Sell your excess plants

Have spare divisions, seedlings or orchids that need a new home? Eligible growers can offer them for sale through the Summer Orchid Festival’s shared plant sales area.

It is a great way to make room in your collection and give other orchid enthusiasts the opportunity to grow something new.

Our sales area brings together plants from orchid growers’ collections. The festival does not have commercial vendors.

Who can sell?

Plant sales are available to:

• Exhibitors who enter plants in the show.
• Volunteers who work their assigned rostered shift.

If you are coming only as a visitor, please contact us before bringing plants for sale.

Sales commission

The festival retains a commission from each plant sold.

For example, if your plant sells for $20, you receive $17 at the volunteer rate or $16 at the standard exhibitor rate.

The reduced commission applies to plants owned by the person completing the volunteer shift.

Interested in volunteering? Email summerorchidfestival@gmail.com to enquire about available shifts.

1. Arrange your seller details

All seller's need to complete the seller form and provide their bank details for payment of their sales less commission. the form is available here.

When you arrive please provide this form to the sales coordinator.

2. Prepare your plants

Please check every plant carefully before bringing it to the festival.

Plants offered for sale should be:

• Healthy and free from visible pests and signs of disease.
• Securely established in their pots or mounts.
• Clearly named, with any uncertainty about identification disclosed.
• Neatly presented, with clean pots and weeds removed.

Protect flowers, leaves and new growth during transport. When setting prices, consider the plant’s size, condition and stage of growth.

3. Label every sales plant

Keep the plant’s normal identification label in its pot.

Each plant also needs a clear sales label showing:

• Seller name; and
• Price

Summer Orchid Festival recommends the use of wrap around tie tags secured to the plant for this purpose. Make labels easy to read and attach them securely so they stay with the correct plant.

4. Deliver your plants

Bring your sales plants to:

Georges Hall Community Centre
188 Birdwood Road, Georges Hall NSW

Sales plant delivery: Plants can be brought in from 7:30am on Saturday or during the opening hours of the show.

Report to the sales coordinator with your plants and completed paperwork before placing anything in the sales area.

6. Collect unsold plants

The festival closes at 3 pm on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Check with the sales coordinator before removing plants so they know you have taken your plants. Remember to collect your boxes, trays and other belongings.

If someone else will collect on your behalf, please arrange this with the sales coordinator beforehand.

Receiving your payment

You will receive the proceeds from your recorded sales, less the applicable commission.

Payments will be made on the basis of seller tags collected during the show. Funds will be deposited into the account nominated on your seller form by EFT.

Questions or want to volunteer?

Email summerorchidfestival@gmail.com.

Your seller checklist

Before leaving home:

• Confirm that you are eligible to sell.
• Check your plants for pests and disease.
• Label every plant clearly with the required sales details.
• Complete the seller form.
• Check delivery and collection arrangements.
• Pack your plants securely.

At the festival:

• Check in with the sales coordinator.
• Hand over your completed paperwork.
• Complete your rostered shift if claiming the volunteer commission rate.
• Collect unsold plants at the agreed time.

Thank you for helping make the festival’s sales area a rewarding place.