Andrew Bannister of Orchid Alchemy came to our meeting on 25-Oct-23 to give us a talk entitled ‘Tropical Orchids Without Heat’, aimed at both new and established orchid growers. In a wide-ranging presentation, he contrasted the circumstances facing orchid...
On 27-Sep-23 we held our first monthly meeting of the new season, and subscriptions were due. We are contributing a stand to the Orchid Society of East Anglia Autumn Show on 22-Oct-23 – can members please provide any orchids that they have in flower at the time...
Our meeting on June 28 2023 included our AGM and a slideshow of orchid photos taken by the late Denis Pilcher. Paul Atkin was presented with the BOC Trophy for Best in Show at our Spring Show, and Bill Gardiner was awarded the David Barton Trophy for Best Plant on our...
There were no display tables at our May 2023 meeting, as we had all taken our plants in flower to the Suffolk Showground the previous evening to contribute to the set-up of our stand there. And it was well worth it – the stand was awarded a ‘Large...
Phil Gould was our guest at our April meeting, to give us a talk entitled ‘The Cambridge Connection’ – covering his involvement in caring for the orchid collection at the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (CBG). In a wide-ranging presentation...
Simon Tarrant visited us this month to give a talk entitled ‘Orchids of Estonia’. Simon visited Estonia in 2010 and has subsequently (in 2017 and 2022) taken groups there, orchid-spotting with the help of local guides. There are up to 31 species of...
