November 5
7pm at the Botanical Gardens
During the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society's Monthly Meeting
Phil Matt grows his orchids in a basement “greenhouse” at his home in Rochester, NY. An active member of the Genesee Region Orchid Society for many years, Phil also serves as the Society’s newsletter editor and webmaster.
Phil has always enjoyed growing Phalaenopsis orchids, even before they became the most commonly-encountered plants in almost any kind of retail setting imaginable. As a grower with many years of experience, he is constantly adjusting his growing techniques in an effort to achieve better flowering and more vigorous plants. Phil is back to working on Phalaenopsis hybridizing after a hiatus of unspecified length. He has never bought an orchid at a big box store or supermarket. Really!
Phil has a couple of Masters degrees hanging on the wall. His career as a professional photojournalist (and p/t college professor) has taken him into a lot of unlikely places over the years, even for a native of NYC. These days, he’s also spending a lot of time as proprietor of Nimble Eye Design, designing and coding commercial web sites, print publications and assorted other media projects. As far as he can tell, he’s never been an officer of any organization, is not a certified (or uncertified) orchid judge, is not involved in an orchid business with his spouse, and promises not to bore you to death when he presents, “Phalaenopsis Under Lights: A Cave for All
Seasons.”
This is free to attend but you MUST MAKE A RESERVATION. Please call John to make a reservation at 835-2132