The Orchid Study Group was formed in 2005 and welcomes everyone with an interest in orchids.
Membership subscription runs from September to September each year and costs £20, with a reduced price of £5 for students in full time education. Please contact us for full details.
March 2021 Notice of cancellation. The planned Orchid day in May has been cancelled.
April 2021 New article in the Orchid of the Month series… The Small the Mini- and the Micro-orchids with a link to companion series …. Enclosures for The Small the Mini- and the Micro-orchids.
Guariananthe aurantiaca
Laelia purpurata var. carnea
Dryadella zebrina
Coelogyne fimbriata
Vanda Blue Magic
Stanhopea maculosa
Cattleya forbesii
Prosthechea cochleata hybrid
Masdevallia hirtzii
Polystachya pubescens
Bifrenaria harrisoniae
Dracula chiroptera
Paphiopedilum Claire de Lune Courtesy of Daniel Williams
COVID–19 ANNOUNCEMENT Given the present situation in the UK concerning the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, and in view of the Government’s recommendations, the committee of the Orchid Study Group has decided to postpone all scheduled talks, demonstrations and field-trips, including the planned Orchid Day, for the foreseeable future. This situation will be reviewed in July (see notice below). In the meantime, please feel free to contact us for updates via the OSG website e-mail addresses, but above all, keep safe.
July 2020 The Committee of the Orchid Study Group has unanimously decided to cancel this year’s Welsh Orchid Festival. We have waited until now in the hope that the Covid -19 situation might have improved. Given the ongoing nature of this pandemic and the threat it still poses to us all, we consider it prudent to postpone matters until next year. We will post any future announcements concerning the Festival here, once it is safe to go ahead.
In the meantime, Keep safe and Keep well.
Subject to the Covid-19 situation at the time we are pleased to announce that OSG intend to hold an Orchid Day atAberglasney on Saturday 8th May 2021 and the Welsh Orchid Festival on the weekend of 4th and 5th September 2021
The planned Orchid day in May has been cancelled.
The Orchid Study Group is an autonomous society, established to promote a better understanding of orchid biology, conservation and cultivation. It does this by organizing its very own annual Welsh Orchid Festival and monthly talks. A series of field trips and visits to external sites and organisations are also part of our yearly programme. If you would like to join us, please visit our contact page for membership details.
The Committee of the Orchid Study Group is pleased to announce that, henceforth, our monthly meetings and Welsh Orchid Festival will be held at our new venue: Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire SA32 8QH.
Opportunities for volunteers
If you live locally (South and West Wales), have an interest in orchids and some time on your hands, or maybe you would like to improve your c.v., do please contact us listing your details, skills and interests – it may be that we can help.
Possible volunteering opportunities may involve helping with the cataloguing of books, orchid art and photographic images, helping organize the orchid festival, promotion and marketing, manning our stand at orchid shows, updating the website or even scientific research. It’s possible that you have a particular skill that you think might be of use to the OSG. If so, please bring it to our attention.
