Maryland Orchid Society

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Our show is held in the Horticultural Hall at the Timonium Fairgrounds. The show will be open to the public from Friday March 9 to Sunday March 11, 2012.

Date	Time	Event
Tuesday March 6, 2012	9 a.m. (begins)	Staging set up
Wednesday March 7, 2012	10 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Exhibits set-up
Thursday, March 8, 2012	9 a.m. (begins)	Ribbon and AOS Judging
Thursday, March 8, 2012	7:30 p.m.	Preview Party and Sales
Friday, March 9 - Sunday, March 11	10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday	Sales and displays open to the public

The show includes many sizes and types of exhibit, such as individual plants, artistic arrangements of plants, photographs, and other artwork with orchid themes. AOS judging of individual plants will begin at 9AM on Thursday March 8, 2012.

The 2012 MOS Show Exhibitor Package is Available for Download

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Our The Show Committee is pleased to announce that the Exhibitor Packet for the 2012 MOS Show and Sale is now available (attached). The packet contains the schedule of classes and rules and regulations that you'll need to successfully exhibit in the show. Each exhibitor in Division I. Exhibits and Division IV. Art must fill out and return the Exhibitor Reservation Form at the end of the packet by 25 February.
Here are some other dates to remember:

6 March -- Staging set-up.
7 March -- Exhibit installation.
8 March -- Ribbon and AOS judging. Preview party.
9-11 March -- Show open to public.
11 March -- Break-down.

After reviewing the packet, if you have questions, please contact Show Co-Chair Bill Scharf.

There will be an expanded sales area featuring the finest seedlings and flowering plants from hardy terrestrial orchids, to rare species, to the latest hybrids.

Our current 2012 list of vendors includes:

Fishing Creek Orchids
Little Brook Orchids
The Little Greenhouse
Orchids For You
The Orchid Gallery
Quarter Acre Orchids
Seagrove Orchids
Sunisa's Clay Flowers
Walking on Broken Glass
and Woodstream Orchids.

You will also find an exhibit by Hydrofarm on high intensity lighting.

Our show features a large number of sponsored awards. For a complete list of the MOS 2006 Special Awards in PDF format, please click here.

Talks at the 2012 Maryland Orchid Society Show and Sale

Directions to the Fairgrounds:

From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), take I-83 north. Exit at Timonium Road EAST. Turn left on York Road. Turn left into the Fairgrounds at the North entrance. The 4H Building (Horticulture Hall) is the first building on the right.