Upcoming Events
Saturday, 14 Jan. 2012 - Sunday, 15 Jan. 2012
CANWOS Gordale Orchid Weekend
A two day event at Gordale Garden Centre which is now the CANWOS Annual Show with society displays, talks and hardy and tropical orchids for sale from a number of national orchid nurseries.

Saturday, 28 Jan. 2012 - Sunday, 29 Jan. 2012
Beetham Orchid Weekend
Annual orchid event at Beetham Nurseries in North Lancashire. Besides myself, Burnham Nurseries will be attending. There will be a range of hardy and tropical orchids for sale and there will be talks on both days.

Saturday, 04 Feb. 2012 - Saturday, 04 Feb. 2012
North of England Orchid Society - Hale Meeting
Monthly meeting this month at Saint Peter's Church Assembly Rooms Hale WA15 9NU displays of orchids, talk and sales of tropical and hardy orchids. Visitors welcome.

Saturday, 18 Feb. 2012 - Saturday, 18 Feb. 2012
North Bucks Orchid Society Show
One day show with displays by a number of societies and orchids, flasks and sundries available for sale. Refreshments available during the day.

Sunday, 19 Feb. 2012 - Sunday, 19 Feb. 2012
Barnby Moor Orchid Show
One day show at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, DN22 8QS. Plants on display and for sale and talks by Jeff and Ray Creeek from Ray Creek Orchids.

Sunday, 26 Feb. 2012 - Sunday, 26 Feb. 2012
Harrogate Orchid Society Annual Show
Brittania Inn Bramhope 11.00 am - 16 .00 pm Displays by various societies and tropical and hardy orchids available for sale.

Saturday, 03 Mar. 2012 - Saturday, 03 Mar. 2012
Cheltenham Orchid Society Annual Show
The annual society show with displays by Cheltenham and other west country societies. Orchids for sale Burnham Nursery and Chantelle Orchids and Laneside plus compost and sundries. An advice table is run by the members during the day.

Saturday, 10 Mar. 2012 - Saturday, 10 Mar. 2012
Alpine Garden Society - Loughborough Show
Annual alpine show at Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, LE11 4SQ. with a competitive display of alpines and a number of nurseries selling a wide range of plants.

Sunday, 11 Mar. 2012 - Sunday, 11 Mar. 2012
Harrogate Orchid Society - talk
Growing hardy orchids. Visitors welcome and plants will be on sale.

Thursday, 15 Mar. 2012 - Saturday, 17 Mar. 2012
RHS London Orchid Show
Some 30 plus nurseries will be exhbiting and selling a wide range of orchids from around the world. Jeff is hoping to ehance the Laneside educational exhibit with a display of early flowering European hardy orchids. He will have a wide range of native and European orchids plus many from other areas of the world. NOTE CHANGE OF DAYS

Saturday, 24 Mar. 2012 - Saturday, 24 Mar. 2012
East Lancashire Alpine Garden Society Annual Show
Annual show at The Riverside, Whitworth Civic Hall, Whitworth. A A competitive exhibition of alpines and associated plants plus a wide range of plant sales from nurseries.

Saturday, 31 Mar. 2012 - Saturday, 31 Mar. 2012
Hinckley & District Orchid Society Annual Show
Annual orchid show with a number of society displays and orchid nurseries selling both tropical and hardy orchids

Sunday, 15 Apr. 2012 - Sunday, 15 Apr. 2012
Lincolnshire Orchid Society - Annual Show
Annual orchid show at Leasingham Village Hall, Sleaford featuring orchid displays and sales of tropical and hardy orchids. Visitors welcome.

Sunday, 22 Apr. 2012 - Sunday, 22 Apr. 2012
Hardy Orchid Society Spring Meeting
Closed meeting for member and guests at Kidlington.

Thursday, 26 Apr. 2012 - Saturday, 28 Apr. 2012
Harrogate Spring flower Show
The first of the large flower show of the season. I hope (if the weather is kind) to have a display of cypripedims, early ophrys,orchis and other hardy orchids. I should have a wide range of species for sale plus composts.

Saturday, 19 May. 2012 - Sunday, 20 May. 2012
Hardy Orchid Weekend - Burnham Nursery, Newton Abbot including Devon Orchid Society meeting
Jeff will be at Burnham Orchid Nursery for the weekend with a display of flowering hardy orchids, providing information for growers, giving an illustrated talk on Saturday at 2 pm and taking a wide range of plants for sale. On Sunday afternoon there will be a talk to Devon Orchid Society members and visitors.

Friday, 08 Jun. 2012 - Sunday, 12 Jun. 2011
Holker Hall Garden Festival
A three day garden festival held in beautiful grounds in the Lake District.

Saturday, 16 Jun. 2012 - Saturday, 16 Jun. 2012
BOGA Summer Orchid Fair
A new show where BOGA members will be selling a wide range of tropical and hardy orchids plus a range of sundries. Demonstrations. Free admission. The show will be at the Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9TG (next to the Showground)

Sunday, 24 Jun. 2012 - Sunday, 24 Jun. 2012
Tatton Orchid Show - North of England Orchid Society
A one day specialist show with a number of top British orchid nurseries selling a range of tropical, hardy orchids and sundries. Displays of orchids from a number of societies.

Friday, 06 Jul. 2012 - Sunday, 08 Jul. 2012
Peterborough International Orchid Show
Held as part of the East of England Agricultural Show at the Peterborough Showground. The whole event has been revamped this year.

Monday, 16 Jul. 2012 - Monday, 16 Jul. 2012
The Gardening Club of Stone - talk
This is an evening talk at Christ Church Centre, Stone, ST15 8ZB and the subject is Growing Orchids in a British Garden

Wednesday, 18 Jul. 2012 - Sunday, 24 Jun. 2012
RHS show at Tatton Park
Largest flower show in the North West.

Friday, 24 Aug. 2012 - Sunday, 26 Aug. 2012
British Orchid Growers Association Summer Fayre
Member nurseries and four invited continental nurseries will be selling a wide range of tropical and hardy orchids plus a range of sundries and compost. There will be free talks each day on growing orchids. Dinton Pastures Country Park, Winnersh, Nr Wokingham I will be taking a wide range of species of hardy orchids plus specific composts for cypripediums, wintergreens and others.

Sunday, 09 Sep. 2012 - Sunday, 09 Sep. 2012
Durham Orchid Show
This is the second annual orchid show being organised by BOGA, OSGB and Darlington OS. For full details visit the BOGA web site.

Friday, 14 Sep. 2012 - Sunday, 16 Sep. 2012
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
The largest autumn flower show in the north of England.

Wednesday, 19 Sep. 2012 - Wednesday, 19 Sep. 2012
Kirby Lonsdale Gardening Association - talk
An evening talk at Kirby Lonsdale Institute, Reading Room commencing 7.30 pm Visitors welcome

Friday, 21 Sep. 2012 - Friday, 21 Sep. 2012
Hardy Plant Society - Stafford talk
Evening talk on Hardy Orchids to the Stafford group.

Friday, 19 Oct. 2012 - Friday, 20 Jan. 2012
Penrith Rock Garden Group - talk
Evening talk on hardy orchids. visitors welcome

Sunday, 04 Nov. 2012 - Sunday, 04 Nov. 2012
Wraysbury Orchid Show
This includes the OSGB Autumn Show plus Peter White Orchids, Laneside and Burnhams selling plants and sundries.

Sunday, 18 Nov. 2012 - Sunday, 18 Nov. 2012
Tatton Garden Society - Orchid talk
Evening talk on growing hardy orchids

Saturday, 24 Nov. 2012 - Saturday, 24 Nov. 2012
BOGA Christmas Orchid Show
The third annual Christmas sale in the Midlands. This very successful show will be attended by most of the members of the Association who offer a very wide range of orchids for sale plus displays from five societies.