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NURSERIES ATTENDING THE WELSH ORCHID FESTIVAL 2010
NURSERY |
PLANTS FOR SALE |
Burnham Nursery |
An extensive general selection of orchid species and hybrids. |
Mikandra Orchids |
Cattleya species and hybrids, as well as dendrobiums. |
Orchideeen Wubben |
Mainly unusual orchid species and some hybrids. |
Orchid Flasks |
Flasks of orchid seedlings. |
Orchid Alchemy |
Established orchid seedlings. |
Ray Creek Orchids |
A general selection of orchid species and hybrids. |
Bush Orchids |
Mainly stanhopeas, lycastes, idas and anguloas |
Greeny-Pottery |
Miniature vandaceous species and hybtids such as Sedirea, Neofinetia, Ascofinetia and decorative pots. |
Alphabet Orchids |
Unusual and seldom encountered species. |
Buscal Orchidees |
Mainly pleurothallids and dendrobiums. |
Pazuzu Extreme Flora |
A general selection of orchids, including disas, and orchid companions, such as carnivorous plants. |
As well as nurseries, there will be an exciting programme of talks, guided tours of the tropical house, demonstrations by botanical artists, information on orchid conservation and stands advertising orchid tours, as well as displays by orchid societies.
PROGRAMME FOR WELSH ORCHID FESTIVAL 2010
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH 2010
Time |
Marquees |
Theatr Botanica |
Tropical House |
Wallace Room |
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Judging of exhibits
8.30-10.00
(Exhibition Marquee)
Not open to public |
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10.00–11.00 |
Orchid Festival opens at 10.00am |
Ray Creek of Ray Creek Orchids ‘Basic Care of Orchids as Houseplants’ 10.30-11.30 |
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Demonstration of Botanical Illustration
10.00 – 16.00 |
11.00-12.00 |
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Andrew Bannister of Orchid Alchemy ‘Orchids from flask to flower’
11.45-12.45 |
Guided Tour of Tropical House
11.00-11.30 |
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12.00-13.00 |
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13.00-14.00 |
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Jac Wubben of Orchideeen Wubben ‘Cultivating unusual orchid species’
13.00-14.00 |
Guided Tour of Tropical House
1300-13.30 |
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14.00-15.00 |
Certificates Awarded
(Exhibition Marquee)
14.00 |
Mike Armstrong of Mikandra Orchids and owner of the National Collection of Cattleyas ‘Cattleyas and their cultivation’
14.15-15.15 |
Guided Tour of Tropical House
14.00-14.30 |
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15.00-16.00 |
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Sue Parker and Pat O’ Reilly of the Orchid Study Group
‘Wild orchids of the Algarve’
15.30-16.30 |
Guided Tour of Tropical House
15.30-16.00 |
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16.00-17.00 |
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Peter Rees-Jones of Nature Expeditions India (UK)
‘Orchid Tours to South-east Asia’
16.45 -17.45 |
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17.00-18.00 |
Orchid Festival shuts at 18.00pm |
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH 2010
Time |
Marquees |
Theatr Botanica |
Tropical House |
Wallace Room |
10.00–11.00 |
Orchid Festival opens at 10.00am
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Ray Creek of Ray Creek Orchids ‘Basic Care of Orchids as Houseplants’
10.30-11.30 |
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Demonstration of Botanical Illustration
10.00 – 14.00 |
11.00-12.00 |
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Sue Parker and Pat O’ Reilly of the Orchid Study Group
‘The Diverse Orchid Flora of Crete’
11.45-12.45 |
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12.00-13.00 |
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Guided Tour of Tropical House
12.00-12.30 |
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13.00-14.00 |
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Kelvin Bush of Bush Orchids ‘The genus Stanhopea and its cultivation’
13.00- 14.00 |
Guided Tour of Tropical House 13.00-13.30 |
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14.00-15.00 |
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Mike Armstrong of Mikandra Orchids and owner of the National Collection of Cattleyas ‘Watering and feeding orchids; fact and myth’
14.30-15.30 |
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Sue Parker and Pat O’ Reilly of the Orchid Study Group.
Informal discussion
‘Orchids in Wales’
14.15 – 15.15 |
15.00-16.00 |
Orchid Festival shuts at 16.00pm |
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Guided Tour of Tropical House 15.00-15.30 |
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