Talks to societies and clubs

With so few native British orchids we would like to promote these beautiful plants as standard parts of the garden. It is important that they are produced from seed so that they do not endanger wild populations.

​We aim to help in the education and dissemination of knowledge about growing orchids by talking to interested groups.


With best wishes,

The Team at Bewdley Orchids

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Talks 

If you would like a presentation from Bewdley Orchids, Dr Wilson Wall will be happy to come along with plants in pots and plants in sterile culture (see below) and describe the process of growing orchids in your garden.

​A typical talk will cover the introduction of native orchids in lawns, meadows and flower beds, as well the different species we grow, plant care and naturalisation.

During 2022 we have visited many different societies and clubs. The final one of the year is listed below.If you want to come to this talk, do let me know and I will send you the contact details of the organiser.
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Thursday 13th October: Cheltenham Horticultural Society

We already have some bookings for 2023:

Thursday 27th April, Martley Garden Society (eve)

Wednesday 3 May, Cotswold and Malvern Alpine Society (eve)

Wednesday 10 May, Lechlade Gardening Club (eve)

Wednesday 19 July, Trimpley WI (eve)

We now appear in person, rather than via Zoom. As you can see, there are some exciting places which we will be visiting over the next few months and we look forward to seeing you there.

New for 2023: I will be introducing a new talk on Meadows and Meadow Maintenance, because we get asked a lot about how to set up and maintain a meadow.

To find out more, you can get in touch with us via the contact page.

Early Purple Orchid seedlings

If you want to try your hand at moving plants from sterile culture to pots and then on to flowering, we can provide the plants. These are unsuitable to be sent through the post, but we are able to take them to talks. If this sounds interesting just drop us a line via our contact page and we will let you know if we have the plants available.

Each flask will contain 5 plants and be £30, regardless of species. Some species are easy to move from flask to pot, like Common Spotted, Southern Marsh and Chalk Fragrant. Other species are a little more demanding, like Bee and Butterfly orchids.