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Title: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Maggi Young on November 03, 2014, 10:36:55 AM

The Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulip Yearbook
A special offer to Snowdrop
Enthusiasts
£9.50
including postage and packing.

The Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulip Yearbook
2014 is published in association with the
Royal Horticultural Society at £11. 95.

The new edition of this authoritative annual has a significant coverage of snowdrops including 15 colour pictures. Matt Bishop reviews the year’s U.K. snowdrop season. Hagen Engelmann tells of discovering several distinctly green-flushed G. nivalis in Germany as well as some unusual new ‘yellow’ hybrids. Paul van Leeuwen explains how the Dutch deal with snowdrop fungal diseases and Rosemary Newton et al discuss conservation and the sustainable use of snowdrops. John Page writes about G. peshmenii. There are also reports on three snowdrop events and a book review. 


Available from Mr J Gibson, Dept NG, 14 Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6NT.  Please send either a cheque for £9.50 made payable to the RHS or
€ 15.
   

Thanks to Matt Bishop for forwarding  news  of this offer.
I am sure that it is also possible for  devotees of Narcissus and Tulipa to purchase the yearbook !  ;)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Alan_b on November 03, 2014, 10:46:36 AM

Those Yearbooks are always excellent.  Do you know if editions from previous years are still available; I somehow missed getting the 2013 edition?

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Maggi Young on November 03, 2014, 10:47:43 AM

I imagine they may be available - contact the RHS.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Alan_b on November 03, 2014, 10:56:48 AM

Oh I think I'll probably just send Mr Gibson two cheques for £9.50 in the hope that he can supply both the 2013 and 2014 editions.  I know he has stocked back copies in the past.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 03, 2014, 11:38:25 AM

I thought I had them all since 2001/2002 but cant find the last three

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 03, 2014, 12:07:27 PM

There was me thinking I'll do some people in USA a favour and forward copies for them if they paypal me the postage.

What a shock! £7.45 / $11.92 air mail or £5.10 / $8.16 surface mail which is now called international economy

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Maggi Young on November 03, 2014, 12:14:22 PM

It is these large postal charges that the SRGC ( and others, of course)  have to cope with when posting out the journals etc to members. It is why the Club must now charge everyone for their seed allocation -  the necessity for which is something  which many don't seem to grasp  :-[

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: chasw on November 03, 2014, 01:31:37 PM

Oh so local to me,I could even collect :D

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Leena on November 04, 2014, 05:39:39 AM

Where could I find an email address, where to inquire about the price if I order Yearbook to Finland? If I just send 15€ in a letter that may not be enough..

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 04, 2014, 08:17:11 AM

Leena 15 Euro might cover it. £9.50 is 12.15 Euro

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Leena on November 04, 2014, 01:05:51 PM

Thanks Mark. :)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Tingdene on November 13, 2014, 10:00:35 PM

As a newbie member of the forum can I just clarify the special offer to Snowdrop enthusiasts or daffodil and tulip ones for that matter, the price of £9.50 includes postage to UK addresses, the price to Europe is £13.50 or 15 Euro's. Recently we have added the current yearbook and the past three years books to our website johngibson-daffodils.co.uk where they can be ordered and paid for through PayPal

John Gibson

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 13, 2014, 10:25:35 PM

http://johngibson-daffodils.co.uk/shop/4576701949/RHS-yearbooks (http://johngibson-daffodils.co.uk/shop/4576701949/RHS-yearbooks)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Alan_b on November 14, 2014, 06:39:47 AM

Thanks, Mark, I've given that web site a go so can report back if there are any problems.

I also looked at the bulbs but could not find even one that was not marked as 'Sold Out'. 

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Matt T on November 14, 2014, 06:51:55 AM

Bit late in the season to be buying bulbs. Most nurseries will have replanted surplus stock by now, which is probably why they're out of stock.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Alan_b on November 14, 2014, 07:19:50 AM

Yes indeed, Matt.  I guess 'Sold Out' is just a short-form way of indicating 'Out of Stock' or 'Out of Season'. 

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Tingdene on November 14, 2014, 05:09:02 PM

Alan  The website is usually open by the end of March each year, most of our orders are dispatched by the end of September and surplus bulbs are then replanted.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 14, 2014, 06:02:59 PM

Is my year book in the post? Cant wait to get my hands on it  ::)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Leena on November 15, 2014, 07:37:33 AM

I got an email last week that mine is in the post, I hope it arrives next week. It was very nice that I got an email so that I know that my letter with money had arrived safely, and in the future Paypal payment is even better. Very good service. :)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Brian Ellis on November 15, 2014, 07:48:57 AM

Excellent article by Hagen, very much enjoyed.  You'll be pleased when yours arrive people ;)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Tingdene on November 16, 2014, 02:43:40 PM

Can I just let everyone know that all orders for year books received over the weekend have been packaged and will be in the post tomorrow morning.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: johnw on November 16, 2014, 04:45:56 PM

I ordered my copy on Sunday the 9th at 16:49 GMT and it was at my door 2800 miles away on Thursday morning the 13th.  Somebody's postal system is working.  Nice article by Matt and a jaw-dropper by Hagen.

johnw

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 16, 2014, 04:50:49 PM

I have two arriving tomorrow, I hope via Amazon, but the new one would be great too

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Alan_b on November 19, 2014, 07:04:04 PM

Quote from: Tingdene on November 16, 2014, 02:43:40 PM

Can I just let everyone know that all orders for year books received over the weekend have been packaged and will be in the post tomorrow morning.

Mine arrived today, thank you.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: mark smyth on November 19, 2014, 08:48:12 PM

So did mine. Three read in two days 2012, 2013 and 2014

Narcissus 'Pomeranium'  :o :o :o :o I want it bad!  :D

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Leena on November 20, 2014, 07:04:01 AM

Mine arrived also yesterday, thank you. :)

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: Anthony Darby on November 26, 2014, 07:01:24 AM

Just clicked on the year book but under "choose your shipping" the "rest of world" seems to be Europe or USA/Canada.

Title: Re: A special offer to Snowdrop Enthusiasts
Post by: johnw on November 26, 2014, 11:49:17 AM

The exporter would do that.