Join the Society
Enjoy our monthly meetings.
We are a friendly society who offer a big welcome to new members.
The membership subscripton is £18.00 per year and covers a single or double membership for a couple living at the same address. We meet at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Harlow Carr Harrogate in the modern facilites of the Bramall Learning Centre.There is no meeting in December and we hold our annual lunch in January.
See list of monthly meetings for further details.
Take this link to our application form.
Meetings
Our next monthly meeting will be on Sunday 29th May at Harlow Carr 10am to 1pm in the Bramhall Learning Centre in the Jubilee Room.
Speaker: John Gay
Topic : 'Phragmipedium kovachii and its influence in Hybridizing'
There will be the usual break for refreshments followed by the table talk hosted by one of our members.
Annual Show
Annual Show 2022
Sunday 27th February
will be held at the
Britannia Hotel, Bramhope,
Leeds, LS16 9JJ
10.30am - 4.00pm
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Orchids for everyone weekend
Organised by The Harrogate Orchid Society
in conjunction with the RHS Harlow Carr Garden;
Harrogate
this event is being held on the 23rd and 24thJuly 2022
opening times 10.00am-4.00pm
Once again there will be visiting Orchid Societies and plants for sale
To be held at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, Harlow Carr, Harrogate
A range of beautiful orchids will be displayed at the most northerly garden of the Royal Horticultural Gardens over the weekend 23rd July and 24th July 2022, allowing visitors the chance to see a large range of varieties all under one roof.
RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate will host the weekend, where members of the Harrogate Orchid Society and the North of England Orchid Society will be showcasing their prized specimens; and will include varieties not found in garden centres or shops. The Harrogate Orchid Society will also be running a number of potting demonstrations throughout the weekend and offering expert advice to help beginners get started with growing these elegant plants.
The RHS Orchid Committee will be in attendance on Saturday 23rd July.
Burnham Nurseries will be on site offering for sale unusual and exotic orchids.
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Stanhopea connate x paniamensis Cattleya 'Pastoral Innocence'
Photographs supplied by Harrogate Orchid Society
As well as holding potting demonstrations experts will be offering help and advice with problem plants,and visitors are welcome to bring along their orchids for advice.
The Orchids for Everone weekend will be held in the Bramall Learning Centre between 10am - 4pm on the 23rd and 24th July 2022. Please check the website at www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr for more details and garden admission prices, or call 0845 612 265.
Potting demonstrations will be held at regular intervals on both days between 10.00am and 3.30pm
Talks will be held upstairs in the Jubilee Room
Saturday 23rd July
11.00am Speaker - John Gay - Topic: 'An Introduction to Orchids'
Sunday 24th July
2.00pm Speaker - Liz Groves - Topic: 'Growing Orchids Indoors'
Harrogate Orchid Society Meeting Dates and Show Dates
Details of Meetings and Show Dates given below
If you are a member of the RHS why not come to one of our meetings when visiting the Gardens.
For more information about the meetings please contact
Malcolm White Tel 01535 661616
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Meeting Dates for 2022 |
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30th Jan 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB. 10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Topic - Problem Plant Forum
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| Sunday |
27th Feb 2022 |
Annual Show - Britannia Hotel, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 9JJ Open 10.30am to 4.00pm
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| Sunday |
27th March 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB. 10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. AGM followed by Auction Please note: Members Only |
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1st May 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB. 10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Speaker - Liz Groves Topic -'Window Sill Growing' |
| Sunday |
29th May 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Speaker - John Gay Topic - 'Phragmipedium kovachii and its influence in Hybridizing' |
| Sunday |
19th June 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Wolfson Room. Speaker - To be arranged Topic - To be arranged |
| Saturday and Sunday |
23rd/24th July 2022 |
ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE WEEKEND 10am - 4pm both days. To be held in the Bramall Learning Centre, this is a joint event organised by the Harrogate Orchid Society and The Royal Horticultural Society. There will be talks and potting demontrations throughout the weekend. This event is also being supported by the North of England Orchid Society, who will be staging an orchid display along with the Harrogate Orchid Society. The exhibition will be open to the public from 10.00am until 4.00pm. each day. Harrogate Orchid Society members will be available each day to give advice on orchid culture.
The RHS Orchid Committee will be attending on the Saturday 23rd July.
There will be free talks during the weekend open to the public and Society members- See Orchids for everyone weekend page for details of talks. |
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28th Aug 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Speaker - to be arranged
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| Sunday |
25th Sept 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Speaker - Peter White Topic - to be arranged |
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30th Oct 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Speaker - to be arranged |
| Sunday |
27th Nov 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Wolfson Room. Speaker - to be arranged |
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11th Dec 2022 |
Meeting at Harlow Carr, in the Bramall Learning Centre, Harrogate, HG3 1QB.
10.00am - 1.00pm to be held in the Jubilee Room. Christmas get together |
Annual Orchid Show
| Shows Harrogate Orchid Society will be exhibiting at in 2022 |
Even if members are not attending a show it may be possible to arrange transport of plants so giving members a chance to exhibit and perhaps win one of the covetted rosettes. All shows are open to Society members.
If you wish to exhibit at any of these shows please contact Ivor Pawson Tel 01909 477832
ivor.pawson@sky.com
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SHOW DATES FOR 2022 |
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Sun 27th February 2022 |
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Harrogate Orchid Society Annual Show Britannia Leeds Bradford Airport Hotel, Leeds Road, Bramhope, LS16 9JJ |
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Sat 2nd April 2022 |
Hinckley & District Orchid Society Orchid Stoke Golding Club, CV13 6DZ |
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Sun 10th April 2022 |
North East of England Orchid Society Annual Show Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn, DH6 5AT |
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Sun 5th June 2022 |
Sheffield & District Orchid Society Show St. John's Church Hall,Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S17 3LE |
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17th/19th June 2022 |
Malvern International Orchid Show Royal Three Counties Showground |
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Sat 9th July 2022 |
North of England Annual Show. Barton Village Hall, Barton, Garstang, Lancashire, PR3 5AZ. |
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Sat/Sun 23rd/24th July 2022 |
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'Orchids for Everyone' weekend organised jointly by the Harrogate Orchid Society and the Royal Horticultural Society. There will also be the North of England putting on a display. The exhibition will be held at the RHS gardens Harlow Carr Harrogate. HG3 1QB On Saturday the RHS Orchid Committee will be attending this event and you are invited to put your plants up for judging to the Committee. |
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Sun 4th September 2022 |
Darlington Orchid Society Orchid Show Durham Botanic Garden, Josephine Butler College, Durham |
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Sun 23rd October 2022 |
East Midlands Orchid Society Annual Show Bottesford Village Hall |
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Orchids are for everyone
There are over 30,000 species and more than 200,000 hybrid orchids.
Grow your orchids in a conservatory?
Stanhopeas are quite happy growing in a conservatory with a minimum temperature of 8 degrees Centigrade
Join our Society
See many different kinds of orchids and learn how to care for them it is not as difficult as it looks.
Cool growing
This modern hybrid is typical of the type of orchids, which can be bought in garden centres and are suitable for growing on window sills and in a conservatory.
Phalaenopsis, everyones favourite.
The ideal window sill orchid
Cymbidium.
Would you like to learn how to flower these beautiful orchids?
Orchid Shows.
Harrogate orchid Society takes part in eight major orchid shows each year all members can take part if they wish.
Exotic Mysterious or Wierd.
Masdevallias & Draculas grow in the cool mountain region of Central & S.America.
For everyone with one orchid or a thousand!
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