Cooroy is the place to be this Mother’s Day with an Orchid Show and a special Mother’s Day Market.
Noosa District Orchid and Foliage Society will hold their annual Mother’s Day Orchid Show in Cooroy Memorial Hall in Maple Street on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 May.
Entry is $4, Friday 8.30am-4pm and Saturday 8.30am-2pm.
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, and you get to take it home. Potting bark and fertilisers will also be on sale, along with $1 raffle tickets. (Eftpos is available.)
Looking for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day? Look no further than the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre’s Mother’s Day Market on Saturday 11 May from 10am-2pm at 11 Maple St, Cooroy.
Step inside the vibrant gallery spaces to find a stunning selection of 20 stalls selling unique creations from ceramics, jewellery, art prints and more.
If you can’t make it to the market, their Artisan Store is also filled with locally made pieces; open Tuesdays – Sundays, 10am – 3pm every week.
Noosa District Orchid & Foliage Society celebrates 40 years this year 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.
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).
