Andy Jones will be visiting us this month to talk about 'Growing under lights'.

Zsusa Serer of Spicesotic Plants will be visiting us again to give a talk on 'Christmas table decorations and Hungarian traditions at Christmas'. Hopefully she will also bring plants for sale. This will be our pre-Christmas social meeting - please bring a small plate of buffet-type food to share!

In-house discussion and advice.  Your orchid growing problems solved (hopefully) by fellow Society members.  Bring any languishing or sulking plants (we all have them!) to test fellow members' expertise.

Malcolm Moody is to visit us this month to give a talk on 'Plant nutrition'.

Simon Tarrant will be visiting us this month to tell us about 'Orchids of Estonia'.

Phil 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'.

At 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.

Question 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. […]