Galanthus in March 2013

[kentish_lass]

Jenny, I only give those bulbs in a bag of vermiculite and put it in a drawer. Best to disinfect the bulb before. Sometimes I got a fine daughterbulb (smaller but OK), but not always!!!
Fingers crossed.

Hagen ...so do I just chop off the top growth and the roots - then I could soak in fungicide and into the vermiculite?  Do I just leave the bulb as it is? Thanks for your help.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Jenny, I would take off leaves and roots. These parts could  be places for the start of fungis!
Don`t forget to disinfect.

[MR GRUMPY]

Hello all, here is my latest seedling from Green Dragon it is called green Shadow, cheers Ian the Christie kind

Wow Ian    :oJust what we all needed.Another perfect plicatus virescens.Thankyou,for the sneek preview.Can i get on the waiting list now?

[MR GRUMPY]

GRÜNER FRÜHAUFSTEHER is here again. Today in snow.
He should start the march.
This month could be the month of the green and continental snowdrops.
When I was in UK I saw a lot of fine snowdrops.
Big, bigger and biggest drops.
But where were the greens?
Yes, I saw CASTLE GREEN DRAGON and ROSEMARY BURNHAM in best quantity and quality,
but after them there was a rapid end.

[johngennard]

I have almost forgotten how to do this its been such a long time but two days of sunshine inspired me to take a few photos so here goes.No exotica I'm afraid but good solid doers that you can stick straight in the ground and without breaking the bank.


ATKINSII
BARBARA'S DOUBLE
COMET
LADY ELPHINSTONE

[johngennard]

CONTINUED
MAGNET IN THE GLADE
MAGNET IN THEWINTER GARDEN
MARJORIE BROWN
MARJORIE BROWN
PRIMROSE WARBURG

[Hagen Engelmann]

Well done Ian, now they are two (I know) G plicatus virescens!!!

[Hagen Engelmann]

Much better with a lot of drops, John. Not only singles

[johngennard]

CONTINUED

SPINDLESTONE SURPRISE
STRAFFAN in the winter garden

[MR GRUMPY]

Thanks John,Nothing comes close to clumps of little white wonders.....

[Maggi Young]

John,  your garden is a delight to us as ever- thank you so much for sharing.
(I do hope everyone has seen and enjoyed Robert Rolfe's articles on your garden in the AGS bulletin journal.   http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8833.0 )

I agree that clumps of snowdrops are really appealing- like puppies, one is cute but a whole litter is a real joy!

 Are your glasshouses getting their hepatica colour now, too?

[KentGardener]

Great clumps of 'drops John - and also your soil looks lovely.

[Maggi Young]

John,  your garden is a delight to us as ever- thank you so much for sharing.
(I do hope everyone has seen and enjoyed Robert Rolfe's articles on your garden in the AGS bulletin journal.   http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8833.0 )

Just found that  part one of the article is available for non AGS members to read as well : http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/pdf_files/publication/AG-MAR-brinkfields-for-websiteWeb.pdf

[mark smyth]

John G. your Marjorie Brown is wrongly labelled and there are some interested self sown seedlings there that I would remove and grow by themselves

[Alan_b]

Here's a picture of Marjorie Brown on Mark's website http://www.snowdropinfo.com/galanthus%20elwesii%20marjorie%20brown.html
Here is another picture I found which does not appear to be the same http://www.flickr.com/photos/evolution-plants/5375522553/#
But I think that Mark's point is that either way the mark on the inner petals is small whereas John Gerrard's clump has a mixture of snowdrops with different inner marks, from very full to two marks with a diffuse green gap between them.