Thank you to the members who contributed photos of their varied and beautiful orchids over the last six months – there's certainly something for everyone to admire (and to brighten the dreary winter days). The virtual ribbons have been awarded so, if you haven't visited the page recently, take a look: https://www.osgb.org.uk/table-show/july–december2024
Have a lovely festive season and an orchid-filled new year!
Updated: Nov 29, 2024
Our next Orchid Society of Great Britain meeting is the OSGB Annual Photo Competition and Christmas Social from 1pm until 4.30pm on Sat-30-Nov-2024 at the small room, Cole Court, 150 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1HD.
The festive season will begin with many prizes to be won. The coveted OSGB Christmas hamper has been restocked and is waiting to be won. Wearing Christmas decorations may help you win a prize.
Details of the photographic competition are listed in the Annual Supplement and on the website. Postal entries are welcome. Doors open at 13.00 for set-up of the photographic competition. Meeting starts at 13.30.
You are welcome to bring your plants for the orchid display table. Further details of the event can be found here.
Don't miss the last face to face event of the year!
Our Programme Secretary, Michael Radley has put together a fun Orchid Quiz for the Orchid Society of Great Britain Zoom Meeting on Sat-14-Dec-2024 at 10.45am on Zoom. We hope to see you there!
Thank you to our OSGB Chairman, Jenny Thompson, for allowing us to use her photographs from the last year's Christmas Photo competition.
OSGB membership makes the perfect Christmas gift for orchid lovers. OSGB membership (starting in January 2025 and running through until the end of December 2025) can be ordered online now, ready for Christmas.
OSGB members receive our fantastic quarterly colour magazine, The Journal (the only orchid magazine in the UK). The Journal is delivered to OSGB members' homes and enjoyed by members in the UK and overseas. We also have previous copies of The Journal available for OSGB members to read online (find them in the Members' Zone) on the OSGB website.
We offer reduced price membership for members under 21, single person's membership, and family memberships. Find out more and order your membership online on the Orchid Society of Great Britain's website, here's a link: https://www.osgb.org.uk/subscriptions
Thank you to everyone who visited the Orchid Society of Great Britain's Autumn Orchid Show in November.
We'd like to say a special thank you to everyone who entered their beautiful orchids in our show!
Congratulations to all our winners but well done to everyone that entered and thank you for everyone who came to see us.
The Trophy Winners from the Autumn Show at Wraysbury:
Fernhill Trophy for Best Laeliinae: Linda van der Wel with Brassocattleya Wonder Star
Wyld Court Cup for Best Cymbidium : Burnham’s Nursery with a Cymbidium hybrid
Anne Rutter Trophy for Best Paphiopedilum: Daniel Buckley with Paphiopedilum Dollgoldi
Phalaenopsis Trophy for Best Phalaenopsis: Linda van der Wel with Phalaenopsis equestris coerulea
Jo Kelleher Painting for Best Pleurothallidinae: Dr. Stuart Meeson with Platystele stenostachya
Dusha Hayes Trophy for 3 Pleurothallidinae : Malcolm Moodie with 3 Masdevallias
Schroeder Trophy for a Group of Orchids: Dr. Stuart Meeson
RHS Banksian Medal for the most 1 st , 2 nd & 3 rd rosettes: Michael Radley
Sander’s Trophy for Best Species: Jason Baran with Bulbophyllum markoyanum
Len Page Trophy for Best in Show: Daniel Buckley with Paphiopedilum Dollgoldi
Thank you to our OSGB President, Dr. Helen Millner for allowing us to use her Trophy winners photographs from the show.