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Board Retirements
The DCCOA would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the service that they have given to our community by serving you on the board. They are:

Chris Phillips- For his hard work as the Common Property Liaison.

George Partin- Doug Klippel presented a plaque to George Partin for his three years of service as Board President.
 

Submitted by Tommy Walter

Has this ever happened to you? I won an orchid plant as a door prize at one of the Garden Club meetings. It was gorgeous, with two long stems of creamy white blossoms tinged with magenta streaks. I watered it and set it on a table where I could admire it. But soon it wilted and dropped its flowers and ended up looking rather forlorn, with two dried sticks projecting from five leathery oval leaves. In frustration, I stuck it out on the screened porch to fend for itself and ignored it. But orchids are not as fragile as they look. This one liked being ignored and was only watered when it rained. Eventually, it sent out two new stems and is thriving! Obviously, it isn't because of my care. And so I'm looking forward to the February program at the Home and Garden Club where we have invited John Van Brocklin to come and speak to us. He is the Vice President of The Orchid Society in Jacksonville and can answer all our questions about orchids.

The Jacksonville Orchid Society was formed in 1943 and meets each month at the Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Ave. They welcome guests and visitors if you are interested. The meetings start with culture classes for beginners and new growers, then the general program features different speakers. Members bring in some of their plants each month to share with the group.

On March 15th and 16th, the Jacksonville Orchid Society Show and Sale will present "A Shower of Orchids". Admission is free and you could win a free orchid! Go to www.jaxorchidsociety.org for more information about the show or the organization. The members exhibit their orchids at shows in Gainesville, Volusia and Tallahassee. They also offer repotting clinics on the 1st Saturday of each month at the Ace Hardware on San Jose Blvd in Mandarin from 10-1pm and can give you advice at that time.

If you have an orchid that needs some TLC or would like to know what kind it is, bring it along to the meeting and get some answers from the expert. John Van Brocklin can tell you where to buy them, how to care for them and who to call when you fall in love with them and want to know more! What a nice way to start the year - learning about beautiful flowers and then staying afterwards to have lunch with friends at the Club.

We have another Field Trip planned for March 11 to the Cummer Museum during 'Garden Month' and we will be going to lunch together in Avondale. The gardens at the Cummer are beautiful and you may be inspired to go out and plant something! Or you can simply admire the gardens and leave the planting to the experts! Either way, it will be a nice day out.

Our annual Fashion Show, "The Days of Wine and Roses", is being presented on March 25th this year and tickets go on sale February 1st. Put this on your social calendar because you won't want to miss it. We'll be showing Spring fashions to give you some ideas on how to brighten up your wardrobe.