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Delivery update 16th August 2022Over the next few weeks there will be some planned strike days by Royal Mail and Parcelforce, who we use to despatch our orders. This will mean some disruption to the days that are available to us to despatch orders. The proposed strike days are:Fri 26..

See Us on BBC Gardeners' World!We were excited to recently have a TV crew from the BBC at the nursery filming for a piece for Gardeners' World and we are pleased to announce it will be on this Friday 13th May during their indoor gardening special! Tune in on Friday at 8pm on BBC2 to see Sara chatting all things orchid with Rachel de Thame!..

We are very pleased that we were awarded an RHS Gold Medal for our display at the recent RHS Orchid Show held at Wisley gardens! We put on a colourful display of mixed species and hybrids which the visitors also seemed to enjoy plus sales were good, no doubt helped by the lovely spring weather we had.There were several other Gold Medal exhibits by ..

When you next visit us please be aware of a new road layout to reach us. The original turning off the main A382 road at Forches Cross is now permanently closed but a new junction has recently opened just down the road in the direction of Bovey Tracey. New signage is not really in place yet although there are a few yellow diversion signs scattered a..

We are excited to announce that our new website is up and running with new features for account holders! One of our favourite new additions is the ability to gain and build reward points when you shop with us online.For every £1.00 you spend you get 3 points in return, with each point being worth 1p. These points will automatically get added to you..

We are currently open Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm. We are also open One Weekend Each Month Our open weekends for the next few months are as follows: 19th & 20th March 9th & 10th April 14th & 15th May11th & 12th June Due to the big RHS Orchid Show at Wisley unfortunately we are not open on Mother's Day weekend (27th March). We will be Open on..

As many of our houseplant orchids originate from the jungle and grow on trees as epiphytes, extra food is pretty sparse up in the forest canopy. This is why orchids are not heavy feeders and so need only careful feeding and not to be overfed. Some growers choose not to feed at all, either through choice because their plants do well enough without i..

We know that lots of people are loving growing a few orchids in the home these days. Modern houses are quite well suited to many types of easy to grow orchids and by following a few simple rules you can succeed and enjoy flowers all year round. We like to be quite warm at home and with things like double glazing and loft insulation keeping our hous..

Our Orchid Clinic days run on the first Wednesday of every month. We will be open 10am - 3pm, with a short break over lunch, to help with any problem plants, to give expert advice and to help re-pot your orchids!If you are unsure how to tackle re-potting or dividing your orchids, we can do it for you at the following rates on non-clinic daysUp to 3..

The Nursery, Shop and Cafe Vanilla will be open from 10am - 3pm on this open weekend. A great chance to visit on a weekend. ..

Join us at the nursery for a great day of learning about orchids.Click here for more info and online booking..

Join the East Mids Orchid Society for their show at Bottesford Village Hall. Bottesford Village Hall Belvoir Road Bottesford Nottingham NG13 0BG     ..