Los Baņos Orchid and Garden Show
When: April 25 to May 4, 2008
Where: UPLB Los Baņos, Laguna
Organized by : Los Baņos Orchid Society
Exhibits * Lectures * Trade Fair
Visit one of the most exciting orchid shows in the heart of the UPLB campus in Laguna. One of the oldest and most organized orchid and garden show outside of Metro Manila, This is the best time of the year to take a holiday trip to the
gardens of Los Baņos. The Saracca, king of Philippine flowering trees, are in bloom. Bougainvilleas are a riot of flowers and flowers. Leafy plants are lush and colorful. And, there are no rains to spoil the leisurely walk through the garden centers.But the more compelling reason is to see the much-awaited
garden show of Los Baņos Orchid Society in UPLB.
Although two garden shows are held every year usually April and October , we cannot seem to get enough of each.We have other reasons for touring this weekend despite theexpected ordeals of driving through the messy traffic and very bad roads of the South Expressway.One is to see new plants and to meet UPLB's plant propagators,professors, and scientists who organize the shows.
It is also an opportunity to make side trips to the numerous garden centers around Los Baņos.
Guide to garden centers ,It is amazing to see the development of the plant industry in thearea. In the 1970s, the main plant selling centers were in Bayog
and Mayondon villages in Los Baņos. Local households had a thriving business propagating and selling ornamental plants right in their backyard.
Today, hundreds of nurseries have mushroomed all over Laguna. The more popular ones are found in Calamba, Los Baņos, and Bay.The recommended route to the commercial gardens is to drive straight from South Expressway to Los Baņos. Save the backroad drive for the return trip to Makati so as not to miss the interesting nurseries along the route.
For more information about the Show:
Mr. Carlos Valeriano Lazaro - Vice-President Los Baņos Orchid Society and President Philippine Orchid Society
He is also a consistent landscape award winner both in orchid and in ornamental plant landscaping and a plant connoisseur. He has a degree of BS Industrial Management Engineering in Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Calamba , Laguna
He is also a member of several orchid and horticultural societies in the country. He had also participated in various international orchid and horticultural shows which had widely acclaimed praises from over the world.
E mail:valesol1984@yahoo.com
THE PHILIPPINE ORCHID SOCIETY Headquarters
Unit 209 Delsa Mansion, Scout Borromeo corner Scout Torillo Streets,
Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, Philippines
you can contact JENNY RIVERA - Executive Secretary at (0917)848-5468 or (02)929-4425
Email: philorchidsociety@yahoo.com