With 200 years combined knowledge of orchids, what better place to flower a new hobby than at the Bay of Plenty Orchid Society Annual Show?

Kevin Davey is part of the Bay of Plenty Orchid Society and has been collecting orchids for 15 years.

With an impressive 300 orchids to his name, he was a stunning flower array of 'every colour of the rainbow”.

'It's my main hobby…I would spend on average three hours a day just fiddling around…my wife calls them my ‘babies',” says Kevin.

Speaking for himself and his fellow Bay of Plenty Orchid Society crew, Kevin says: 'Between the members that we've got there's probably well into 200 years of orchid growing experience if you add it all together”.

And all this growing know-how will be on tap at the society's annual show on March 31 and April 1!

Kevin says the BPOS show will be a great way to step into the wonderful world of orchids with plenty of plants on display and professional growers sharing advice.

'See what you can do with an orchid plant…they're lovely, they're easy to grow, they're not hard by any stretch of the imagination – just give them the right conditions and put a bit of water on them, the occasional feed and away they go.”

And all are welcome!

'We're always on the lookout for new society members.”

Running from 10am to 4pm at the Te Puke War Memorial Hall, the show will be held on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1.