Shaftesbury snowdrop study, sale and social 2015

[emma T]

http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/sponsor/4567641188/snowdrop-study-sale-social-day/7265759

Should anyone wish to come along , tickets are now on sale 

[Maggi Young]

Saturday 14th February, 2015

A day for galanthophiles and snowdrop lovers.
We are delighted to confirm the following speakers:
Steve Owen " A National Collection on L Plates"
and
Matt Bishop - "A Survey of New and Exciting Snowdrops" - this promises to be a visual feast with Matt's beautiful photographs.

Sale: Avon Bulbs, Matt Bishop, Melvyn Jope: more to come.

Social: A robust winter lunch of soup, fruit and cake.

Shaftesbury Heritage Collection: Come and see our modest but growing collection of snowdrops in the grounds of Shaftesbury's Abbey and meet the people behind the project.

Garden Visit: Cranborne Manor Garden

[emma T]

Cranborne Manor Gardens has loads of natralised elwesii , nivalis and flore-pleno and they have been mingling the genes quite a bit !

[Mavers]

I've just bought my ticket Emma

This is going to be such a great day!

Mike

[Derryclare]

Tickets bought and, it being Valentine's Day, I will have some spending money (so much better for me than chocolates)

Thank you Emma and all good wishes for the preparations.

[steve owen]

Saturday 14th February, 2015

A day for galanthophiles and snowdrop lovers.
We are delighted to confirm the following speakers:
Steve Owen " A National Collection on L Plates"
and
Matt Bishop - "A Survey of New and Exciting Snowdrops" - this promises to be a visual feast with Matt's beautiful photographs.

Sale: Avon Bulbs, Matt Bishop, Melvyn Jope: more to come.

Social: A robust winter lunch of soup, fruit and cake.

Shaftesbury Heritage Collection: Come and see our modest but growing collection of snowdrops in the grounds of Shaftesbury's Abbey and meet the peopple behind the project.

Garden Visit: Cranborne Manor Garden

[Maggi Young]

The Scottish Rock Garden Club is delighted to be associated again this year with the Shaftebury Snowdrop Study, Sale and Social Day.

SRGC will this year be sponsoring Matt Bishop's talk " A Survey of New and Exciting Snowdrops"


Details of the day

Introduction : Emma Thick
Talks:
Steve Owen " A National Collection on L Plates"
and
Matt Bishop - "A Survey of New and Exciting Snowdrops" - this promises to be a visual feast with Matt's beautiful photographs.   Sponsored by the SRGC.
 
Sale: Avon Bulbs, Matt Bishop, Melvyn Jope: more to come !
 
Social: A robust winter lunch of soup, fruit and cake.
 
Shaftesbury Heritage Collection: Come and see the modest but growing collection of snowdrops in the grounds of Shaftesbury's Abbey and meet the people behind the project.
 
Garden Visit: Cranborne Manor Garden
 
Booking details etc : http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/#/study-day/4581752903

Sale only £5 Your ticket to attend the sale of some of the rarest snowdrops from highly respected nurseries and growers. From 1pm - 2pm in the Guildhall, Shaftesbury. Tickets will also be available at the Tourist Information Office on the Day. For a list of the growers please visit the Study Day Page.
 

The Study Sale and  Social Day 2015 is part of the Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival
 
Tickets  from the Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre from January 2015
or online  now : http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/#/shop/4567641187/Event-tickets
 
Friday 13th - Sunday 22nd February 10am-4pm
Open Snowdrop Art Exhibition at the Shaftesbury Arts Centre (SAC).
Entry is Free
 
Saturday 14th February Snowdrop Study,Sale & Social Day 10am - 2pm. Tickets £35.00 from the online shop
 
Saturday 14th February Public Sale of Rare Snowdrops 1pm-2pm. Tickets £5.00 from the online shop and from the Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre on the day.
 
Saturday 14th February Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" the perfect mix of adventure, murder, love and a magic snowdrop for good measure! 8pm at the Shaftesbury Arts Centre. Tickets £5.00 from the online shop.
 
Saturday 21st February Snowdrop Lantern Parade from 6.15 pm - you can purchase tickets for the lantern making workshops 10am- 1pm and 2pm-5pm from the online shop

 
http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org
 
http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/#/home/4567640998

[emma T]

I think we have now sold all the tickets  for the Gala/Talks

[emma T]

I should say tickets for the plant sale ARE STILL AVAILABLE

[Alan_b]

I think we have now sold all the tickets  for the Gala/Talks

That's great news, Emma.  Remember last time when it was all done at short notice and the worry was selling enough tickets to break-even?  Now this year it has sold out, still with almost two months to go before the event

[Anne Repnow]

Hurrah - I'll be at Shaftesbury for the study day and sale! It will be my very first snowdrop event in Britain. Very exciting. So far, I've only been to Nettetal in Germany (which was always extremely cold and crowded and parking was an adventure - my car had to be pulled out of a boggy meadow by a tractor twice...).

I am going to donate some snowdrops to the Shaftesbury collection. It is such a nice idea. Do you think they stand a chance of ever becoming an RHS National Collection?

[Maggi Young]

Anne, that is VERY exciting news!  It is Plant Heritage that oversees national collections - I'm not sure if the Shaftesbury collection aspires to that - yet!  It is just super to see a town getting involved in such a project, isn't it?  Beautifying the town and creating something the people can be proud of.

It was sad to hear of the death of Brian Harding, who has had such a  positive influence in the project - luckily there are fine folks  carrying on the work. Pam Cruickshank of Shaftesbury Snowdrops is a veritable  power-house of ideas and effort -  things are in good hands with her!

[Anne Repnow]

I agree - I was in contact with Pam and she was marvellous. I am so impressed by the effort the community is making.
((And - to be honest - I also want  to alleviate the impression of German group tours at these events - I have often read that they are not terribly welcome because they take up space...))

[emma T]

That's great news, Emma.  Remember last time when it was all done at short notice and the worry was selling enough tickets to break-even?  Now this year it has sold out, still with almost two months to go before the event

I know it's exciting , we've sold so many seats I now have to sit on the stage !

[emma T]

Hurrah - I'll be at Shaftesbury for the study day and sale! It will be my very first snowdrop event in Britain. Very exciting. So far, I've only been to Nettetal in Germany (which was always extremely cold and crowded and parking was an adventure - my car had to be pulled out of a boggy meadow by a tractor twice...).

I am going to donate some snowdrops to the Shaftesbury collection. It is such a nice idea. Do you think they stand a chance of ever becoming an RHS National Collection?

I do hope you enjoy it .

It would be great to have a national collection . We are a long way off that at present , but who knows .....one day