Orchid Botanics at Spring Show

 

Orchid Botanics at OSGB Spring Show

RHS Wisley, 10th March 2018

 The Society looks forward to welcoming Trey Sanders of Orchid Botanics, with Francis Quesada-Pallarés, to our Spring Show in March at RHS Wisley Garden. Trey will be well known to some of our members, having thrilled us with his presentations at Napier Hall in the past. Our show will be Trey's last, and this will be one of the last opportunities to buy from Trey as has decided to stop trading and give up his orchid collection before moving back to his home country of Australia. Trey's decision was not an easy one, but takes into account potential risks to his current business beyond 2019 and uncertainty over future CITES arrangements and costs in the UK.

 Trey started trading in orchids back in 2011 and in the same year he was given the opportunity of trading at the Wales Orchid Festival by Dr Kevin Davies and the Wales Orchid Study Group. With mentoring from Malcolm Perry, a former trader himself, Trey has seen his business grow from selling a few orchids a month to over a 100 plants a month along with displaying and trading at numerous shows. Trey only grows and sells species, and had amassed a very large collection in Bristol.

03 February 2018

David Menzies 'Orchids, a singular passion'

 13:30 Doors open

 14:30  Speaker: David Menzies - Orchids a singular Passion

 David will talk about the memorable orchids and orchid growers that he has encountered in 40-years of growing orchids. Born in New Zealand he has grown orchids in Germany, at RBG Kew and at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. This is a lecture which comes to us highly recommended. While orchids are the main subject of the lecture, we will hear about four outstanding orchid growers who have inspired him. 

David Menzies is a member of the RHS Orchid Committee, with a special interest in  Dendrobium.

06 January Auction

6 Jan      13:00 Doors open for registration of plants for the auction

14:00  Auction – Henry Oakeley

The auction is an ideal place to pass on your duplicate plants and acquire ones which are uncommon in commercial nurseries. Members may each bring four plants for sale, or six for family membership, to be auctioned. Note: if you want to put several plants in a tray, as a single auction item, this counts as one ‘plant’. 10% of sale price goes to the OSGB.  Henry does his best to ensure that bidding is brisk, prices are affordable, and all come with some cultivation information. Free plastic bags (eco-friendly, biodegradable, of course) are provided for all buyers.