Avid orchid fans are in for a treat in April when these stunning plants are put in the spotlight at the Natal Orchid Society’s annual Autumn Orchid Show.
Orchid enthusiasts need to diarise Saturday 16 April (from 10.15am to 4pm) and Sunday 17 April (from 9am to 3pm) to view the display at the Parkhill Bowling Club, off Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Durban North.
“Miltonias, phragmipediums, dendrobiums and vandas may be foreign-sounding names to some, but to the orchid enthusiast they are the plants most seen at this time of the year,” says Melanie van Greunen, vice-president of the Natal Orchid Society.
“We are inviting all orchid lovers and keen gardeners to visit the show where these plants plus many more will be on display.”
Potting demonstrations will be held on both days and a wide variety of orchid plants will be on sale – for those who want to add to (or start) their own collection. A raffle will also be held with a number of orchid plants as prizes.
Light lunches and refreshments will be sold in the tea garden. Entrance fee is R15 for adults and R10 for pensioners.
*Existing orchid-growers – and anyone interested in owning and nurturing these beautiful plants – are invited to attend the monthly meetings of the Natal Orchid Society. These are held at the Parkhill Bowling Club on the second Monday of every month at 7pm.
For further information contact Melanie van Greunen on 083 456 0178 or email her at reservation@fairwaydurban.co.za