Essex Orchid Society

Essex Orchid Society Meetings

The Society normally meets once a month from September through to June (skipping December and January), on the second Saturday of the month, at South Green Memorial Hall, Southend Road, Billericay, CM11 2PR.

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We have a full programme of talks for our 2024/2025 season......

Date	Presenter	Subject

14 September 2024	Simon Tarrant	A Return to the Vercors
12 October 2024	Richard Rolfe	Pineapples, Orchids and Others
9 November 2024	Michael Radley	The Eric Young Orchid Foundation
8 February 2025	Andrew Bannister	The Root to Healthy Orchids
8 March 2025	Zsuzsa Serer	Plants in Flower in the Nursery and their Care
12 April 2025	Francis Quesada Pallares	Phalaenopsis species
10 May 2025	AGM and Plant Auction
14 June 2025	Marion Sidebottom	Taking Pictures of your Plants Using a Smartphone

The Hall is open from 1.30pm with the meeting running from 2.00 until 4.00pm.

Our meetings are a friendly gathering with plenty of opportunity to share our orchid successes (and failures!). Meetings always open with time to enter plants into the monthly Table Show or to set up a non-competitive display if you prefer. This is a good time to seek help with a problem plant or a query as our more experienced members will always be willing to give advice and share their knowledge.

The annual programme is a varied one, with speakers on a variety of orchid related topics. We try to ensure that the range of speakers reflects the wide range of interests of our members . The speaker usually commences at 2.00pm and may give an illustrated talk or provide a demonstration. After a break for tea, speakers are usually very happy to answer questions. Some of our speakers bring a range of plants for sale.

We always have a Table Show, so please bring along any orchids in flower. There is also a chance to try your luck in the Raffle, to win plants or accessories donated by members. Refreshments are available before the meeting and during a convenient break.

For more information contact the Secretary: SecretaryEOS@outlook.com...