Marni Turkel's Orchid Biography

Marni's Orchid Biography

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Marni Turkel (pronounced tur KELL) is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and has been growing orchids since 1980. She has been an active member of the San Francisco Orchid Society since 1982. A hobbyist grower, she has been growing in two greenhouses at her home in Santa Rosa, California. In August of 2006, her interest in dry rest plants led to the construction of a third, cold greenhouse intended for plants that benefit from a cool, dry winter. Her main interest is in cool-growing miniature species but plenty of larger plants have crept into the collection as well. Though the collection has never been counted, most guesses put it at several thousand plants representing a wide range of genera. Marni has been a contributor to Orchids magazine with her series called 'Well Worth the Space'. Her articles have been translated into Dutch, German and Portuguese for international publication. Photographs of her plants have been feature in articles for the past several years in both Orchids Magazine, Orchid Digest, Richardiana, The Orchid Review, and The Australian Orchid Review. A working potter for almost 40 years, she owns and manages Stony Point Ceramic Design which is a pottery that produces vases, orchid planters, flower arranging containers, ceramic barrel rims and urns.