Redland Orchid Festivals, Inc. presents


16
th Annual
REDLAND INTERNATIONAL
ORCHID FESTIVAL

May 18-20, 2012
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Fruit & Spice Park
24801 SW 187th Ave.
Homestead, Florida

America's Favorite 
Orchid Festival !

admission - only  $10

NEW! Weekend pass, only $25
Admittance for all three days
Available at all park ticket
locations on Friday.

Featuring over 60 vendors from all over the World and The U.S
below is the list of invited vendors based on 2011 - click vendor's name for contact info
list will be updated as vendors confirm

Amazonia Orchids - Homestead,FL
Andy's Orchids - Encinitas, CA
Bela Vista Orchids - Sao Paolo, Brazil
Best of Thai Orchids - Bangkok, Thailand
Blossom Planting Supplies, El Monte, CA
Broward Orchid Supply, Hollywood, FL
Cal Orchid - Santa Barbara, California
Canaima Orchids - Ellenton, Florida
Carib Plants - Homestead, FL
Carolina Orchids - Fort Mill, South Carolina
Carter & Holmes Orchids - Newberry, SC

Centro De Jardineria Manrique, Peru

Ching Hua Orchids - Taiwan

Dan & Margie Orchids - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Eco Orquideas - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ecuagenera CIA - Cuenca, Ecuador
EFG Orchids - Deland, FL
Far East Agriculture - Selangor, Malaysia
Featherstone Orchids - Dunellon, FL
Floralia Orquidarios Reunidos - Niteroi, Brazil
Gold Country Orchids - Lincoln, CA
H&R Orchids - Waimanalo, HI

Hamlyn Orchids Ltd. - Jamaica

Indian River Orchids - Vero Beach, FL
June’s Orchid Estate - Thonotosassa, FL
Kaler Orchids - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Kawamoto Orchid Nursery - Honolulu
Krull-Smith Orchids - Apopka, FL
Kogachi Orchids - Waianae, HI
Laurel Orchids - Jupiter, FL
Louis Del Favero Orchids - Tampa, FL
Louisiana Orchid Connection - Baton Rouge, LA
Mac's Orchids - Fort Lauderdale
Miller's Tropicals - Homestead, FL

Motes Orchids - Homestead, FL
Oakhill Gardens, Dundee. IL
Odom's Orchids - Fort Pierce, FL
OFE International - Miami, FL
Ooi Leng Sun Orchids -  Penang, Malaysia
Orchid Acres - Lake Worth, FL
Orchids by Del Rei - Hastings, FL
Orquidearios Venezolanos - Maracay, VZ
Orquideas Del Valle - Cali, Colombia
Orquifollajes Orchid Growers - Envigado, Colombia
Out on a Limb Orchids- Camano Island, WA
PCK Orchids - Miami, FL
Pelican Coast Farms - Fort Meyers, FL
Plantio La Orquidea - Caracas, Venezuela
Puanani Orchids - Waimanalo, HI
Purificacion Orchids - Quezon City, Phillipines
Quest Orchids - Miami, FL
RF Orchids - Homestead, FL
Ruben in Orchids - Miami, FL
Sedona Orchids - Homestead, FL
Seed Engei - Shizuoka, Japan
Soroa Orchids - Homestead, FL

Springwater Orchids - Melbourne , FL
Stelmar Gardens - Homestead, FL
Tying Shin Orchids - Taiwan
Waldor Orchids - Linwood, NJ
Whimsy Orchids - Homestead, FL
Woodland Orchids - Charlotte, NC
Yih Cheng Orchids - Taiwan
Joseph Wu Orchids, Taiwan


This is an AOS-judged event!
Entries will be received at the Show Tent in the park on
Thursday May 17th between Noon and 3:00 p.m.

Judging begins at 3:00 p.m.
Also featured:

Walking Tours - NEW!
Educational tours led by knowledgeable orchidists. 
Orchid supplies - Two vendors to provide all you need to plant and grow orchids.
Lectures and Demonstrations - Interesting and informative talks from orchid experts featuring the care and culture of species and hybrids suited to South Florida’s climate.
Crafts - Attractive and unusual orchid and/or garden related items from several vendors.
Walking Tours of the Park - conducted by park personnel at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Learn about all the interesting and exotic fruit and spice plants growing there.
Potting & Storage Tent - Store your purchases while you continue to stroll around or have your bare root purchases repotted. Both services are provided by Orchidmania and the modest fees are devoted entirely to the care of children with AIDS.
US Department of Agriculture - Inspectors will be on hand to provide phytosanitary certificates and CITES documentation for those wishing to take plants out of the country.
Rest Areas - Where you can sit and relax in the shade.
The Park Store - Near the entrance, offers a unique choice of preserves and bottled juices, as well as a variety of interesting books on plants and gardening.
An ATM - Just in case you forgot your wallet/purse.
Food and Drink - A wide range of food vendors to satisfy every taste. Relax and refresh in clean, spacious tents!

Festival Photo Gallery
(if you have never been, see what you have missed!)
Gallery 1 - Gallery 2 - Gallery 3
!

Driving Directions from Anywhere & Map
directions

Nearby Hotels & Inns
lodging


dining

Lecture Schedule
speakers

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NOTE: the park layout has changed!
You can download and print a handy PDF map of the tent locations here
and vendor tent numbers here (print one each side of 8½x11 sheet).

 

To request material in accessible format, information on access for persons with disabilities, or sign language interpreter services (7 days in advance) call 305-755-7848.