We are a group of enthusiasts who meet to share our enjoyment of
orchids.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested.
Beginners are very welcome!
Web site last update -
16th November 2020
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Although all physical meetings of the Society have been cancelled since the March lockdown, we are
holding Zoom meetings for the immediate future.
Our meetings are not restricted to Society members. Members of the public are welcome to attend - please request the link details by using the
Contact Us facility.
We are continuing to run a society wide, moderated blog for members and supporters, accessed via the menu
page button ☰ in the top left corner of this screen.
Please use the Contact Us facility to enter photographs, comments and perhaps very short articles to the blog.
Hello everyone
Our next meeting will be on Friday 20th November by Zoom.
The main event of the evening will be a talk by Saul Walker on ‘Dendrobiums of Northern Queensland”. Saul is from Plymouth and under normal circumstances would not be able to attend one of our meetings so we will be very pleased to see and hear him virtually. He is presently Head Gardener/Plantsman at Stonelands House, Devon and lists Orchids as one of his speciality interests. Many of us grow some of the plants he will be talking about.
This will be followed by a virtual plant table / discussion. Please bring a selection of yours into camera range.
The virtual Waiting Room will be open from 7pm, the Meeting Room from 7.15pm and the meeting proper will start at 7.30pm. It would be useful if you would let me know if you are going to attend this meeting – but not essential.
I also pass on a message from John Heathcote who sends his best wishes to everyone in CANWOS. John is a former Chairman of the Society.
In the meantime, all I can do is encourage you to look after
yourselves carefully, to look after your orchids attentively and just
keep taking the photographs! I am in the process of putting up a November
edition of the Blog (see this via www.canwos.org.uk and the menu page button ☰ in the top left corner
of the screen) and I welcome your photographs, comments and any stories
however loosely connected to orchids that you wish to share.
Very best wishes and Keep Safe
Iain Wright
Public Contact CANWOS
| 2020 | |
|
Friday 16th October by Zoom |
A brief AGM + a virtual Plant Table + Internet Facilities for Orchid Growers |
|
Friday 20th November by Zoom |
Dendrobiums of Northern Queensland
+ a virtual Plant Table |
|
Friday 18th December by Zoom |
Orchids round the Mediterranean
+ a virtual Plant Table + a glass of something together as a small Celebration of Christmas |
| 2021 | |
| >
Friday 15th January by Zoom |
Orchid Hunting in Sumatra’s Cloud Forest
+ a virtual Plant Table |
|
Friday 19th February by Zoom |
Growing Orchids under Lights
+ a virtual Plant Table |
|
Friday 19th March by Zoom |
James Bateman, 40 Orchids of Mexico & Guatemala
+ a virtual Plant Table |
|
Friday 16th April by Zoom |
Growing Orchids in a Terranium and the story of how the Wardian Case changed the world.
+ a virtual Plant Table |
|
Friday 21th May |
To be confirmed
|
| Friday 18st June |
To be confirmed Possible field trip Date may vary |
|
Friday 17th September |
The AGM with other delights |
We meet at St Mary's Church Hall, Handbridge, Chester CH4 7HL, usually on the third Friday of the month but not in December, July or August. The Hall is open from 7.00pm.
Members are encouraged to bring their plants in flower to each meeting. There is a wealth of information within the Society and it is our tradition that this is shared freely amongst members.
We send an email to all our members about ten days before our regular meetings, to remind them what is on and to pass on other information. We are happy to send these to non-members and potential visitors - please use the index tab (☰) to reach the 'Contact Us' section.
At most meetings there is a raffle. Members often donate orchid plants. Refreshments such as tea and coffee are available during the evening, usually immediately after the speaker.
We have a library that contains many books suitable for both beginners and experts. Members can borrow books for one month and can browse the reference books, which cannot be loaned out.
At meetings where plants are not for sale by the evening's speaker, members may offer their own orchid plants for sale. A 20% seller's premium is levied and donated to the Society.
Each year we hold an auction where members buy and sell plants. Typically, about eighty plants are sold each year, usually at very advantageous prices. A seller's and buyer's premium operates (10% for each) and the proceeds are donated to the Society. This is an excellent way to extend a collection and try new types of orchid.
The annual subscription is currently £12. We no longer offer double
or family membership. Subscriptions are normally paid to the
Membership Secretary at or just after the October meeting.
CANWOS registered with the the Charity Commission in 1993 but surrendered its registration in 2011. It is now a "Charity exempt from the need to register". Tax paying members can still benefit the Society by making a Gift Aid declaration. Details can be obtained from the Treasurer at any of the meetings.
The Society is a member of the British Orchid Council (BOC) and sends
two representatives to its meetings. CANWOS is affiliated to the
Royal Horticultural Society and members can use some of the benefits
available.
A copy of our present Constitution is available for downloading by clicking on "CANWOS Constitution.pdf ". This was revised at our 2012 AGM.
| British Orchid Council | Our national organisation for orchid growing. There are lots of links here to other orchid societies around the country. |
| Orchid Photographs | If you like orchid pictures, this site is a good place to start. If you like orchid species pictures, then ... |
| Jay Pfahl's Orchid Photographs | ... this is the place for you. Work down through the preamble and finally reach over 17,158 orchids. |
| The International Orchid Register |
Search the database of registered hybrids. Use full or partial names to identify parents and children of a grex. |
| Orchid History | Ron Rigby's site with lots of information on the history of orchid growing is currently being converted to run on this site. It will be back soon. |
Where We Meet
We use the hall just behind St Mary's Church on Overleigh Road, just South of the River Dee.
The post code for the Church is CH4 7HL.
