With just four weeks left of term it’s all hands to the orchid lab at Writhlington. Our plan is to complete at least 30 jars of seedlings every day until July 23rd. This will give us 600 jars of seedlings growing and ready for our customers to buy at the London Orchid show next year. To […]
It seems that the summer is really here…..it must be because the older members of greenhouse club are stuck in exams all day! Summer is the time that most tropical orchids do most of their growing as summer is the wet season in tropical climates. So what should you be doing to keep your orchids […]
Today we are having a trial visit from the Mid-Wales Orchid Society. This is a great excuse for us to get out the prayer flags again and don’t they just look stunning! The visit today will be so that we are well practiced by the time WAOF comes along on 25th September! We’re all really […]
I hope everyone likes the web cams. I keep logging on to check the greenhouse at night and suprise suprise ….it’s dark. Teachers! Anyway, I couldn’t let the chance pass to thank Dan Groves publically for all his work on wsbeorchids.org.uk and earlier versions of the orchid project website. Dan has now finished his sixth […]
You’ve been waiting, we’ve been working, and finally we are ready to launch our ‘secret project’. While you’ve been entertained by my image of the eye – Dan has been working with four old netbooks and seven webcams to bring you what can only be described as a unique insight into the Writhlington Orchid Project. […]