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Selby hosts Lunch in the Gardens: Sex, Lies, and Orchids

Dr. Antonio Toscano de Brito spoke at the event on Oct. 18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 6:13 p.m. October 18, 2017
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This luncheon proved that, with more than 20,000 species spread around the globe, orchids are the sexiest of all plant families.

Martha and David Angel with Kathryn Carr
Martha and David Angel with Kathryn Carr
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Jennifer Rominiecki, Mish Tworkowski and Pauline Wamsler Joerger
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Event Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart together with Selby CEO Jennifer Rominiecki
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Chairwomen Pauline Wamsler Joerger and Ariane Dart
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The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
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Jena Wilson, Bianca Lawrence, Jamie Becker and Shelley Sarbey
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Lee Barsky and Gloria Moss
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
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Linda Dominico and Ana Molinari
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Michelle Kapreilian and Roxie Jerde
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
The tablescapes were flawlessly decorated at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
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It was a full house at Lunch in the Gardens on Oct.18 at Michael's on the Bay at Selby Gardens.
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Margot Coville and Jean Weidner Goldstein
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Deborah Blue, Susan Jones and Roger Capote
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Jewelry Designer Mish Tworkowski
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Sylvia Barber, Isabel Anchin-Becker and Ann Logan
Speaker Dr. Antonio Toscano De Brito, research botanist, speaks to the crowd.
Speaker Dr. Antonio Toscano De Brito, research botanist, speaks to the crowd.
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Veronica Brady, Susan Jones, Sally Schule and Jennifer Compton
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