Answer - The Writhlington School Greenhouses :)

This has to be the best time of year to have a heated greenhouse. While many little mammals are thinking of hibernating to sit out the cold months, the students of Writhlington School  (little mammals too) are busy surrounded by some of the of the world's most stunning flowers. Sophronitis cernua is a good example. This species comes from Brazil where it grows in warm forest in the coastal mountains. Like many tropical orchids it flowers in its 'dry season' which is winter (that means temperatures down to 15 degrees C). It's red flowers attract pollinating hummingbirds. What a perfect antidote to winter weather

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 Snow has returned to Writhlington School but unlike last year when the old greenhouse with a dodgy boiler meant the winter was a time of uncertainty and worrywe can now be confident that the orchids are snug in their controlled climate zones. It is a wonderful thing to be able to get out of bed on a Saturday and check the plants via our webcams. All looking great. This photo shows 'Cool America' at 14 degrees and 73% relative humidity on this frost morning. Thanks again to Dan and Luke for setting up and maintaining the webcams.

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We’ve been playing around with the laser cutter at school, and have come up with two potential designs for all of the labels we’ll use at shows in the future. (or until we come up with a better one!) We have come up with a dilema though, we can’t decide which is best. Please give us a hand by voting for your favourite! Head over to Our Website to cast your vote!

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