Orchid Meadows blog

"Seasons change with the scenery, weaving time in a tapestry. Won't you stop and remember me?" So wrote Paul Simon all those years ago,...

Are people from another world trying to send a message to glampers at Orchid Meadows or has an airline captain been combating in-flight...

Tawny Cottage guests Rhianne and Dan arrived for their holiday with something no-one else has brought so far, a drone. It soon took to...

It's a long time to Harvest Supper but tasty organic produce is now being gathered in at Orchid Meadows. Here shallots are being dried...

Made from living willow cut on-site, the Green Man willow village contains three huts and a compass sculpture. Over the winter more will...

Our new Greek garden is ready for you to explore. Tucked away in a sheltered and enclosed spot, it catches the midday sun perfectly. The...

Our annual orchid count at the weekend revealed  2270 heath-spotted orchids, 69 per cent more than the number recorded last year. The...

We are holding our first Orchid Fortnight shortly, offering you the chance to stay while our wild flowers are at their best. Up to 1500...

Our first butterfly orchid is now in full bloom in Evening Meadow. A few weeks and there should be more of them to complement the...

This is the first orchid this year to flower in our Evening Meadow. Hopefully it is a sign of things very much to come. They should be in...

It's bluebell time at Orchid Meadows! Bluebell Corner in our new Southern Bottoms wood has now come into its own, for which orange tip...

Does anyone remember this song: Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird And she wobbles when she flies She never hollers coo-coo Till the fourth...

Orchid Meadows nature reserve and glamping site is coming to life after the long winter with colour and form appearing everywhere. These...

It's officially the start of spring because we have thrown caution to the March winds and planted up our seed trays. You're probably...

Who says summer is not well on the way? Tawny Cottage guests Katie and Ken visited the seaside during their stay over the weekend and...

A new nature trail at Orchid Meadows was formally opened in February by a founder member of Lampeter Permaculture Group. Angie Polkey, a...

Orchid Meadows now has a comprehensive composting system, all put together from odds and ends we already had. The picture shows Lynn...

Greetings again from Orchid Meadows in West Wales where the pretty orchid Dactylorhiza maculate subspecies ericetorum has been receiving...

After baffling both us and experts for three years, the main orchid in our Morning and Evening Meadows has finally been identified. It...

Sometimes Christmas and New Year's Eve can be a bit too full-on and the temptation is to run away and have a quiet, private time. It was...