March monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamSimon Tarrant will be visiting us this month to tell us about 'Orchids of Estonia'.
April monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamPhil Gould, who helps to look after the Orchid House at Cambridge Botanic Gardens and has been growing orchids himself for 40 years, will tell us about the 'Cambridge Connection'.
May monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamAt our May meeting, we'll be showing a recorded talk by Fred Clarke on Catasetums. This fascinating genus of orchids produces male or female flowers depending on the light level; the showy male flowers arise if you cultivate in lower light, the green but intricate female flowers if you cultivate in brighter light.
June monthly meeting and AGM
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamAfter the AGM, there will be a slide show of orchids taken by the late Dennis Pilcher, an orchid specialist and photographer.
September monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamQuestion and answer plant clinic. Bring your problem plants - we all have them! - and get advice from our experienced growers. Members' plant sale. Bring your spare plants, propagations etc., for sale, add to your collection! 10% of sale proceeds to Suffolk Orchid Society. NB Annual subscriptions are due and remain unchanged at £10. […]
October monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamAndrew Bannister, proprietor of Orchid Alchemy, will be visiting us on 25-Oct-23 to give a talk entitled 'Tropical Orchids Without Heat'. No doubt he will also bring a selection of his stock for sale - I certainly hope so, as I've had seedlings from him in the past that have grown into truly magnificent plants. […]
November monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamOur November 2023 monthly meeting will be our annual social event. Members are invited to bring spouses/partners and a small plate of food to share (enough for yourselves). We will be having a quiz, and the Display Tables as usual. 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
February 2024 monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamTina Loose will be giving us a talk on 'Orchids of Rhodes'.
Suffolk Orchid Society Spring Show
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamThe orchids offered in supermarkets and garden centres are a tiny sample of the tens of thousands of known species and hybrids. Our Show is an opportunity to enjoy a greater variety of the exotic forms, colours and fragrances of orchids. Orchids in flower and suitable for windowsill culture will be on sale from visiting […]
March monthly meeting
St Michael's Church Centre The Drift, MartleshamThis month we have Dr Helen Milner ofthe British Orchid Council giving a talk on 'Growing Mounted Orchids atHome - a Practical Approach'.