Details: Masdevallias and miscellaneous.

Open: Monday - Friday 9.00-5.00, Saturday. Sunday 10.00-2.00. (Ring to be sure)

Details: The nursery is run by the Rittershausen family. Their collection is one of the finest in the country and is the result of 50 years of growing experience. Many popular and rare orchids for sale. We exhibit at all the major orchid shows including the famous Chelsea Flower Show, plus many other smaller events throughout the year.

Open: Daily 10.00 to 4.00 (closed winter bank holidays).

David Stead Orchids
Greenscapes Horticultural Centre
Brandon Crescent
Shadwell
Leeds LS17 6JH
Telephone: (0113) 289 3933
Fax: (0113) 289 3944
e-mail: info@davidsteadorchids.co.uk
Web Site: www.davidsteadorchids.co.uk

Details: David Stead has been involved with commercial Orchid growing for over 34 years and has been on the R.H.S. orchid committee for 28 of those years. Having recently relocated, the Nursery is now situated within a Horticultural Centre, consisting of individual specialist businesses, on the outskirts of Leeds. Our show houses contain a whole range of the popular genera such as Phalaenopsis, Cattleyas, Paphiopedilums, Odontoglossum types, plus a variety of Species and essential sundries. We specialise in mail order, including our luxuriously gift boxed Phalaenopsis (complete with care leaflet and message card) that is sent by post anywhere within the U.K. Your name, address and one 1st class stamp will secure our Orchid pack, which includes details of Plants, Sundries, Orchid Collections and Gift Boxed Orchids.

Open: Although we are open most days, in view of show committments etc., a phone call prior to visiting would be both advisable and appreciated.

Directions: We are situated in North Leeds just off the A58 Leeds/Wetherby Road.

From the South, East or West: Head for Outer Ring Road (A6120) and take A58 for Wetherby, approx ¾ mile from the ring road turn left for Shadwell (Bay Horse Lane), follow for approx ¾ mile, just after sharp bend where road narrows take left turn into Brandon Crescent – see sign for Greenscapes on right.

From the North: A1 to Wetherby, follow A58 for Leeds, approx 1 mile past Scarcroft turn right at the crossroads marked Shadwell/Thorner, at next crossroads turn right and follow for about ½ mile, just after sharp bend where road narrows take left turn into Brandon Crescent – see sign for Greenscapes on right.

Dr. Richard Warren
Equatorial Plant Company
7 Gray Lane, Barnard Castle
Co Durham DL12 8PD.
Telephone/Fax: 01833 690519
e-mail: equatorialplants@teesdaleonline.co.uk
Web Site: www.equatorialplants.com

Details: We have a seedling and meristem raising laboratory specialising in orchid species from South America, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar. Paphiopedilum species also a speciality. Dr Warren organises and leads orchid study trips to Brazil and produces a Newsletter of general orchid interest. An increasing number of established seedlings are being produced.

Open: By appointment only.

Details: ‘Ivens Orchids’ Ltd is situated in Sandridgvillage two miles from St. Albans City, with easy access to M1, M25 and A1M motorways. A family business operated by Terry Cook and son Russell, we are an orchid nursery growing mainly for the florists of London and surrounding area, with deliveries made twice weekly within a radius of 30 miles of the Nursery. Under an acre of glass we produce from our laboratory crops of Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium and other genera in demand by the commercial florist industry as pot plants and some cut bloom. We also offer one day workshops for the trade, amateur grower and orchid enthusiast - apply for details.

Open: 8.00-6.00. Viewing by appointment only.

Details: A large range of garden hardy terrestrial orchids including ophrys, anacamptis, calanthe, bletilla, cypripedium and dactylorhiza available from reputable sources plus some unusual cold greenhouse species including Australian Thelymitras.

See web site for nursery opening, current lists and shows we attend or telephone for lists. Specialist advice given on natives species for a lawn or meadow.

I am happy to give lectures to any groups on growing hardy orchids. Booklet available “Growing Hardy Orchids in a British Garden”.

Directions: The nursery is at Bells Bridge Lane, off Cockerham Road, Garstang. For opening times please telephone or check the web site. To arrange a visit please call.

Details: As the European Distributor for DynaGro and Maril Products we represent, what we believe, are the very best fertilisers for orchid growers. We are more than happy to provide guidance to growers both on general feeding programmes and on specific cultural issues.

In addition, we stock meters for measuring pH and Dissolved Salts, a range of items for pH correction and an ever expanding array of orchid sundries including douglas fir bark, ready mixed composts, american sponge rock, New Zealand sphagnum moss, aluminium shading, Brother labellers, Botani wipes and much more.

Please visit our website for a comprehensive listing.

Shows/Lectures: We attend numerous events during the year – See our website for details.

Open by appointment only.

Directions: We are a small nursery situated 1 mile from junction 11 of the M40. We also offer a flasking service. Open by appointment only.

Details: Our company offers a comprehensive range of quality orchid sundries (e.g. English bark, rockwool cubes, Seramis, foam, moss, fertilisers, pots, etc.) and books alongside our specialist Paphiopedilum stock. We also offer other orchid genera including a wide range of Hardy Orchids. We will be attending most of this year's U.K. shows, please write to us for our latest plant listing, full sundries or Hardy Orchid catalogue, plus information on our open weekends at the nursery and shows we are attending. Please enclose 2 x first class stamps for each listing. Please note, apart from advertised open weekends, the nursery is only open by appointment.

Open: Certain weekends in the flowering season and by appointment only.

Details: Royden Orchids house a wide range of mainly South and Central American species. We have an especial intrest in the Pleurothallidina, and maintain comprehensive stocks of the main genera in this group. Our collections of Masdevallias (450+ species) and Draculas (over 100 species) now rank with the worlds largest. We no longer grow Cymbidiums in any quantity

Lists: Not available, the very diverse nature of our stock associated with the low numbers we keep of most species make the issuing and maintaining of lists just about impossible. High on our list of future priorities is a web site on which we hope to keep updated lists of the plants grown here, together with prices for available stock. We act as agents for Ecuagenera CIA Ltda. New listings (14 pages, 1200+ species) are published each October. For your copy send us your e-mail address or sae C5 or larger.
Shows: We are pleased to support Society Shows on invitation.
Lectures: We are pleased to give illustrated lectures, based on our travels in South America.