Campbelltown Orchid Society in Campbelltown, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Campbelltown Orchid Society

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

Phone: +61 412 696 919

Address: Beverly Park Special School, Beverly Rd 2560 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Even though its a little early in the season, we had a number of quality entries in our Oncidium Alliance class. Have you ever tried growing these orchids before? Lots of our members include these orchids in their collection and growth them with great success in the Macarthur region. . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

25.01.2022 The votes are from both our Facebook and Instagram accounts and one orchid way out in front by a landslide. We are calling it the Black Caviar of the Virtual Show! A very big congratulations to Wendy Estall for taking out the Public Vote award with her Psychosis Mendenhall Hildos FCC/AOC. This award was proudly sponsored by The Orchid Place at Heathcoate. Its a beautiful little nursery not to far away for our members to visit. Barbara is always there with a happy, smiling... face and loads of quality orchids! Plan a visit, you wont be disappointed! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #PublicVoteAward #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

24.01.2022 Finally, we can announce the Grand Champion Orchid of the Show. The winning plant is Pot. Lisa Taylor Gallis grown by Ray Cockroft. Ray or "The Pom" as he is affectionately known as in our club has a great love for and dedication to his Cattleyas. He has honed and perfected the art of cultivating and exhibiting these plants over the last 30 years. A very deserving recipient of this award an a very worthy plant. Congratulations Ray! Our Grand Champion award has been sponsored... by Royale Orchids. Clinton and the team at Royale Orchids were the first to jump on board with our Virtual Orchid show and made very significant donations to see this show was not only a great success, but also to ensure that our members were given a nice boost during these challenging times. From everyone in our club, a very big thank you! We cant wait to come and visit the nursery soon! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

24.01.2022 It was a close competition, deciding the winner of the Members Choice award with so many quality plants to choose from, our members found it hard to pick just one! The clear front runner of the show was Tony and Carol Asquiths Cattleya Royal Beau Dendi! Well done, it truly is a beautiful orchid. This award has been proudly sponsored by Royale Orchids, the growers of fine quality Orchids since 1953! Royale, situated on the NSW Central Coast, have a great variety of plants j...ust dying to join your collection. Check out their website www.royaleorchids.com.au or plan a visit next time you are up that way! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

22.01.2022 We have been overwhelmed with the support for our Virtual Orchid Show! Angie Thomas, author of Top 50 Indoor Plants And How Not To Kill Them! and Yates representative has a little message of support for our members. . . Yates have been very generous and donated a range of fantastic products to be used as prizes in our show. Thank you so much for your support, I know our plants will thank you too! .... . Only three days left before entries close on our Virtual Show and then we will finally be able to share the hundreds of photo submissions with you all. . . . . . @Yates Australia #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy See more

22.01.2022 We are doing it all again in two weeks time for our 2020 Spring Show! It's always the biggest and best show of the season and this year we are holding the show at Narellan Town Centre. Cymbidiums and Australian Natives are in full bloom along with a number of exotic varieties on display too. There are 60 categories in this show, we guarantee you will find an orchid you have never seen before! In addition to our exhibition plants, we will have loads of sales plants that are r...eplenished daily. Stop by and pick up a plant or two, they will look stunning at your place! While you are there, vote for your favourite plant, it might win our Public Vote Award. It's all happening in just 14 days time. We hope to see you all there! #CDOSSpringShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy

22.01.2022 We have now made it to the 100 entries mark! Not bad for our little old club! . . Watch this space for some exciting announcements in the next few days! .... . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy See more

21.01.2022 Champion Any Other Orchid of the Show was awarded to Ian Hobsons Cym. Artistic Impression Snowdrop and what a fine specimen this plant is! This award was proudly sponsored by Robertson Orchids. John and the crew have great quality plants from Oncidiums to Cattleyas, Paphiopedilums and even Phalaenopsis. If you are in the market for exotic varieties head on over to www.robertsonorchids.com.au for see their full range. Our club is very thankful for the support John and Robertson Orchids has shown.

21.01.2022 We need you! Vote for your favourite plant to be awarded the Public Vote Award. . . Our club members have been busy nurturing their prize winning plant while we have all been isolated in our homes. Now its time to share the fruits of our labour with you all and we want to know which one is your favourite! .... . Check out the shortlist of plants eligible for our Public Vote Award. All you need to do is give your favourite orchids a like or <3. The plant with the most likes on Facebook and Instagram at midnight Sunday, will be awarded. Good luck growers! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

21.01.2022 Champion orchid in the Oncidium Alliance was awarded to Onc. Wildcat Bobcat grown by Daniel Webb. Ray at Tinonee Orchid Nursery is the proud sponsor of the Oncidium category. We wouldnt have been able to put on such a fine show without the help and support of our sponsors. If you havent already, check out there Facebook page and give it a like! Tinonee Orchids have plenty of orchids for sale that are just dying to join your collection!

20.01.2022 Starting from tomorrow, we will be sharing with you each of the Orchids entered in the Campbelltown & District Orchid Societies Virtual Orchid Show. Watch this space over the next week to see all 160 entries in our Virtual Show! #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy

18.01.2022 While we have been busy putting together our Virtual Orchid Show, one of our members was being interviewed by the one and only Angie Thomas from Yates. The result is a great article in the Winter Edition of Yates Australia s Growing with You magazine. . . The article has been aptly titled, Confessions of an Orchid Grower. It sounds like a few of us! .... . Check it out for yourself at --> shorturl.at/xBMX4 . . . . . #Confessionsofanorchidaddict #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

18.01.2022 Anne McCauley is the very proud owner of our Champion Novice Orchid. She is a recent addition to our club and we her Zygopetalum is amazing! Well done Anne! Tims Garden Centre Campbelltown NSW is the Proud Sponsor of our Champion Novice. Tim is always encouraging people to get out in the garden so its only fitting that he is the sponsor of this major award. Tim has the best plants in AUSTRALIA. Its a big call we know, but once you visit his nursery in Queen Street you will un...derstand why. If you have a gardening question, Tim and his Team have a wealth of knowledge and are only ever too happy to help. If you are out and about tomorrow, stop by say Gday! Angie from Yates Australia also got on board with sponsoring this award and kindly donated some amazing Orchid products for our Champion Novice award. With these products in Annes garden shed, her plants will be the envy of the club!

17.01.2022 Thats a wrap! . . Entries into our Virtual Orchid Show have officially closed and what a response we have had from our members. Over 160 plants were entered with around 500 photos to sort through and prepare for our digital Show Catalogue! .... . Watch this space because we will be sharing the lots over photos over the coming weeks and we want YOU to vote for your favourite plant! The orchid with the most likes on our Facebook and Instagram pages will receive a $100 voucher to spend at The Orchid Place! There will be more on this later in the week. . . Are you excited to see what our club members have been growing in isolation? Let us know in the comments below if you are! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy See more

16.01.2022 How can you go past our third category, Paphiopedilums. Their unique and exquisite flowers make them a popular choice for the orchid collector. Often these plants take many years, some as long as a decade to reach flowering size. We think their blooms are worth the wait. What do you think? . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

16.01.2022 Meet Anne. Anne is our clubs newest member. She responded to our Virtual Orchid show and was eager to get join in on the fun! We think she has been hiding her secret talent for orchid cultivation for too long! Isnt her Zygopetalum just beautiful! . . We are always welcoming new members to our club and we cant wait until we can meet Anne at our meetings, as soon as its safe for them to resume. .... . Our panel of judges have spent the last two days pouring over more than 400 photos submitted for our virtual show. Not long now before we have some results to share! . . . . . #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow See more

15.01.2022 The last but certainly not the least important section is our Novice Classes. Our new and developing growers have really shone brightly in this show. We think its a record, not only for number of entries, but diversity and quality of the orchids entered. A very big well done! . . . .... . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

15.01.2022 There was some tough competition in the Paphiopedilum category. The Champion Paphiopedilum was awarded to Daniel Webbs Paph. Clifton Booth. Quality growers and lovers of Slipper orchids, Orchids of Distinction generously sponsored our Paphiopedilum Champion. We are all in need to pots and accessories, and these guys have the best. Check out their products for yourself --> www.orchidsofdistinction.com.au

14.01.2022 Reserve Champion of our Virtual Show was awarded to Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Betty Boop. This plant also took out the Champion Exotic Award. Daniel Webb, the proud owner of this beautiful orchid has been growing Phalaenopsis for 15 years, his passion and love for the genus is evident in the quality and presentation of the Reserve Champion Plant. Well done Daniel! This award is proudly sponsored by Keva Lloyd from Mallee Phallies. Keva imports the latest and greatest Orchids from T...aiwan and America at very competitive prices and the quality is second to none! Mallee Phallies has every variety under the sun, so why not check out their website for their full stock list --> http://www.kevalloyd.com.au/malleephallies.html . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

13.01.2022 One of the smaller classes to start the day is the Any Other Hybrid section. Just the three entries here. We hope you have enjoyed following along with our Virtual Orchid Show! . . . .... . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

12.01.2022 We are doing it all again in two weeks time for our 2020 Spring Show! Its always the biggest and best show of the season and this year we are holding the show at Narellan Town Centre. Cymbidiums and Australian Natives are in full bloom along with a number of exotic varieties on display too. There are 60 categories in this show, we guarantee you will find an orchid you have never seen before! In addition to our exhibition plants, we will have loads of sales plants that are r...eplenished daily. Stop by and pick up a plant or two, they will look stunning at your place! While you are there, vote for your favourite plant, it might win our Public Vote Award. Its all happening in just 14 days time. We hope to see you all there! #CDOSSpringShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy

12.01.2022 We have been given the wonderful opportunity by Macarthur Square to host a 5th show for 2020. Our Mid-Spring Show will kick off on Thursday October 1st and run through until Sunday October 4th. It will be your last chance for this year to check out all our wonderful exhibition plants and pick up an orchid or two for your own collections. Plants at our last three shows SOLD OUT, so make sure you get in quick to bag a bargain! As per usual, we will have loads of club members ...available to help you with any of your orchid related questions. We hope to see you all there. . . . . . #CDOSMidSpringShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

11.01.2022 We are very excited to be holding our second show for 2020, our Late Winter Show at Narellan Town Centre. The show will begin Thursday the 20th of August and run through until Sunday the 23rd at 3pm. You can find us outside Best & Less during the Centres trading hours. There will be a load of show plants on display and a variety of plants for sale too, with new plants arriving every day. Be sure to stop by and see us! ... . . . . #CDOSLateWinterShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

11.01.2022 Champion Species Orchid of the Show was awarded to the Asian Species Bulb. rothschildianum grown by Ray Cockroft. It is a beautiful example of a natural species. Proud sponsors of the Species section of our show is Orchid Species Plus. Jan and Bill have a remarkable range of species orchids available and have a wealth of knowledge to go with it. Check out their Facebook and Website for a full list of the orchids they have available. You wont get better plants than theirs!

11.01.2022 Look what finally came back from the publishers today! We are so excited to have this 52 page coloured magazine to show off the prized plants our members have been growing during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are due to be dispatched to our members this week, but if anyone else wants to get their hands on the limited few hard copies we have spare send us a message. They will be available for sale for $10 each + postage & handling.

10.01.2022 Champion Exotic Orchid in our Virtual Orchid Show was awarded to Phal. I-Hsin Betty Boop, grown by Daniel Webb. Orchids Mackay were very generous in their support of our Virtual Show, in particular through the sponsorship of this award. If you are looking for exotic orchids of the highest quality, you cannot go past these guys! Check out their website --> www.orchidsmackay.com.au

10.01.2022 Up first in our Virtual Show, we have the Cymbidium classes. Being a bit early in the year, we only managed to get a couple of entries together for our show. We hope you enjoy them. . . . .... .#CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

10.01.2022 Our Late Winter Show starts TODAY at Narellan Town Centre. Come and check out the beautifully stunning exhibition plants grown by our members. Here is a snap shot of some of the prize winning plants from last nights judging. . There will be a truck load of sale plants available each day of the show, so if you want a new addition to your collection, stop by the sales table and bag a bargain! . You can find us outside Best&Less and we will be here until Sunday at 3pm. Stop by ...and say Gday, ask some questions and admire prized plants. . . . . . #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy #CDOSLateWinterShow See more

10.01.2022 Another smaller class, but no less important than the others. Class number nine is the orchids of the Vandaceous Alliance. Just the two entries. Which one do you think topped the class? . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

09.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that our Winter Show will be going ahead at Macarthur Square Thursday July 16th - 19th. Its not virtual this time! Our members have been tending to their plants during isolation and cannot wait to show of their great results. Come and show your support at our show, browse the show bench or bag a bargain at the sales table. We always have a wide range of plants on offer! The show is located on the lower floor, outside Chemist Warehouse. See yo...u all there! . . . . . #CDOSWinterShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

08.01.2022 Champion Dendrobium in our Virtual Orchid show was awarded to Neal Chiddys Den. Hilda Poxon Leopard Bunnings Warehouse Australia are always a great support in allowing us to host sausage sizzles throughout the year, and once again they have show us support in sponsoring this award! We are very thankful for your generosity and support.

08.01.2022 Champion Cattleya Alliance in our Virtual Orchid Show was awarded to Ray Cockroft with his orchid Pot. Lisa Taylor Galis! We are very thankful to Ray at Tinonee Orchid Nursery for sponsoring this award. If you are ever in the market for some quality orchids, make sure you check out their website --> www.tinoneeorchids.com

08.01.2022 A club favourite is the genus Dendrobium. With our climate, Australian Native Dendrobium thrive and many of our members have large collections of these beautiful plants. Those of us who have heated greenhouses even have a few of the more exotic, hard cane varieties. What do you think of these plants? . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

05.01.2022 Meet Wendy! Wendy is a very passionate orchid grower in our club! She was one of the first members to submit some of her stunning plants for the Virtual Orchid Show. . . Wendy has a beautiful collection of orchids that ranges from Oncidium Alliance, like the Bratonia Toowomba pictured, to beautiful Phalaenopsis and even a Psychopsis or two. She loves her orchids and it shows. All her entries are breathtaking! .... . Good luck Wendy! Entries into our Virtual Orchid Show close on Sunday at 5pm. Watch this space after that for the finale of our Virtual Show. We will be showing you every entry in this years show, with their results from judging. We are excited. So it Wendy, we can tell! . . . . . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy See more

04.01.2022 Now that all of our Champions have been awarded, it only leaves our four major prizes. Who will win Reserve and Grand Champion? Do you think you know who came out on top in the Public Vote? Was there a standout you think our members might have picked as the the recipient of the Members Choice Award?... Watch this space tomorrow to find out the winners! . . . . . #CDOSVIrtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy

04.01.2022 If you missed out on a copy of our Virtual Orchid Show Magazine, why now follow the link and download a copy for yourself? Its compatible with any device or e-magazine reader. Click here ---> https://anyflip.com/skowe/ptfw/ Our society members are very proud of the plants we grew in isolation and have greatly enjoyed sharing those successes with you virtually. We are all so thankful for the multitude of sponsors that donated prizes for this extraordinary event, without whom ...this little initiative to keep our members occupied, would never have turning into something so grand! Now we all have our very own hard copy of the magazine to keep as a constant reminder of our would during COVID-19, of how we spent those 3 months in isolation and a time when the only thing we could get closer than 1.5m to was our orchids! . . . . . The Orchid Place Robertson Orchids Royale Orchids Tinonee Orchid Nursery Tims Garden Centre Campbelltown NSW Yates Australia Orchid Species Plus Orchids Mackay Atian Tsai Orchid Growers Australia Mallee Phallies Orchid Importers Southern Highlands Orchid Society INC American Orchid Society Orchid Society Of NSW

03.01.2022 As far as Champion Specimen Orchid goes, it was hard to go past this Paphiopedilum Species. This is Ray Cockrofts Paph.insigne grown into a beautiful specimen and a worth winner. Atian Tsai is a great lover of Paphiopedilum Orchids and we think he has the best! He was very generous in his donations and is the proud sponsor to the Champion Specimen Award. Atian regularly sells on eBay and through his Facebook page. There is always a bargain to be had and his plants are second to none! Go check them out!

03.01.2022 See you at Macarthur Square for our 2020 Winter Show! We will be located on the Lower Floor outside Chemist Warehouse, Thursday to Sunday. Come and see the beautiful plants our members have grown this year and pick up a lovely new addition to your collection from our sales table!... #CDOSWinterShow #Orchidsmakepeoplehappy

02.01.2022 Another category inundated with entries was our Phalaenopsis Hybrid and Species classes. There is a wide variety of magnificent flowers from a number of our growers. You dont see orchids like these at the grocery store! Which one is your favourite? . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

02.01.2022 Our next featured section is Cattleya Alliance, combining Exhibition and Intermediate sized flowers and Cluster varieties. This was our largest section with many growers competing for the top prize of Champion Cattleya Orchid. Do you think you can pick the winner? . . . .... #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more

02.01.2022 Our regular Winter and Spring shows are usually dominated by Cymbidiums and Native Dendrobium, but in our Autumn Virtual Show we have an outstanding number of Species orchids from Asia, Africa and South America. What do you think of some of these rare and obscure varieties? Does one have a place in your collection? . . . .... . #CDOSVirtualOrchidShow #OrchidsMakePeopleHappy See more