Newbie just starting out ...

[RichardW]

Re pots, I use 9cm square larger bulbs 1 per pot, 4 for smaller, only in the pots for a few months so not too critical.

A very sandy mix is good, JI+ sharp sand is what I use & don't water at all for a weeks before chipping, just cuts down on the mess & gives you nice clean bulbs to work with.

Definitely worth thinking about the amount of sun an area gets, large flowered varieties like Mighty Atom I always plant to get plenty of afternoon sun, with heavily shaded plants the flowers look smaller & it's just nice to see them fully open for a few hours on those warm sunny days 

[Rob]

Some new toys arrived today

I think Eurobulbs have made a typo and it should be Green Brush, with an r.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hallo kGarden, never heard about galanthus GREEN BUSH???

[kGarden]

never heard about galanthus GREEN BUSH???

Millionaire by Christmas eh? 

TBH I just bought some of all the varieties that Eurobulbs do so I would have a few that were unusual.  Not too worried whether they are accurately labelled as such, just that, hopefully!!, they will be "interesting" for a newbie like me.

Having said that I had noticed that the name didn't feature on any of the photo sites I have been looking at, so I thought I'd wait and see what it looked like when it flowers.

Its labelled as "Green Bush" on their website, as well as the packet I received Here's the photo from their website:

http://www.eurobulbs.co.uk/acatalog/snowdrops.html

which does look like pictures of Green Brush on judyssnowdrops.co.uk.  I certainly haven't got any snowdrops with green tips like that, so that will be exciting for me

[kGarden]

Re pots, I use 9cm square larger bulbs 1 per pot, 4 for smaller, only in the pots for a few months so not too critical.

Thanks. I thought it best to get them in yesterday evening, as you say its only for a few months, so given I had 5-off's and 10-off's I put 5 in a 2L pot of JI #3 with some added sharp sand. Plenty of plump bulbs, and where they supplied 3-of-5 bulbs as small they had chucked an extra one in.  Certainly with the bulb purchases, of common ones I made from them last spring, their counting was hopeless!, a good 10% - 20% extras, which suited me well for naturalising them.  But I do realise that this is just cheap&cheerful to get me going. Off to Harvey's on Saturday, hopefully enough saved in my piggy-bank

[Hagen Engelmann]

GREEN BRUSH - the galanthus with the biggest price deterioration.
Why

[RichardW]

if it is Green Brush i hope you have more success than me, it does a very good vanishing act 

[emma T]

Mine died too  Haven't bothered with it again.

Eurobulbs Galanthus Ikariae isnt Ikariae ,it will be woronowii.

I know because i tried to buy ikariae from them before , all i got was woronowii

[bulborum]

The area under the trees gets enough sun that it has plenty of weeds, unlike larger and more dense woodland, so I've been spraying it with Roundup in the late Summer.

Be careful with round up
it still works months after you sprayed it
and the first snowdrops may start breaking the soil
also I have bad experience with spring germinating seed and autumn spraying

Roland

[Tim Harberd]

Hi There,
   I’ve just had a look at the Eurobulbs website.. And their Sam Arnott doesn’t look right either.. At least mine LOOKS right but is, to my nose, without the fragrance which all the lists go on about!

Tim DH

[JacquelineJ]

Welcome from me too kgarden.

Can't be of any help to you as I've just joined this forum recently myself and I spend more time seeking advice rather than despensing it!

I can tell you they are a great bunch of people, who are as generous with their expertise and advise as they are with there 'drop' gifts.  Enjoy the season!

[loes]

Green Brush,This is the third time I tried it and the last.just a few leaves and probably nothing next year.

[kentish_lass]

K - try and buy this months Garden Illustrated (feb issue).  In there you will see what can be done in a winter woodland garden with snowdrops! It is truly breathtaking.  There is also another article for newcomers with good suggestions on what to buy.  I just got it today and it's worth a read.

[JacquelineJ]

You've got me excited now Jenny.    Off to hunt down a Gardens Illustrated!

[lettuce begin]

Green Brush,This is the third time I tried it and the last.just a few leaves and probably nothing next year.

Same here, lost twice such a shame as it's a lovely looking drop.