Please note that this is a provisional programme and subject to change. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire. SA32 8QH.
If you intend travelling any distance, please contact us in advance to confirm arrangements (01639 843314). Events, other than trips, commence at 11.00am. Non- members are welcome to attend but there will be a charge of £3 per person, payable at the door.
Saturday, January 12th 2019 – Illustrated talk: Bumblebee conservation and introduction to their identification. Lucy Witter.
Saturday, February 16th 2019 – Orchid Cultivation – Questions and Answers. Bring along your problem orchids. All welcome.
Saturday, March 16th 2019 – Illustrated talk: Orchids on the brink of extinction. Jack Wade of Swansea University.
Saturday, April 13th 2019 – Illustrated talk. The pollination mechanisms of cloud forest orchids. Nick Hinton.
Saturday May 18th 2019 – Illustrated talk: Conserving and growing British native orchids. Dr. Wilson Wall.
June Field Trip – Date, time and venue to be confirmed nearer the time. Non-members welcome. The field trip has been postponed until July.
Saturday, July 13th 2019 – Illustrated talk: Growing orchids in terraria. Dr. Helen Millner.
Thursday July 18th 2019 – Field trip to Kenfig Reserve led by Dr Roy Bailey-Wood .. meet at the Visitor centre at 2.00pm. Mainly to see Epipactis palustris, which is abundant at Kenfig, and also the more attractive form var. ochroleuca but the occurrence of this can be variable.
Everyone is welcome to join this field trip, although there will be a charge of £3 for non-OSG Members
Saturday, August 17th 2019 – OSG Update – members only.
Saturday August 31st – September 1st 2019 -Welsh Orchid Festival details here
Saturday, September 21st 2019 – Annual General Meeting.
Saturday, October 19th 2019 – Illustrated talk: Conservation of Colombian orchids. Phil Seaton.
Saturday, November 16th 2019 – Illustrated talk: A year in my orchid greenhouse. Archie Smith.
Saturday, December 2019 – OSG Christmas Dinner. Lynne Harrendence to confirm date, time, venue and other details nearer the date. No meeting. Meet at venue.
ORCHID STUDY GROUP PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 2020
Please note that this is a provisional programme and subject to change. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthen SA32 8QH. If you intend travelling any distance, please contact us in advance to confirm arrangements (01269 498002). Events, other than trips, unless stated otherwise, commence at 11.00 am.
Saturday, January 11th 2020 – Talk and demonstration: Knowing your bulbs from your pseudobulbs – basic plant morphology for orchid growers and gardeners. Dr. Kevin L. Davies.
Saturday, February 15th 2020 – Orchid Growers’ Questions and Answers.
Saturday, March 14th 2020 – Illustrated talk: Researching orchid crime in Vietnam. Leigh-Anne Bullough.
Saturday, April 18th 2020 –– Illustrated talk: Paphiopedilum culture. Chris Reid.
Saturday May 16th 2020 – Orchid Day at Aberglasney.
June Field Trip – Date, time and venue to be confirmed nearer the time. Non-members welcome.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 – Illustrated talk: Cracking Coelogynes. Archie Smith.
Saturday, August 15th 2020 – Illustrated talk: New Horizons in Orchids. Andrew Bannister.
Saturday September 5th – September 6th 2020 Welsh Orchid Festival.
Saturday, September 19th 2020 – Annual General Meeting.
Saturday, October 17th 2020 – Illustrated talk: An orchid-studded career in horticulture.
Tim Ambler.
Saturday, November 14th 2020 – Illustrated talk: Pollination mechanisms in some British orchids. Dr. Roy Bailey-Wood.
Saturday, December 2020 – OSG Christmas Dinner. Lynne Harrendence to confirm date, time, venue and other details nearer the date. No meeting. Meet at venue.
