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You can join the Ottawa Orchid Society (OOS) by paying the annual membership fee through the society's online checkout link, then taking part in the member activities listed on the site: monthly meetings, workshops, orchid group discussions, and exhibiting your plants at OOS events. The site does not publish the fee amount, so check the checkout page for the current figure before you commit.
What the Society Is
Founded in 1978, OOS describes its purpose as promoting and assisting "in every way the knowledge, appreciation, culture, study, development, improvement and conservation of orchids." It is a long-running club rather than a commercial vendor, and its public pages are organized around meetings, events, conservation, and membership.
How to Join
- Open the membership checkout. The site's membership section links to an online checkout page labeled "Pay your annual membership fee."
- Review the fee on that page. The amount is not shown in the site's public text, so confirm it at checkout before paying.
- Complete payment through the checkout to activate your annual membership.
- Start attending. Use the events and meeting listings to find the next gathering.
If you prefer to ask questions first, the site's "More info" link on the upcoming meeting and its social media presence (including Instagram, where the society posts workshop and meeting recaps) are reasonable places to start.
What Members Get
| Benefit | What it involves |
|---|---|
| Monthly meetings | Talks by guest speakers; recent and upcoming topics include Polychilos phalaenopsis, Zygopetalums, compact Vandas, and orchids of China |
| Workshops | Hands-on sessions; the site highlights a Phalaenopsis care and culture workshop with hands-on repotting |
| Orchid group discussions | Regular member discussion sessions listed under events |
| Exhibiting | Guidance on how to exhibit your orchids at OOS events |
| Conservation involvement | Information on the society's work conserving orchids native to the region |
A practical example: if you grow Phalaenopsis and struggle with repotting, the workshop format described on the site—instruction plus hands-on practice—is the kind of session that turns a membership into usable skill rather than just a newsletter subscription.
What Current Members Do
The site directs current members to "get involved, attend workshops and learn about how to exhibit your orchids at our events." In practice, that means:
- Bringing plants to monthly meetings (the society's social posts describe members displaying their orchids at meetings)
- Attending speaker sessions, some of which are held via Zoom—the May 2026 meeting with Wenqing Perner of Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology is listed as a Zoom talk
- Participating in workshops and group discussions
- Preparing plants for exhibition at OOS events
Deciding Whether to Join
Join if you want structured, recurring access to expert speakers, hands-on culture workshops, and a local community that exhibits together. The meeting cadence—roughly monthly, with a season running from September—suits people who can attend regularly.
Hold off if you only need one-time information: meeting topics and speaker details are posted publicly, and the society's Instagram shares workshop and meeting highlights, so you can sample the content before paying. Because the fee and any membership terms are only visible at checkout, read that page carefully rather than assuming a price from the site's general pages.