Snowdrop Gardens visited during 2008

[KentGardener]

Am I the only one who thinks 'Ruby Baker' is pretty?

Pretty yes - but perhaps such a magnificant plants woman should be deserving of a more magnificant plant to take her name?

John

 

[Anthony Darby]

Am I the only one who thinks 'Ruby Baker' is pretty?

Not met Ruby so can't comment.

[Anthony Darby]

Perhaps if we could see between her huge petals?

[Martin Baxendale]

Am I the only one who thinks 'Ruby Baker' is pretty?

I do too. A classically beautiful snowdrop. Not way out there in the unusualness stakes, which is what a lot of galanthophiles are looking for these days. But just the sort of thing I look for in my seedlings - a realy good classical shape with smooth whiter-than-white porcelain petals and what looks like a nice clean, crisp mark. I note from the ticket that it's got gracilis blood in it, and I always find gracilis blood adds class to a seedling.

[Lvandelft]

Iris 'White Cascade' also looks like 'Natalie'

Galanthus 'E.A. Bowles' has already had limited distribution. Here it is in a garden I visited last weekend. It is very nice

Mark, what is Iris Natalie??

[mark smyth]

oops, 'Natasha'

[Alan_b]

See how many forum members you can spot in this photo

[Alan_b]

Trym, with Rosemary Burnham behind, displayed on the Foxgrove Nurseries stand (neither was for sale).

[mark smyth]

I see lots of bald heads but no camo gear

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks for the pictures John and Alan.  I don't know, you go out of the house to visit snowdrop gardens and you come back to find all these wonderful pictures, how lucky are we!  At long last I see why Curly is so called. 

Ruby Baker is a good honest snowdrop but E.A.Bowles, wow I just love the poculiforms.  It is interesting to note that Greenfinch was another found by Richard Hobbs in the Greatorex plot!  It's certainly a very prolific spot for snowdrops.

[KentGardener]

I see lots of bald heads but no camo gear

One of the bald heads is me - but I was in disguise. 

John

[Martin Baxendale]

One of the bald heads is me - but I was in disguise. 

John
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Backpack, centre of pic!

[Lvandelft]

oops, 'Natasha'

The falls of Natascha are not so clear white, Mark.
Would like to know if White Cascade is a reticulata?

[David Nicholson]

Maggi, is this thread to be for general garden visits or just for snowie related visits please?

[Maggi Young]

This one is for snowie visits, David.... feel free to start another in the general section....