday night (Feb 27) for the “rough stuff” and installing plants in the display on Wednesday (Feb 28). This is a fun show folks, even if you can’t participate, please come by and see our display, talk with other OSMT members, and prowl the garden show.

• OSMT needs individuals to staff our booth on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Time slots are 10 am – 1 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm, and 4 pm – 7 pm each day. Show closes at 5 pm on Sunday, March 4, 2018. We would like two volunteers for each time slot and happy to pair you with a friend or more senior member of the OSMT if you desire. Call me at 615-297-3508 and I can answer any questions.
• Volunteers are needed for set up and take down of the display as well. Please call Byron Dumas, OSMT President for more info at 931-436–5518.
• Plants! Orchids (blooming preferred but not required) and green foliage plants such as ferns for the background. (don’t forget to write your name somewhere on the bottom of the container!)
• Staff our booth for people interested in our display, we would like to talk to them and emphasize that we are an educational, nonprofit organization, and that our monthly meetings are open to everyone.

Please don’t worry if you’re new to orchids like myself. If you’re a member of the OSMT, then you have already sufficient knowledge to answer questions from visitors to the show. We have a flyer to hand out and contact sheet for those interested in the OSMT or individuals with questions. This is a fun event!

For more information on helping with the display, including plant drop-off and pick-up information please contact:
Byron Dumas 31-436–5518, bdumas7436@aol.com

For more information about staffing the display, please contact
Dick Davis 615-297-3508, rdavismd@comcast.net