"Pat Brennan" wrote in message
...
Here is the standard PR. I think it ended with 36 vendors and a AOS
judged
show. Admission $5.



The Miami Orchid Festival, a major new orchid event, is coming to the
Tamiami Fair Expo Center(10900 Coral Way) on January 30th, 31st and
February
1st. The Festival will be in some aspects the largest orchid event of the
season and hence is billed as "South Florida's Winter Orchid
Extravaganza".
Truly national and international in scope, the Miami Festival brings
together forty growers from the US and around the world. Orchidists from
Malaya, Taiwan, the Philippines will join growers from Brazil, Venezuela
and
Peru as well as local and national growers. Many of these leading orchid
nurseries have never before exhibited in South Florida and will be
offering
the public new varieties of orchid species and hybrids not previously
available here.

The Miami Orchid Festival is a community based event with the sponsorship
of
the Orchid Society of Coral Gables and with participation by the South
Dade
Amateur Orchid Society, the American Orchid Society's Florida Carribean
Judging Center, the Coalition on Orchid Species and Orchid Mania(the
childrens' AIDS charity), all of whom will be contributing to the staffing
of the event and sharing in its success. An overwhelming majority of local
commercial orchid growers will also be exhibiting and vending. The event
is
intended to bring the entire orchid community of South Florida together.

Staged exhibits will be mounted by both commercial and amateur groups. The
latter will, in a unique feature, be competing for cash prizes for the
best
exhibits. Both individual plants and exhibits will be eligible for
ribbons,
trophies and the much coveted American Orchid Society awards. The public
is
also invited to bring plants for exhibit and judging on Thursday January
29th between 12 and 6 PM..

Orchid theme arts and crafts will be offered for sale as well as a full
range of supplies, materials and tools for all the orchid grower's needs.

Lectures by internationally renowned experts as well as growing classes
for
amateurs and more advanced hobbyists will be presented. Local orchid
societies will be there during the entire show to recruit new members and
to
help the public with their orchid related problems.

Miami's first orchid event of the year promises in many aspects to be not
only the first but the best!

For further information or to arrange photo shoots or other extended
coverage of this colorful tropical event, contact Dr. Martin Motes at 305
2474398 or email at


More info on this event:
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin and Mary Motes
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:46 AM
Subject: New Growers at Miami Orchid Festival


We are getting many requests for a list of the vendors at the Festival this
weekend. Lots of new growers, lots of new stuff. Here they are!

Final Vendors list for Miami Orchid Festival

1L-Ontario Orchids

2L-Redland Orchids

3L-Palm Bay Orchids

4L-Kogachi Orchids

1-Brennans Orchids

2-Godlove and Son Orchids

3- Centro Jardineria Manrique

4-Dan Chong Orchids

5- South Dade Gardens-Information

6- Bergstrom Orchids

7- Jupiter Ring Connection

8-Stalt Ceramics

9-Creative Hydroponics

10- J.C.Florart

11-Exotics of Maui

12-Macs Orchids

13-Whimsey Orchids

14-Woodland Orchids

15-Plantio de Orquidea

16-Lazy Daze Orchids

17-Gold Country Orchids

18-Featherstone Orchids

19-Soroa Orchids

20- Orchis Floraculturing

21-Caribe Plants

22-Bella Vista Orchids

23-Orchids by Delrei

24-TKO + Products

25-Floralia Orchids

26-Orquidearios Venezolanos

27-Orchids by Knight

28-Amazonia Orchids

29-Sedona Orchids

30-Palm Hammock Orchid Estate

31-Martys Orchids

32-Krull Smith Orchids

33 A Garden of Earthly Delights

34 Hanging Gardens

1X-Ofe International

2X-Motes Orchids