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Orchid Show
This time has arrived again! This is our chance to show what our society does. As usual we hope to put on an impressive display of plants although what is in flower depends on what sort of winter we are due! There will be potting demonstrations and cultural advice available as well as the chance to buy orchid plants from vendors. We will have homemade light lunches, cakes and drinks for sale. There will also be a tombola. Admission for…
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This month we are welcoming Colin Thorburn to come to talk to us about "Native Taiwanese Orchids". Colin is a member of the Orchid Society of East Anglia that meets in Norwich and he comes to talk to us fairly regularly. He often goes to the Far East and takes his own excellent 'photos to illustrate his talks.
Find out more »Suffolk Show Update and Regular Monthly Meeting
We have only a fortnight before our attendance at this year's Suffolk Show, at Trinity Park, on Wednesday 29th May and Thursday 30th May. Hopefully it will be as warm as it was last year - fingers crossed. Steve will be assembling the stand ready for us to bring our plants on the evening of Tuesday 28th May from 6.30. We hope members have plants in flower and will be prepared to lend them. You can either bring them to…
Find out more »Trip to Cambridge Botanic Gardens-What you need to know!
For this trip we have decided to use our own cars and provide lifts as required. Although Cambridge has a good park and ride system the Trumpington Park and Ride (CB2 9FT) is the most convenient for the Botanic Gardens. It is approached from the A14 via the M11 south and the A1309. Parking is free as is the fare after 9.30am if you are lucky enough to have reached the magic age of being able to eligible for a…
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To kick off our new season one of our members, Dr Martin Wilson, who has recently returned from an exciting trip to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, has offered to share his experiences with an illustrated talk entitled "In the Footsteps of Charles Darwin". Should be a good evening as Martin always has an amusing slant on life!
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