Orchid Show at RHS Garden Wisley

Best Orchid Exhibit: Helen Millner
Best Hybrid Orchid: The Mathers Foundation for Masdevallia Mandy
Best Specimen: The Orchid Society of Great Britain for Mediocalcar bifolium

Gold Burnham Nurseries Ltd – Orchids
Gold Helen Millner Orchids – a ‘Potted’ History
Gold The Mathers Foundation – Orchids from our National Collections

Silver Gilt Elite Orchids – Slipper Orchids
Silver Gilt Isle of Portland Orchids – Diverse orchid species
Silver Gilt Laurence Hobbs Orchids Ltd – Orchids
Silver Gilt Spicesotic Plants Ltd – Orchids

Silver Orchid Society of Great Britain – Orchids from Members’ Collections
Silver Thames Valley Orchid Society – Orchids

• Burnham Nurseries Ltd: Based in South Devon, this is a family-run nursery with the widest range of orchids in the UK. The display will feature a mixture of seasonal orchid species and hybrids in flower, plus a wide range of flowering and non-flowering species and hybrids for sale.
• ​Chris Jones Art: On display there will be original paintings, drawings and limited-edition prints of orchids, along with other botanical and natural history subjects.
• Elite Orchids: A mixture of Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Bulbophyllum orchids of various species and hybrids nestled amongst ferns and other greenery will be displayed. Elite Orchids will also be selling a range of these orchids in different sizes, from seedling through to mature flowering stock, and a range of orchid accessories, such as pots, growing media and books.
• Helen Millner: An educational display titled ‘Orchids a Potted History’ intended to inform visitors about orchids, their history and their biology.
• Isle of Portland Orchids: Specialist nursery with a wide range of orchid species all propagated and grown at the nursery in Dorset. The plants will be displayed alongside educational information about their cultivation, linking to the habitats where they grow in the wild.
• Laurence Hobbs Orchids Ltd: This is a specialist orchid nursery displaying a range of exotic orchids in containers, as well as orchid sundries including orchid compost, clear pots and orchid feed.
• Spicesotic Plants Ltd: Orchid nursery with a wide range of species and hybrid orchids, both mounted and potted including miniature and large orchids as well as cool growing orchids.
• Thames Valley Orchid Society: An Orchid Society covering the Thames Valley area with local and country members, all amateur growers.
• The Mathers Foundation: An award-winning UK orchid conservation charity with five National Collections, including Oncidium, Pleione, Stanhopea and Acineta, Anguloa and Masdevallia orchids. Their display will feature seasonal orchids from the collection and orchids for sale.
• The Orchid Society of Great Britain: A club for anyone who grows orchids, whether on a windowsill or professionally. The Society’s aim is to connect orchid enthusiasts around the country (and the world) and to encourage all to take up this fascinating hobby.