This was our AGM with Chris and Marian Stephens giving a talk together with photos on ‘Bees, Honey & Flowers’. This was very interesting and they brought some of their honey to sell. They did not want a fee but we gave a donation to the Green Leaf...
In May we were treated to the exploits of Bill and Andy on their trip to the World Orchid Show in Dresden! I gather they really enjoyed themselves and despite neither speaking German they managed to make themselves understood on their journey to the Show – the...
Our guests at our April meeting were Colin Thorburn and Bryan Adams from the Orchid Society of East Anglia, both accredited British Orchid Council (BOC) judges, who gave us an introduction to orchid judging. The basics are as follows: All plants must have a label and...
An early date for our Show this year in no way affected our members’ ability to deliver the goods, and once again we put up a prolific display – ably supported with a lovely display by our friends from the Orchid Society of East Anglia. The trade stands of...
NEWS We ask members to rally round to support our Annual Show on 7 March, in particular: Help with catering, to provide cakes etc. – Grazyna has a list. Volunteers to help run the kitchen, tombola etc. This is a pressing need, as a number of members who would...
NEWS This month we had our Plant Clinic, where our experienced growers Bill Gardiner and Andy Gissing (and anyone else able to contribute) gave advice to mermbers about problem plants they brought to the meeting. Tony Weavers won the Novices table with one of his...
