"The American Orchid Society... its Botanical Garden... A 5-acre, $8 million international headquarters for the American Orchid Society, featuring a 20,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style building, two 4,000-sq.-ft. greenhouses, and 3½-acre botanical garden showcasing a variety of orchids from around the world...
The garden features: Vaughn Focus Garden Dedicated to the Vaughn family, who shared its home in West Palm Beach with the AOS for 16 years before the organization moved to Delray Beach. The Focus Garden features a reflecting pool and the first orchid collected by Lewis Vaughn, transplanted from his estate. ... AOS Greenhouse The public display house has a formal staging area for... orchid displays. The private production greenhouse is visible through large display windows and houses the Societys main orchid collections and is used for production and conservation. Two Water Falls The smaller of the two was donated by the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society; the second is a 14-foot cascading waterfall that forms the backdrop for a small pond and wooden bridge. The Cork Tree This 13-foot display tree was grown in six months. It was constructed by fitting and securing PVC piping, concrete, wires and screws together. It was then topped off with more than 600 lbs. of cork... The tree is covered with flowering orchids... demonstrating how these plants grow in their native habitat. ... AOS Future The AOS is seeking donations to fund an American Heritage Collection of orchids. This permanent collection of historical plants provided the breeding stock for modern-day American-grown and -produced orchids. This collection will be available to students of orchid hybridization for study and research both in person at the AOS headquarters, as well as online. ... The AOS facility and gardens... Admissions are... free for... AOS members." URL : http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Attractions_and_Events/article-148819.html *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
