KAILUA-KONA — Celebrate the arrival of fall with the Kona Orchid Society’s Orchid Show &Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, inside and out at the Makaeo County Pavilion at the Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area.
Admission is $2 cash and includes a talk story with local mom and pop nursery folks and master gardeners who will answer questions from the public.
Learn about invasive species with Plant Pono and how to deal with little fire ants.
The new Early Bird Special returns to exclusively admit up to 100, beat-the-crowd shoppers starting at 8 a.m. Admission for this is $20 and includes a cup of coffee.
Tickets are sold online while they last at https://tinyurl.com/54fjxeez.
All shoppers are asked to bring their own boxes and bags.
KOS members will offer a colorful display of blooming orchids — don’t forget your camera — and find out how to join the club.
On tap is a sale of potted and mounted orchids presenting a wide selection of healthy plants from orchid growers hailing across Hawaii Island. In addition to numerous orchid varieties, choose from anthuriums, cactus, succulents, desert rose, air plants, fruit trees, herbs, veggie starts, bedding and native plants representing over a dozen different growers.
Ceramics, plant pots and cork mounts will also be offered, as well as food trucks.
Kona Orchid Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is “educating our members and the public about the collection, culture and appreciation of orchids.” Since 1985, KOS has promoted fellowship among orchid enthusiasts.
Members include individual hobbyists and commercial growers who usually meet 6 p.m. on the second Friday of the month at the Makua Lani Academy Bridge House.