The British Orchid Council

Promoting orchid cultivation and conservation.

About Us

The British Orchid Council (BOC), was founded in 1971 to bring orchid societies together and to promote orchid cultivation and conservation.

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Executive Committee

The Officers collectively make up the Executive Committee, responsible for the management and control of the British Orchid Council.

Our Executive

Photographic Competition 2024

1st Prize
Dendrobium. jenkinsii
by David Kohn,
Suffolk Orchid Society

Are you taking photographs now and saving them ready for the 2025 competition?

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Orchids for Everyone

by | 17 August, 2025 | Past Events | 0 Comments

RHS Harlow Carr - a blog by Helen Millner2nd and 3rd August 2025 Very much a work in progress, so please don’t expect too much everyone is still learning The aim is a very informal record of shows, happenings  in the orchid world and anything else of interest in...
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BBC GWL INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW 2025

by | 27 June, 2025 | Past Events | 0 Comments

This is the largest annual gathering of the British Orchid Council’s societies and members. For the second time this highly successful Show was staged at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

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The Show was held at the Josephine Butler College on the 31st August. The college provides free use of their Sports Hall , and the North East of England Orchid Society organised the show. Seven orchid societies exhibited and five specialist  trade sold plants.

A selection of images

 The RHS Orchid Expert Group were at the show and three of the plants that were submitted were awarded. From left to right Cultural  Certificates to Barbosella australis, and Miltonia moreliana, plus an Award of Merit to  Cycnodes Jumbo Micky.

Durham City Orchid Show

A Little About Us

 Our aim is to promote the UK orchid hobby so that people  can continue to enjoy and grow orchids now, and in the future. We publicise  our members and their events on this website. Societies have shows around the UK and support British trade. We organise a training programme for British Orchid Council show judges. Our aim is to support orchid conservation initiatives for the UK’s and World orchids.

So, who are our members? They include  British Orchid Societies, National Botanic Gardens at Kew, Glasgow, Chester Zoo, The Eric Young Orchid Foundation in Jersey, The Mathers Orchid Foundation and the RHS.

On this website you will be able to find out what is going on in the orchid world – perhaps we can encourage you to visit shows, enjoy the orchids and get in touch with your local society!