Next Meeting: The Auction! – Sat., Oct. 17, 2026
Next Meeting: The Auction! – Sat., Oct. 17, 2026
We’re continuing our Fall orchid season this year with the annual GROS Auction. Come join your fellow members for a morning of great orchids and great fun! With many wonderful plants up for bid, everyone is sure to find a healthy, beautifully grown orchid – at an affordable price, too! You’ll be able to bid on plants that our buying power as a club brings to our members & friends at truly spectacular savings. If you’ve been paying attention at our meetings, many of the spectacular orchids seen on the Show Tables have been Auction plants bought by our members.
The Auction is a wonderful way to add to your orchid collection at very reasonable cost. Remember, every plant you buy at the Auction helps the GROS in running our many yearly activities. If you have friends who might be interested in our Auction, bring them along! The Auction is open to everyone, free of charge.
The complete list of orchids to be auctioned off is available for download here – if you are a member, you will receive the list in our club email soon.
Auction preview begins at 9:00 a.m. and plant preview will begins at 9:30.
For those of you who’ve never attended one of our auctions, there will be orchids for windowsill, under-lights and greenhouse growers, orchids for experts, orchids for beginners – orchids for everyone! We will have a good selection of both hybrids and species, with some plants in bud and bloom! You can pay for your plants with cash, checks, or credit/debit cards. Members are encouraged to bring a snack to share.
Our Meetings
The Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) is a 501(c) non-profit organization based in Rochester, NY.
Our regular meeting night is the first Monday following the first Sunday of each month. We occasionally change the meeting date as our schedule requires, but we always list the correct date well in advance both on this website and in our monthly newsletter. Our meetings are open to everyone without charge – feel free to attend and find out what our Society is all about!
Meetings typically consist of a brief business meeting to conduct our club’s routine activities, a special presentation on an orchid subject, an orchid raffle (2 tickets for $1), and a Show Table where members can display their flowering plants for everyone to see. For more information, please contact any of our officers.
See our entire meeting schedule with all locations and maps here.
Membership
Membership includes:
- Free admission to our annual Spring Show
- Notices of special vendor discounts and pre-ordering opportunities
- Voting privileges for officers and constitutional changes.
Click here to see our Bylaws.
The dues for single membership are $20. Family membership dues are $25. You can download a membership application here.
You can also join online here and pay securely with PayPal – you don’t need to have a PayPal account, and can pay with your credit or debit card.