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SUMMARY:Orchid Safari to Bull Island
DESCRIPTION:Visit Bull Island to go on an Orchid Safari\n  \nI visited Bull Island a few weeks ago in May and there were no orchids visible\, the cold easterly wind had suppressed their growth. However\, I've seen lots of photos of wild orchids online recently so I think its timely to make a return visit. \n  \nWe meet at the Bull Island Visitor Centre on Sunday 15th June. Bring water to drink\, good walking shoes and your copies of Ireland's Wild Orchids for ID purposes and also a magnifying glass as a lot of the beauty is in the detail. The aim this year is to locate any sign of the Common Twayblade\, Neottia ovata.
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/orchid-safari-to-bull-island/
LOCATION:Bull Island Visitor Centre\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D05 RP86\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Trips
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SUMMARY:July Members Night - Orchid Hunting in Madagascar\, a talk by Deborah Lambkin
DESCRIPTION:July's members night will be held in the auditorium at the national botanic gardens and will be a very special evening as IOS member Deborah Lambkin will give a talk on her Madagascan orchid adventure! \nRaffle\nWe will also have a raffle on the evening for some orchids. Cash is always welcome but you can also purchase raffle tickets online and by card on the night. (online raffle tickets can be purchased below) \nTable Show\nIf you have an orchid in-flower\, please do bring it along to the table show for judging\, there is a very special prize to win! Please RSVP below for In-Person with Show Table Entry to let us know you will be bringing along an orchid for the show table. \n  \nThis will be the last meeting before our summer break.
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/july-members-night-talk-on-madagascan-orchids-by-deborah-lambkin/
LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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SUMMARY:September Members Night - Talk by Saul Walker
DESCRIPTION:A welcome back from our summer break with what will no doubt be a wonderful talk by Saul Walker on Orchids in Oz. \nAn introduction to Saul Walker from the BBC Gardener's Wold website (https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/meet_the_experts/saul-walker/) \nSaul Walker’s passion in horticulture\nSaul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens\, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist\, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. \nAfter many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG\, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses\, as well as travelling to Australia\, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats. \nFollowing his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively\, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon\, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden. \nSaul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens\, Orchids\, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture\, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain. \n  \nWe will also have some orchids for raffle on the night\, tickets can be purchased by cash or card.
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/september-members-night-talk-by-saul-walker/
LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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SUMMARY:IOS Meeting October 2025
DESCRIPTION:Members' Plant Surgery Night\nBring along your orchids\, sick or over grown or just looking for some advice\, pop along and get some expert advice. \nTable Show\nWe will host an in-person and a virtual table show \nIn-person Raffle\nWe will have an in-person raffle on the night with some beautiful orchids to win. \n(The virtual link for the night to watch the meeting online will appear on this page below\, just click the Watch button and it'll open a window for you to join the online event) \n  \n 
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-meeting/
LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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SUMMARY:IOS Meeting November 2025 - Part Two Talk by Saul Walker
DESCRIPTION:Saul Walker returns this November to give us the second part of his Talk on The Wonderful Orchids of Oz\nAn introduction to Saul Walker from the BBC Gardener's Wold website (https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/meet_the_experts/saul-walker/) \nSaul Walker’s passion in horticulture\nSaul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens\, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist\, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. \nAfter many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG\, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses\, as well as travelling to Australia\, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats. \nFollowing his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively\, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon\, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden. \nSaul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens\, Orchids\, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture\, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain. \n  \nIn-Person Raffle\nWe will also have some orchids for raffle on the night\, tickets can be purchased by cash or card.
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-meeting-november-2025/
LOCATION:The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - IOS Meeting January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sorry but tonight’s virtual meeting has been cancelled due to illness.
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-meeting-january-2026/
LOCATION:Co. Dublin
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Irish Orchid Society":MAILTO:info@irishorchidsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260209T190000
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SUMMARY:IOS Member's Meeting: February 2026
DESCRIPTION:A virtual/online only meeting this month.\nWe will have a talk about growing orchids in-doors during the winter\, the importance of lighting\, heat and humidity. \nWhat member's have in flower now. \nAny orchid issues \nThe spring show. \n 
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-meeting-feb-2026/
LOCATION:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-meeting-feb-2026/
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="David Morse":MAILTO:chair@irishorchidsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260302T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260302T203000
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SUMMARY:IOS Member's Meeting: March 2026 - Talk by Malcolm Moodie on The Orchids of Thailand
DESCRIPTION:A virtual/online only meeting this month.\nWe will have a talk from Malcolm Moodie\, from the Solihull Orchid Society on The Orchids of Thailand \n  \nA little bio on Malcolm:\nI have been growing orchids for more than 35 years and have a climatically controlled greenhouse with about 300 orchids. \nThe greenhouse has two growing areas. The Intermediate area contains mainly Paphiopedilums and Phragmipediums whilst the cool area has mainly Masdevallias with some Oncidium family. \nI am President of the Solihull & District Orchid Society and in the past served as their Chairman and Show Secretary. \nI am also a member of the British Paphiopedilum Society and the Orchid Society of Great Britain. \nIn addition\, I am a core member of the RHS Orchid Expert Group (Orchid Committee). \nI have travelled extensively searching for orchids in the wild travelling to Thailand\, the Malaysian peninsular\, Singapore multiple times\, Borneo twice visiting both Sarawak and Sabah all in South East Asia and also Peru and Ecuador in South America. \nThe talks I give relate those journeys. In addition\, I give talks to Gardening Clubs on Growing Orchids in the Home as a way of demystifying the misconceptions that many people have of orchids being difficult. \nIn the past I to used run a business supplying fertilisers and other sundry items to orchid growers and was the European distributor of DynaGro fertilisers among other products and use that background for a further talk on Feeding Orchids - Feast or Famine. \n  \nIf we have time we'll discuss: \n\nWhat member's have in flower now.\nAny orchid issues\nThe spring show.\n\n  \n  \nhttps://us05web.zoom.us/j/89097127007?pwd=BgTgocT6YhJRfoMIvEOGeJbHFDRXP4.1 \n  \n 
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-meeting-march-2026/
LOCATION:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-meeting-march-2026/
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="David Morse":MAILTO:chair@irishorchidsociety.org
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SUMMARY:IOS Member's Meeting: April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Details to be announce soon
URL:https://www.irishorchidsociety.org/ios-event/ios-members-meeting-april-2026/
LOCATION:National Botanic Gardens\, National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin\, Co. Dublin\, D09 VY63\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:IOS Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="David Morse":MAILTO:chair@irishorchidsociety.org
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