Noosa District Orchid and Foliage Society will hold their annual Mother’s Day Orchid Show in Cooroy Memorial Hall in Maple Street on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May. Entry is $4.
This show not only provides spectacular flowers and foliage displays of prize-winning plants, it’s also a great opportunity to buy a beautiful orchid, fern or foliage plant.
Experienced orchid growers will be on hand to advise on caring for orchids, ferns and foliage. For just $10, you can do a hands-on orchid-potting workshop with everything supplied, including the orchid, which you take home. Potting bark and fertilisers will also be on sale, along with $1 raffle tickets. (Eftpos is available.)
While orchids have a reputation of being delicate and tricky, they are actually surprisingly tolerant, though most don’t like too much water. They have been around for more than 80 million years, in a wide range of climates and regions across the planet.
Buying the right orchids for your location is one of the best ways to maximise your success, along with getting some local growers’ tips through joining an orchid club (noosaorchidsociety.com.au).
Noosa District Orchid & Foliage Society is currently celebrating 40 years and welcomes new members at their monthly meetings. You can get information on joining the society at the show, and meetings are held from 1pm on the first Saturday of each month (February to November) at Tinbeerwah Hall.
