We have a real cracker for Christmas this year! Brassia verrucosa is a lovely species with dramatic flowers and our specimen plant with seven long spikes is so lovely that I am half expecting three wise men to come an pay homage to it! Brassia verrucosa is commonly known as the spider orchid and has […]

For Christmas Eve we have a delightful little masdevallia endemic to Venezuela. Another new species for 365 days this species grows at elevations from 1200 to 1500m in coastal forests where it experiences evenly cool and wet conditions throughout the year. We grow plants in pots and baskets in our Cool Americas section where it […]

We haven’t featured this interesting little species on 365 days before. It is another reliable winter flowerer and at its best this week. This species is closely related to one of our favourites Maxillaria praestans (below) which flowers in the summer. Maxillaria meleagris is a little smaller growing with smaller flowers but makes a lovely […]

We have finally broken up for Christmas and a well earned break after a busy year in 2018. For the first day of the holidays we have the cutest of miniatures. Most Stelis species have spikes of small flowers but these are smaller than most (the plant is in a 3cm pot) and pinky brown. […]

Yesterday afternoon Mendip Studio School students made their first visit to meet partners at the Living Rainforest near Thatcham. The group included students working on plant projects and reptile projects in their Mendip R & D sessions. Plant group students toured the site with horticulturalists Peter Clark and Charlotte May-Miller, learning about the amazing diversity […]