Meetings & Events 2025

Members Meetings

The first meeting in 2025 will be our AGM in January and we have developed a programme for the remainder of the year.

Meetings are held at Burnham Nurseries and all start at 1.30pm, except for auctions which will start at 1.00pm.

The latest information will be in our monthly newsletter and on Facebook at @devonorchids.

Shows

The Society hosts an Annual Show open to the public and this will be Saturday 3rd May 2025  at Budleigh Salterton

The Autumn Show this year will be a weekend event held at RHS Rosemoor Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th October 2025

The Society also mounts displays at other shows to which it is invited and those we are attending are included in the programme below.

Programme 2025

19th January: AGM and Social with Orchid Quiz (with prizes!).

16th February: Members Auction 

22nd February Bournemouth Orchid Show Wimborne

23rd March: Hardy Orchids in Japan – Diane Clement (Alpine Garden Society)  

5th April  South West Orchid annual show Monkton Heathfield

13th April  Orchid Judging at Shows – the BOC Judging Scheme A talk and interactive session – DOS Judging team

26th April  Cornwall annual show Chacewater

3rd May  DOS annual show Budleigh Salterton

8th June  Growing orchids under lights – David Harrap (ZOOM meeting

12th – 15th June  International Orchid Show NEC Birmingham

20th July  Replication of Rain Forest conditions in cultivation - Trey Sanders

16th – 17th August  Burnham Nurseries Orchid Festival

21st September    We need to talk about the “P” word – talks and panel discussion about pests

11th – 12th October  Orchid Weekend at Rosemoor

16th November  A Chat with Ron – Chinese Orchids Part 2

21st December  Xmas social/ BOC Photographic Competition

Updated 23rd January 2025