Monthly Meeting - Kristen Uthus (July 11, 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Monthly Meeting - Guest speaker Kristen Uthus

Our guest speaker is Dr. Kristen Uthus, owner of New World Orchids. The topic will be "Miniatures: Honey, I Shrunk the Orchids".

Eventually everyone runs out of room for more orchids—unless they’re really small. While their size intimidates some people, miniatures are just as hardy as their larger relatives. What makes them so appealing is their variety of form as well as flower, and they are just plain cute! The fact that they take up so little space means that you can have a lot of variety in a limited area. Bigger definitely is not better.

You can preorder plants for delivery to the meeting and receive a 10% discount. Pre-orders can be made through email, and people can pay at the meeting (cash and check are preferred). The deadline for preorders is July 4. See her website at https://newworldorchids.com and email her at kristen@newworldorchids.com

Please have your plants on the show table by 11 a.m.

Lunch is potluck so please bring a dish to share if you are able to.

Please bring a dish, snack, or drink to share. Thank you!

Monthly Meeting - Annual Meeting and Cookout (August 08, 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Our Annual Picnic

August is always the month that we enjoy each other's company while we relax and enjoy our annual picnic.

Daryl and Carl have offered to host this year’s annual picnic and annual meeting at their home at 336 Mason Rd. in Milford New Hampshire beginning at noon. The society will provide drinks and meat for the grill. Please bring a chair and an appetizer, salad, side dish or dessert to share.

Please register to attend so that we have a head count and can plan accordingly.

There will be a show table so don’t forget your plants. This is also our annual meeting so we will be electing officers for the coming year.

Directions to Daryl and Carl’s house

336 Mason Rd, Milford NH

From Nashua, NH

Route 3 Exit 8 onto Somerset Pkwy (same exit as our orchid show)

Go to end turn right onto 101A/Amherst St

6.6 miles turn left onto route 101 West

(continue with Manchester/Bedford directions)

From Manchester/Bedford, NH

Route 101 West to Route 13/Milford exit

Bottom of ramp turn left onto route 13

Next intersection turn right at the light onto Armory Rd

At stop sign turn right onto Osgood Rd (passing in front of the Armory building)

Drive past the armory and immediately turn left onto Mason Rd

1.6 miles on left / Circular driveway / directly across from end of Whitten Rd

From west / Keene NH

Route 101 west to Milford

In Milford route 101 turns right at a light

Turn right again at next light onto Phelan Rd (next to VIP tires / Market Basket)

Follow that road past Market Basket up a small hill

Before next big hill turn left at fork onto Whitten Rd

Follow Whitten Rd all the way to the stop sign where it ends at Mason Rd

(When you get to the end you’ll be looking at our house directly in front of you)

From MA you can also take route 2 to route 13.

Follow route 13 north thru Fitchburg/Leominster/Townsend, MA and continue north to Milford, NH

Bottom of hill after Chappell Tractor turn left onto Armory Rd

At stop sign turn right onto Osgood Rd (passing in front of the Armory building)

Drive past the armory and immediately turn left onto Mason Rd

1.6 miles on left / Circular driveway / directly across from end of Whitten Rd

New Hampshire Orchid Society upcoming events

Monthly Meeting - Kristen Uthus (July 11, 2026)

Monthly Meeting - Annual Meeting and Cookout (August 08, 2026)