What Articles and Talks Are Available on Gary Yong Gee's Website?

Gary Yong Gee's site hosts two main kinds of written and spoken content: a long-running monthly article series for the Orchid Species Bulletin, and a selection of talks he has given to orchid societies and other groups. Some of the bulletin notes have been reworked into illustrated web articles, and a list of talks appears on the site's Talks page. The material is aimed at readers who want detailed, observation-based notes on orchid species rather than a formal scientific database.

The monthly articles

For over 40 years, Gary Yong Gee has written a regular monthly article for the Orchid Species Bulletin, published by the Orchid Species Society in Brisbane, Queensland. Key features of this series:

• Each article carries detailed notes on 17 or more orchids.
• The notes normally comment on plants displayed at the society's meetings.
• The writing draws on his own cultivation and observation experience rather than being a pure literature summary.

That combination — many species per instalment, tied to what was actually shown at meetings — makes the series a running record of what was flowering and being grown in that circle, month by month.

From bulletin notes to web articles

Some of the Orchid Species Bulletin notes have been turned into Articles on the website, with appropriate photos added. These are reachable from the Articles link in the site menu.

If you want the illustrated, web-friendly version of his notes, start with the Articles page rather than trying to track down back issues of the bulletin. The web versions pair the original commentary with images, which is the main advantage over the printed notes.

Talks

Gary Yong Gee has given many talks to orchid societies and other organisations, and more recently has also delivered them over Zoom. A selection of these talks is listed on the Talks page.

If you are organising a meeting or society event, the site states you are welcome to contact him to ask about giving a talk to your organisation. The Talks page is the place to check what is already available before making that request.

How the content fits together

What to expect from the approach

The site's stated aim is to present a range of orchid photographs together with information about each species. Consistent with that, the articles and talks reflect a preference for a consistent taxonomic classification of Orchidaceae that does not rely predominantly on DNA and genetic information. He also prefers to acknowledge ecology, pollination biology, and breeding behaviour alongside plant habit and floral characteristics.

In practice, this means the written and spoken material tends to be descriptive and field- and cultivation-oriented — what the plant looks like, how it grows, how it is pollinated, how it breeds — rather than a DNA-first treatment.

Practical notes

• Page development has been gradual, and he notes that more information continues to be uploaded, so it is worth returning to the Articles and Talks pages later.
• As at May 2026, the site reports over 10,000 photos covering more than 4,000 species in over 600 genera, with the overall photo collection spanning over 7,750 species in 750 genera.
• The site is described as a hobby rather than a professional photography business, which is useful context for how the content is organised and updated.