Spring Show April 2025

 The OSGB 2025 Spring Show will be held on Saturday 12th April!

Time: 09:00am - 18:00pm

Location: The Orangery, Squires Garden Centre, Shepperton TW17 8SG.

Plant entries between: 09:00am and 11:00am.

Collections by: 16:30pm.

Members and non-members are free to attend!There will be and orchid vendors in attendance: Orchid Alchemy, Spicesotic Plants and

 The Mathers Foundation.

and also a stall for OSGB members

We will be having a Members’ Plant Sales area at the Spring Show, so please feel free to bring along good quality spare orchids to sell. You can also bring ‘companion’ plants, but only unusual ones; please do not bring any plants that Squires are likely to stock as we will not be able to sell these for you. Remember that all plants for sale must have two labels; one with the plant name and one with the price and seller’s name / initials. We will then be able to pay you for the plants that you have sold; minus 10% to the OSGB.

Refreshments from Squires will be available and there is free on-site parking; the venue is a 20 minute walk from Shepperton Station.

Zoom Talk: “Spotted and Splashed Cattleyas”

Fred Clarke from Sunset Valley Orchids in the USA will be our speaker at the Orchid Society of Great Britain's next Zoom talk on Sat-1-Feb-2025.

Fred's talk is called 'Spotted and Splashed Cattleyas'. 

What a fascinating group of Orchids! We'll enjoy a detailed look at the latest developments in the breeding and growing of these colourful flowers. Spotted and splashed Cattleyas come in many colours and shapes. Learn about Fred Clarke's most important breeding plants and what hybrids are available for the orchid enthusiast.

Fred will also be sharing the ‘best growing practices’ for cultivation of these colourful and showy Orchids.

This Zoom meeting opens at 2.30pm, with members talking about their orchids ready for the talk to start at 3pm.

This meeting is for OSGB members only.

New members are always very welcome; to become a member of the Orchid Society of Great Britain visit our website: https://www.osgb.org.uk/subscriptions

The UK International Orchid Show at BBC Gardener's World Live, NEC

The International Orchid Show will, once again, take place as part of the BBC Gardeners’ World Live (BBC GWL) Exhibition (and the BBC Good Food Exhibition) at the NEC from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th June.

It is hoped that this popular and successful show can continue to run for many more years to come and that this venue will again prove popular with orchid enthusiasts.

Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 June 2025

Only OSGB members can order tickets for BBC GWL via the OSGB website; for instructions, please go to the GWL 2025 tab and log into the members’ only area. Don’t leave it to the last minute – orders must be received by the Treasurer no later than Friday 23rd May.

Parking is not free at the NEC; it is likely to cost £8 per day if ordered in advance, or £10 on the day. There will also be other events happening within both the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Exhibition and the BBC Good Food Exhibition. Many of these events are free, but some will cost about £5 each. Parking and events can be ordered on line via the UKIOS (www.uk-international-orchid-show.com) and BBC GWL (www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com) websites.