Who we are!
The Pacific Northwest Judging Center is part of the American Orchid Society Judging System designed to provide a service to its members, affiliated societies and orchid growers in the region by which their orchids can be evaluated and judged for American Orchid Society awards. We are committed to helping the AOS spread 'orchid fever' through encouragement and education about orchid growing, and the judging of quality orchids.
Bring your orchids to monthly judging!
We invite all who grow and love orchids to come to our monthly judging sessions and Outreach Judgings. Whether you have an orchid that you feel is of exceptional quality or you simply want to learn or perhaps even become a judge, please come visit us, or Contact Us for additional information.
Judging takes place at Keizer Civic Center, Chemawa Room, 930 Chemawa Road, Keizer, OR, at 1:15 PM on the first Sunday of the month. For sending cut flowers, please confirm prior to shipping to Thomas Etheridge at Rollyridge @gmail.com.
2025 Area Shows/Events:
(For details, please contact the appropriate society; All judgings are on Sat unless indicated; * indicates non-AOS judged event
Recorded Educational Programs:
A Scrooge Orchid Christmas by Craig Williams, PNWJC (A classic Scrooge's view of orchid judging): https://youtu.be/pEv7sGYXMTc
Judging Vanda falcata and its hybrids by Lori Rheinberger, PNWJC:
https://youtu.be/_hpoLAc7XuM
Cattleya aclandiae and its hybrids by Janeil Paine, PNWJC:
https://youtu.be/XN6auZbZ7e0
Judging Tiny Flowers by Carrie Buchman, NEJC:
https://youtu.be/7Qf_vhwjts8
Novelty Phalaenopsis by David Edgley, WCJC:
https://youtu.be/ZJjeT8ljJ8w
Odontoglossums: Then and Now, Has Anything Really Changed? by Tom Etheridge, PNWJC: https://youtu.be/eR9bxCTbdss
Dendrobium Jewels of the South Pacific: section Calyptrochilus, Randy Bayer presentation at Memphis Orchid Society: https://youtu.be/kMtw9qMJcA8
Judging Dendrobiums by Charles Wilson, PNWJC :
https://youtu.be/dIX5iIU6rr4
Jewel and Painted Leaved Orchids by Susan Wilson, PNWJC:
https://youtu.be/rZQjzJH2PqM
Angraecoids - Fleeting Stars by Mike Curtin:
https://youtu.be/sr4YxeZO5PE youtu.be/1hb-hMBWuqg
Judging Orange and Yellow Cattleyas by Daniella Jasen:
https://youtu.be/jUelJpVNxCo
Ethics and the AOS Judge by Janeil Payne youtu.be/lbIxono6D0U
Tolumnia - The Dancing Lady by Lori Rheinberger:
youtu.be/dYbSd3wQSRA
To Award or Not to Award - by Daniella Jasen
https://youtu.be/JooF8aL7LJQ
Measurements are Fundamental - By Craig Williams
https://youtu.be/LChsbTBvqLM
Judging Zygopetalums - by Michael Curtin
https://youtu.be/iyuB2qaoozs
Judging Restrepias - by Tyler Currey youtu.be/JFJ_slatstQ
Now That You Are a Judge - by Lori Rheinberger
youtu.be/E56HY92ukrI
Reed-Stem Epidendrums - Weeds are Things of Beauty - by Janeil
Payne youtu.be/b4OFf6zzda0
Judging Habenarias - by Michael Curtin youtu.be/bkSKqVDWoK4
Phaius - a Not-Often-Seen Terrestrial - by Daniella Jasen youtu.be/WQ40o1U8D9U
AOS Ed 8/3/2023 Catasetum youtu.be/t8IMEnhG1GY
AOS Ed 9/7/2023 Catasetum - Janeil Payne youtu.be/sQnYwPtnOlY
AOS Ed 10/14/2023 Catasetum -Tyler Currey youtu.be/udZMPCZ-cc0
AOS Ed: Catasetum - Tyler Currey https://youtu.be/fQasF_tSMBk
AOS Ed: Connecting the Dots! - Janeil Payne https://youtu.be/w2YbHZQKu38
Caularthron bicornutum - Tyler Currey https://youtu.be/x1wE4Q-2XcE
AOS Education 12/7/2023 Nomenclature youtu.be/S6vdf7ldi8s
AOS Education 1/4/2024 Cattleya https://youtu.be/E6lkkg8u944
Oxyglossums - Robert Winkley https://youtu.be/PAAVFPAX6rI
Breeding Complex Paphs - Hillsview Gardens https://youtu.be/VaCpsq6KQFo