Inc. There are currently about 250 active members. They include a short session on orchid culture, and a main speaker. Members can choose to have dinner with the speaker before the meeting. After the main presentation there are refreshments and judging of orchids that members have brought in for display. There is a silent auction and a raffle with a large array of desirable orchids.
Members can confer with the experts and borrow books from our extensive library .
MOS is an award-winning participant in the annual Santa Barbara Orchid Show, the Southland Orchid Show at the New Otani Hotel in Los Angeles, and the Malibu Art Festival. Members design and execute the displays and lend their plants for these occasions. We also hold a very successful annual orchid auction, open to the public. There is an annual organized overnight bus trip to see special collections and nurseries in areas outside of Los Angeles and a day when selected MOS members welcome visitors to their greenhouses and outdoor orchid gardens. In addition, members have a marvelous Summer Party, as well as a festive Holiday Champagne Banquet each year.