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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..

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..

At present we are not sending out of the UK into the EU. Post Brexit there are now CITES permits and Phytosanitary Certificates that need to be obtained in order to trade with many orchids out of the UK and the high cost of these is extremely prohibitive especially to our customers. We are currently letting the dust settle after Brexit and later we..

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..

Open Weekends 2026As well as being open Monday to Friday we are also open on the following weekends, 10:00am - 3:00pm :January - Sat 17th & Sun 18th........February - Sat 14th & Sun 15th........March - Sat 21st & Sun 22nd........April - Sat 18th & Sun 19th........May - Sat 16th & Sun 17th........June - Sat 13th & Sun 14th........July - Sat 18th & S..

Orchid Shows 2026Below are a list of Orchid Shows we will be attending in 2026. If you would like for us to bring any orchids or sundries to these shows for you please let us know a couple of days before the event.Subscribe to our newsletter for further information and reminders about the Orchid Shows we will be attending. Or follow us on our socia..