Next date: Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
The Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance club holds monthly meetings that are open to the public. They meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Naples Conference Center, 1455 Pine Ridge Road, with about 100 members present. The July 23 meeting is the club’s annual Orchid Bingo with blooming orchids as prizes and a potluck dinner provided by members. The Aug. 20 meeting will feature Thanh Nguyen, owner of Springwater Orchids in Melbourne, discussing orchid care and selling plants he has grown. The Sept. 17 meeting is the club’s annual Orchid Auction filled with everything from seedlings of new hybrids to large specimen plants, with an emphasis on the rare opportunity to own plants no longer available for sale from stores and orchid nurseries. The Oct. 15 meeting will be led by award-winning amateur orchid hobbyist and Catasetums expert Mark Margolis.
The November 19 meeting will feature Bret and Ruth Ullery, owners of Accent Orchids in St. Petersburg, who will conduct an orchid mounting workshop as part of Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance’s meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Naples Conference Center, 1455 Pine Ridge Road.
For more information, visit GulfCoastOrchids.org or text 239-269-6389.
Naples Conference Center, 1455 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, View Map
Free admission