An article detailing the optimal conditions for growing and caring for vandas on the Sunshine Coast.

Read about how new orchid species are discovered and how we could speed up the process of discovery.

Pausing garden maintenance during lockdown led to some surprising new appearances in one of the grass verges at Kew.

Certifying the full extinction of a species is no easy task but only by doing so can we learn how to stop it happening to others.

Kew scientists are mapping out some of the weird and wonderful branches of the orchid family tree.

Vanda's are easy to grow on the Sunshine Coast, with a climate matching the original habitat of many Vanda species.

Tips for growing the Gastrochilus japonicus otherwise known as the Yellow Pine Orchid or the Japanese Jewel Orchid.

For our last meeting of the year, we held a members only mini with prizes, awards and orchid displays.

Last weekend we hosted our annual Species Orchid Show. Check out some of the wonderful orchids that were on display.

Last weekend we hosted our annual Spring Orchid Show. Check out some of the wonderful orchids that were on display.

Even among orchid enthusiasts, the Queen of Sherba orchid is considered particularly special.

Corybas barbarae, also known as Fairy Lantern, is native to eastern Australia from just north of Sydney up to the Atherton…

Find out more about the expansion of Coelogyne to include Dendrochilum, Pholidota and 12 other genera.

Part one of a compilation of five instalments that first appeared in the Nambour Orchid Society newsletter...

Part two of a compilation of five instalments that first appeared in the Nambour Orchid Society newsletter….

Part three of a compilation of five instalments that first appeared in the Nambour Orchid Society newsletter…

Part four of a compilation of five instalments that first appeared in the Nambour Orchid Society newsletter…

Part five a compilation of five instalments that first appeared in the Nambour Orchid Society newsletter…

This native orchid, Cryptostylis subulata, has been in my collection for a number of years and was mentioned in the article…

Ongoing medical issues over several years precipitated leaving behind a career lecturing in horticulture.