Moon Author's Review
The Jamaica Orchid Society is the island's leading (perhaps only) organization dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of orchids. It holds an impressive annual Spring Orchid Show the last weekend in March (9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.) at the orchid house at Hope Gardens or the grounds of the Jamaica Horticultural Society (intersection of Gibson Drive and Gibson Close in Hope Pastures), or another venue, as the case may be. The society meets on the first Saturday of each month at the Joint Trade Unions Research and Development Centre (1 Hope Blvd.) at 4 p.m.; visitors are welcome. Members bring plants to discuss and hold short lectures and a judging session, where members learn about orchids and how to judge shows.
