Snowdrop Events, 2018

[Edgar Wills]

Hallo Edgar, thank You for the Nettetal Video, I have seen this and it is sorry, that this was the last time snowdropday in Nettetal!

Yeah a big shame, I liked it there this last weekend, and it's just across the border from the Netherlands too.

We'll see next year what Dormagen is like.

[Harald-Alex.]

Yeah a big shame, I liked it there this last weekend, and it's just across the border from the Netherlands too.

We'll see next year what Dormagen is like.

Hallo Edgar, the following weekend in Darmstadt, Luisenpark the next snowdropdays are celebrated and there Hagen Engelmann of Cottbus is speaking about his newest varieties! Greetings from East Germany Harald

[Edgar Wills]

Hallo Edgar, the following weekend in Darmstadt, Luisenpark the next snowdropdays are celebrated and there Hagen Engelmann of Cottbus is speaking about his newest varieties! Greetings from East Germany Harald

I know! I'm considering going there, but it is a four hour drive.. Tough choice, haha. Would be interesting to see the new varieties.

Greetings from the east of the Netherlands

[Edgar Wills]

I did in fact end up going, well worth the trip.

Image 1: g. krasnovii und g. caucasicus on sale.
Image 2: g. lagodechianus (=artjuschenkoae?)
Image 3: Midas on sale by Avon bulbs.
Image 4: Hagen Engelmann showed us some cool snowdrops. Here Augenlicht or Eyelight/Light from the eyes.

[Harald-Alex.]

The Newspaper Torgauer Zeitung about our first "Snowdroptour" from Torgau to Wildschütz, Döbrichau, Falkenberg and the snowdrop-park Uebigau,TZ from 10.3.2018

[Harald-Alex.]

Fotos from our Snowdrop - Bustour on 9.3.2018 round Torgau:
1. - in the churchgart Wildschütz flower Crocus, Galanthus and Eranthis
2. - a part of the Snowdrop-Garden Döbrichau
3. - Walking though the Snowdrop-Castle Park Uebigau
4. - Coffee and cakes in the "Open-Archiv-Exhibition" Falkenberg
5. - little surprise on the way

[Harald-Alex.]

"Day of the Open Garden" in the church-garden Saxdorf on 10.3.2018. This church-garden is like a Botanic - Garden and starts with thousands of Galanthus, Eranthis and Crocus tomasianus. In the afternoon we heard a Klavier-concert and a informative powerpoint presentation about snowdrops by Hagen Engelmann.

Foto 1: Garden discussion with Hagen engelmann
Foto 2: many snowdrops flowers now, sometimes new hybrides wait to be found!
Foto 3: a view in the garden Saxdorf
Foto 4:  the newest snowdrop-presentation by Hagen Engelmann
Foto 5:  Presentation of a nice purwhite poculiforme snowdrop

[Maggi Young]

Hagen looks well! 
And you had a klavier concert as well? What a wonderful event!
 

[Harald-Alex.]

Hagen looks well! 
And you had a klavier concert as well? What a wonderful event!

Thank You, Maggi, this was a wonderful and informative "Open Gardenday" in Saxdorf. We visited the garden with thousands of Snowdrops, Crocus and Eranthis, had a good coffee and cake and heard the newest informations about the classification of snowdrops and the new varieties of Hagen Engelmann! Between the powerpoints we heard a fine Klavierconcert! A fine Sunday afternoon and sun rised the temperatures high till 18 °C!

[Maggi Young]

18 degrees? That is SUMMER here !!

[Harald-Alex.]

18 degrees? That is SUMMER here !!

Hallo Maggi, the +18 °C we had only saturday and sunday afternoon, now the temperatures normalisized and next weekends "the beast of the East" brings back the winter with snow and till -9 °C!
The classic Klavierkoncert in the Saxdorf garden was created from the pianist Stephan Hilsberg, a former member of the Bundestag Berlin. He loves the garden Saxdorf too! Greetings Harald Alex

[Maggi Young]

It seems your event  received  lots of good publicity, as well as being  a pleasure for those attending.  Well done on  achieving that, also.

We expect more bad weather here  too- in fact we already have  very cold windy weather here in North East Scotland. Feels  like winter! 

[Maggi Young]

In previous years  galanthophiles have become  excited at the prospect of the Annual Mid Anglia AGS Bulb Sale This year the  will take place on Sunday August 19th 2018 from 2pm at  Pentlow Mill, Cavendish, Suffolk CO10 7SP

This is again a fine  location-the garden of Jenny and Andrew Clarke'

There will be 2 guest nurseries:Hartside Nurseries- Neil and Sue Huntley and “the Belgians” - Ruben Billiet, Eddy Tijtgat and Wim Boens.

I believe friends and family of AGS members are welcome.
There is plenty of parking and free refreshments.