Snowdrop Gardens visited during 2008

[Maggi Young]

Paddy, I agree wholeheartedly.
 Beautifully kept garden and wouldn't it be nice if the Curtis Family, and others, joined us?! 

[Mavers]

Thanks John for posting the photos of your visit to such a lovely garden.

[art600]

John

Thanks for showing Glen Chantry and some of the snowdrops.  I took my mother (93) and spent rather a long time in the tea house.  My 2 friends said they would return after seeing and phoographing the garden, so that I could have a viewing.  With so much to see they came back at 3.15  Your photos make up the gaps.

Like you I hope that Wol & Sue can be persuaded to open the garden again at Snowdrop time.  I was lucky a few years back when by chance I had some Crocus for them and delivered them mid February.  Wol kindly gave me a guided tour of the Snowdrops and lunch - heaven.
 

[Lvandelft]

John, these are the mostly interesting postings (i.e. for me). We as being overseas don't have many chances to come into these gardens. You told about your visit and it was as if I was there myself.
Go on please, and other plant pictures are welcome too.
Luit

This is the 3rd time I tried to send a post.
Many people online posting at the moment 

[KentGardener]

OK, a few more pictures as promised.  Not the best ones I have ever taken - but should give more idea of how lovely Glen Chantry was.

(A view showing some more borders)




(the view looking out from the garden)




(Crocus and Galanthus in the grass with the car park behind)




(Drifts in a border)




('Bertam Anderson')




('Bunch')




('Ray Cobb')




('Daphnes Scissors')




('White Swan')




regards

John

[art600]

John

Many thanks for the latest images.  If you have time can you load some more - I am sure there must be more, after all you were there for two hours.

[KentGardener]

I'm looking forward to your photographs as you will show the garden from another person's viewpoint. Don't overdo the snowdrops now!

Paddy

And lastly from me, especially for Paddy - some non-snowdrop photographs taken at Glen Chantry.








regards

John

[Brian Ellis]

Well wasn't it a good visit, nice to meet fellow forumists in the flesh too.  how anyone had time for tea and three slices of cake I don't know Ian!

Although now I come to think of it I was probably too busy jawing to people to get to the tea.  I hope these aren't too repetative, and again they are a bit iffy photos but I was interested to see what made up to good clumps and what didn't, perhaps most obvious to me was Trym (three bulbs) and Trymlet which had lovely clumps.  There were quite a few treasures near the tearoom which is probably why I got distracted. These included Helen Tomlinson and Hector's Oddity.

Just for a change a picture of the White Garden!! with a wire netting sculpture and drifts of snowdrops.

[KentGardener]

John

Many thanks for the latest images.  If you have time can you load some more - I am sure there must be more, after all you were there for two hours.

Sorry Arthur - after editing, that is everything I have worthy of posting.

John

[KentGardener]

Amazing.  I was there 2 hours and completely missed that White Garden and sculpture!  I must have been looking down at the ground too much 

John

[Brian Ellis]

A few others taken round the top gardens.  There were wonderful clumps of Erway with the distinctive olive coloured ovary. Cicely Hall was spotted around the garden in small clumps, Bill Clarke too good not to miss.  Fanny (who was she I wonder?), Heffalump - who was Primrose Warburgs husband, Sentinal, a fine upstanding snowdrop (thank you David ), Sibbertoft Manor and South Hayes...more to come later, but better quality.

[Brian Ellis]

You should have gone past the loos John!  In the Summer this is a wonderful spot.

[KentGardener]

I was undecided on whether to post this picture as it seems a bit blurred - but as Brian has mentioned 'trym' - here is a small clump of it!



John

[Brian Ellis]

Well thanks John, that just goes to prove you can spend hours in the garden and still miss things (as well as the cake).

[mark smyth]

Wol, Sue, Rod and Jane are avid twinners and it shows.

So what goodies were for sale