Carlsbad residents, from left, Sutton Smith and Janet Calcagno admire with the orchids that Palomar Orchid Society member Dottie Forte selected for them. The Palomar Orchid Society celebrated an Orchids at the Flower Fields event April 23 through April 25, featuring vendors who sold orchids of all shapes and sizes, including locally grown, cut orchid spikes from the Palomar Orchid Society booth. The Palomar Orchid Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the Month at the Carlsbad Woman’s Club, 3320 Monroe St. Courtesy photo

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