Julia has always had an overzealous interest in plants of all kinds, and began growing orchids more years ago than she’d like to admit in the *cough* 90’s.  Did her first plant live?  Of course not!  Not to be deterred, she kept up, read everything, and even worked at an orchid nursery on weekends during college.  Eventually growing a few plants wasn't enough, and more trouble had to be made, so clearly breeding orchids was the next step.  As a scientist, she was uniquely positioned to begin flasking orchid seeds, though she admits using the labs’s equipment hardly qualifies as normal Friday night hijinks.  These days, she uses a cannibalized guest room as a lab, and the craziness continues.Have you ever wondered about how new orchids are made?  Many orchid growers reach a point where the question shifts from how to grow orchids well to how orchids actually begin at all, and what that might mean to you as an orchid enthusiast.

Julia offers orchids and other interesting plants for sale at juliaredman.com.  Winter shipping shutdown is currently in effect, but price list is available on request.  Preorders for pickup at the meeting will get 10% off.