The OSGB expands support for orchid lovers

Over the past few months we have been working tirelessly to improve the amount of information available to all who grow orchids indoors or in greenhouses. So far we have launched seven new Care Guides including Cattleya, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Masdevallia, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum and Vanda. All of these give details on lighting, watering, repotting and much more.

And there are more to come. Each month we are adding a new Care Guides on the website. This is accompanied by a feature for members in the monthly newsletter with more information about the genus.

So why not have a look at the latest guides and let us know your thoughts, or if there are any specific genus you’d like us to cover.

Help us to celebrate a golden 75 years at RHS Chelsea

We are pleased to announce that the OSGB has launched its first crowd-funding initiative to support our 75th anniversary exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Crowd-funding allows many individuals to contribute towards a shared goal, helping to fund ambitious projects that might otherwise be difficult to achieve.

We are aiming to raise £10,000 towards the ever-increasing costs of staging another high-quality display. Expenses include plants, transport, print and communications.

By contributing, you can become an active supporter of the Society’s exhibit at perhaps the world’s most prestigious horticultural event.

While this is not a financial investment in the commercial sense, the return is the satisfaction of boosting the Society’s profile and helping it achieve some of its aims. Your contribution will be formally acknowledged and you can take pride your direct role in making the OSGB’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit possible.

To get involved, just go to our Just Giving page and follow the instructions to donate.

Thank you for any support that you are able to provide.

Click Here to Donate

The results are in!

If you haven't looked at the online table show for a while, take a few minutes to enjoy the many varied and well-grown entries our members have submitted for the first half of 2025 – the results of the judging are also in.

Alan Wild's beautifully grown Zygopetalum crinitum

And, while you're there, we already have some striking submissions for the second half of the year.

Don't forget – if you can't attend a physical meeting, or have a plant in flower between meetings, send your photos to tableshow@osgb.org.uk