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Welsh Orchid Festival
September 5 - September 6
Join the Orchid Study Group for their Annual Welsh Orchid Festival, a colourful weekend celebrating orchids, expert growers, and local plant‑loving businesses. Held in the beautiful surroundings of Aberglasney Gardens, the festival offers displays, talks, plants for sale, and a friendly welcome for everyone from beginners to long‑time enthusiasts.
What you’ll find at the show
- Wonderful orchid displays created by societies and specialist nurseries
- Orchids for sale from expert growers who are happy to offer advice
- Relaxed, informative orchid talks throughout the weekend
- Local small businesses offering food, drink, plants and more around the grounds
Attending Nurseries & Societies
- Orchid Study Group – host
- Farmyard Nurseries – houseplants & carnivorous plants, specialising in Sarracenia
- Phalaenopsis & More – specialising in Phalaenopsis species
- Burnham Nurseries – from Devon offering a wide range of orchids
- Devon Orchid Society – display
- Cornwall Orchid Society – display
- Kev’s Orchids – offering hybrids & species, especially Coelogyne and Bulbophyllum
- Carnorchia Orchids – African & Madagascan angraecoids, carnivorous Pinguicula
- National Botanic Garden of Wales – information stand
- Lynda Coles – orchid flasks and seedlings
- Orchid Alchemy – large number of established orchid seedlings
- Polly O’Leary – Botanical Artist – original artwork, prints and cards
Entry to the Festival is free , but normal Aberglasney entry fees will apply