On 01/11/2014 13:13, Spider wrote:
On 01/11/2014 12:42, Bob Hobden wrote:
Talking to a chap at the Orchid Society of GB show at Wraysbury this
morning it appears that McBeans Orchids of Cooksbridge, near Lewes, who
have been going since 1879 and have exhibited at every Chelsea Flower
Show finally closed their doors yesterday. Such a shame. We have already
lost Thatched Lodge Orchids at Aldermaston, Wylde Court Orchids near
Newbury, and Stonehurst near Wakehurst Place. Only leaves Burnham
Nursery in Newton Abbot, Devon and Laurence Hobbs Orchids in Crawley
Down, Sussex that I know of if you want anything out of the ordinary.


-- Regards
Bob Hobden
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from the W.of London. UK



That's a real shame. I'm sure it's down to the supermarkets
force-feeding everyone with Phalaenopsis, that there's little interest
in different orchid types. I particularly like Cambria types and
Paphiopedilums, but I rarely see them.

I have been to Burnhams, but not Laurence Hobbs establishment yet. I'll
have to drop a hint to the chauffeur.

It is a shame, but orchid nurseries were going out of business long
before the supermarkets started selling Phaleanopsis.
It was several very large hikes in fuel prices that started the rot. the
same thing that took Rochfords out of the house plant business.