We think that Writhlington and Mendip are the only schools in the uk to have a nose flute orchestra (or is that orchidstra!) inspired by the Penan in Sarawak, year 10 student Ed Jones has started making bamboo nose flutes based on the traditional Penan design. The nose flute orchestra will be playing at the […]

  We have been out with the close up lens today to get a good shot of one of our iconic miniatures. Lepanthopsis astrophora has leaves less than 1cm long and relatively long spikes of tiny flowers each of which is a perfect purple star (hence the name). The flowers are long lasting and the […]

Our Christmas Orchid Festival will be a chance to find out everything about our recent trip to Borneo (from the students who took part) as well as a chance to buy the perfect Christmas present, explore the orchid greenhouses and learn how to grow these amazing plants at home. The photo above shows our party […]

  With winter really here, a lot of plants are enjoying the cool temperatures and gentle winter sunshine. This is especially true of our masdevallias that are in rapid leaf growth as well as many of them coming into flower. A  winter masdevallia highlight is this small growing species native to Peru. Masdevallia pandurilabia grows […]

We are delighted that Burnham Nurseries will be joining us at Writhlington for our Christmas Orchid Festival on Saturday 14th December (10am-4pm). Plants can be ordered in advance from their website http://www.orchids.uk.com/