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.

Click here for a location map: South Green Memorial Hall... (Opens in a new window)

Our 2023/2024 season is now confirmed.

Date	Presenter	Subject

9 September	Diana Petrokaite	Dresden International Orchid Show
14 October	Richard Rolfe	Ecuador Plant Hunting
11 November	Michael Radley	The History and Legacy of Sanders and Co
10 February	Andrew Bannister	Tropical Orchids without the Heat
9 March	Zsuzsanna Serer	Growing Orchids
13 April	Francis Quesada Pallares	Malaysia 2022: Searching for Nepenthes
11 May	AGM and Plant Auction
8 June	Simon Tarrant	Orchids and Morris Dancing....

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 plants in flower. Refreshments will be available. There is also a chance to try your luck in the Raffle, to win plants or accessories donated by members.

As our 2023/24 season draws towards its end, we are already planning our 2024/25 list of events, with our first meeting being on Saturday 14th September 2024.

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