BOC PLANT JUDGING RESULTS AND REPORT
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. The ribbon judging for individual plants took place on the Wednesday; 41 judges and trainees arrived to find 24 superb displays packed with a orchids. At the same time teams of display Judges selected by the BBC GWL were judging the displays.
Listed below are all the awards.
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Platinum for the Orchid Society of Great Britain
PLANT JUDGING RESULTS
Premier Trophies
BEST SPECIES TRADE: Cattleya coccinea, Orchid Alchemy
BEST HYBRID TRADE: Paphiopedilum David Ott, Orchid Alchemy
BEST SPECIES AMATEUR: Dactylorhiza foliosa‘Lynn Timoney’ Scotland, Owner – Peter Timoney
BEST HYBRID AMATEUR: Grammatophyllum K J Tiger x elegans, Hinkley, Owner – Noel Cope
BEST DISPLAY TRADE: Elite Orchids
BEST DISPLAY AMATEUR: Orchid Society of Great Britain
Display Medals – Judged by GWL teams
David Millner & Jean Barker by Helen Millner’s Platinum awarded stand.
The Gold Medals
Darlington OS
Thames Valley OS
Spicesotic Plants
Scottish OS
North of England OS
Elite Orchids
Orchid Alchemy
Exotic Fern Group
Bournemouth OS
Will you be supporting the BOC and the International Orchid Show next year?
It will still be part of Gardeners World Live in June 2026, at the National Exhibition Centre.
It will be moving to a new venue in 2027. The Packington Estate, just a short distance from the NEC (https://packingtonestate.co.uk/)