World of Orchids Show features new displays each week

ENCINITAS – San Diego Botanic Garden hosts its second annual spring orchid showcase, World of Orchids, from now through Sunday, June 12. The garden will stage the exhibition, which kicked off Mother's Day weekend, in its state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot, glass-enclosed facility – the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory.

On select days, the show will feature sales of plants, potting materials, reference guides, and other merchandise by vendors, conservation organizations, and local orchid societies.

"This exhibition invites visitors to enjoy the vibrant colors, elegant shapes and intoxic...