Our family invites your family and friends to a gala event
held exclusively twice a year. Norman's open house is a tradition
not to be missed. We have over 10,000 square feet of orchid
showrooms filled with a vast assortment of blooming and near
blooming size orchids. If you like our on-line catalog pictures,
we invite you to come see them come to life in our greenhouse.
All your questions about growing these tropical delights will
be answered at our lecture presentations, held at 11am and 2pm
on each Saturday and Sunday of the event. Our lectures are given
by avid amateur growers with years of practical experience growing
(indoor or outdoor) of Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Oncidium, Dendrobium,
Paphiopedilum, Brassia, Epidendrum, Odontocidium & etc.
Saturday 4/4/2009*
(open to public, all are welcome to participate) in conjunction with International Phalaenopsis
Alliance ( IPA ) Regional Meeting 9 - 10 am: Free time for first crack at shopping
Norman's Open House sales tables 10 - 10:45 am: Carlos Fighetti, former President
of IPA, Current AOS President, on "The
Other Phalaenopsis Species" 10:45 - 11:00 am:Q&A
with Carlos Fighetti 11:00 - 11:45 am: Bob Gordon, author of Phal
culture books & Founding Father of IPA, on culture specifics
about "Getting the Best from
Your Phals" 11:45 - Noon:Q&A
with Bob Gordon Noon - 12:15: Mini Auction of Select Phalaenopsis
plants (donated by speakers and the orchidPhile) 12:15 - 1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own) and Shopping
Break 1:30-2:15 pm: Tom Harper of Stones River Orchids,
former IPA President & current First Vice President, on
"The Newest Developments in Breeding for Reds" 2:15 - 2:30 pm:Q&A
with Tom Harper 2:30 - 3:15 pm: Roundtable discussion on culture
and hybridizing: all guest speakers & Norman Fang, IPA Regional
Director & Vice President of AOS, participating
Sunday 4/5/2009*
11:00am Growing Phalaenopsis, Carlos Fighetti (President of
American Orchid Society)
02:00pm Windowsill Orchid Culture, Carri Raven-Riemann of the
orchidPhile in Conn.
Saturday 4/11/2009*
11:00am Advance Orchid Culture, Norman Fang
2:00pm Phalaenopsis as
House Plants, Barbara Moody
* class titles subject to change.
please check back one week before open house for class updates. click
>> see pictures from last Fall Open
House
2009 Spring Open House TV Commercial Clip
International Phalaenopsis Alliance
Regional Meeting April 4th, 2009 - 9:00
am to 5:00 pm
Mark your calendar
for Saturday, April 4 at Norman's Orchids in Montclair,
CA for what promises to be a great Regional get-together - our
first in
this area in many years! Guest speakers will include three of
our
original founding fathers: Carlos Fighetti, former IPA President
& current
AOS President, who will speak on "The "other"
Phalaenopsis Species"; Tom
Harper, of Stone's River Orchids, former IPA President &
current 1st Vice
President, on the newest developments in breeding for Reds;
and Bob
Gordon, famed author of several books on Phal culture, to update
us on the
latest and best ways to help your phals thrive. In addition,
we'll have a
workshop and/or roundtable discussion - an opportunity to share
with other
phal enthusiasts, meet new - and renew old - friendships.
