Tuesday, January 17, 2017 OSMT Meeting – Location: Cheekwood 7 pm Presentation: “Paphiopedilum” (Member plant sales & refreshments at 6:30 pm) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 We restart our year with an in depth look into the famed Lady’s Slipper orchids. Our guest speaker will be our […]

Saturday, December 10, 2016 All Members (new and old) are welcome! Location: Home of Alan Bachrach — 400 Wayside Court Nashville, TN 37205 Host: OSMT/Alan Phone: 615-351-6546 On behalf of the Orchid Society of Middle TN, we’d like to invite you and a guest to  our annual Christmas party. The main course will be provided by […]

Tuesday November 15th – Annual Business Meeting 6:30 pm Refreshments 7:00 pm Meeting Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 I hope everyone is enjoying fall with this excellent weather. Our Orchid’s are delighted with all of the sun. It has been a strange weather year and I expect this […]

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 OSMT Meeting 7 pm Presentation: “Growing Complex Paphiopedilums” (refreshments at 6:30 pm) 6:15 pm Return of Orchids 101: Basics of Paphiopedilum culture (before the meeting) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 Hadley Cash – Grower and speaker, Marriott Orchids, Kernersville, NC **Please note: Orchids 101 […]

Tuesday, Sept 20, 2016 OSMT Meeting 7 pm Presentation: “Beyond Sc. Beaufort – A 20 Year Odyssey in Cattleya Breeding” (refreshments at 6:30 pm) Note: Ron from New Earth Orchids Greenhouse will be bringing a variety of orchids for sale. Be sure to pre-order at www.neworchids.com! Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive […]

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 OSMT Meeting 7 pm Presentation: “The Genus Phragmipedium; Quest for White & Yellow Flowers” (refreshments at 6:30 pm) 6:15 pm Return of Orchids 101: Basics of Slipper orchid culture (before the meeting) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 David Kessler – Grower and speaker, Willowbrook […]

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 OSMT Meeting 7 pm Presentation: “First Ladies and their Cattleya Orchids ‐ 1929 to Present” (refreshments at 6:30 pm, drawing for a signed book during meeting) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 Art Chadwick – Author and speaker, Chadwick & Son Orchids, Richmond, VA. – […]

OSMT Auction, Saturday, June 18, 2016 Time: 2 – 6 pm (Pot Luck) Location: The Merkle’s 1008 Maplewood Place, Nashville TN 615–275-9611 June 18th at 2 pm we will be having our yearly OSMT Picnic and Orchid Auction. This is a great event to expand your Orchid collection while having a some excellent food. The […]

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 OSMT Meeting 7 pm Presentation: Epiphytes in the Concrete Jungle or “Growing Orchids in Urban Spaces” (refreshments at 6:30 pm) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 After many trips through the cloud forests and rainforests of Central and South America, Michael Riley set out […]

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 OSMT Meeting – Location: Cheekwood 7 pm Presentation: “Brazilian Orchid Habitats – Amazon River Basin” (plant sales & refreshments at 6:30 pm) Location: Cheekwood Botanical Gardens – directions, 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205 Francisco Miranda will be our speaker in April. He will talk about orchid habitats of the […]