Galanthus questions

[snowdropman]

Thanks Chris, it seems to confirm my suspicions!  Bill Boardman is a Norfolk plantsman who has "The Garden in an Orchard" in the next village to me.  His wife June is also a good plantswoman, as is his cousin Peter Boardman (Holly officianodo) and his other cousin, one Cecilia Coller.  I'll have to check this but I am sure that there are not too many June Boardman's around!

Brian - seems most likely - perhaps you could let me know when you have had a chance to do a bit of sleuthing, so that I can update my Database - thanks

Chris

[Brian Ellis]

A very clever family all round I think Maggi.  Their Grandfather was a well known architect in Norwich and both Bill (and June) and Peter have beautiful gardens with many interesting plants.  I shall have to get round to uploading some photos!!  Bill is also on the RHS Floral Trials Committee amongst other things.

Chris I will report back in due course.

[Brian Ellis]

BTW Chris have you got any background on Galanthus Little Dorrit and G.St Pancras please?

[snowdropman]

BTW Chris have you got any background on Galanthus Little Dorrit and G.St Pancras please?

'Little Dorrit' is on page 254 of the 1st edition of 'Snowdrops' book & 'St Pancras' is on page 305

[Paddy Tobin]

Chris always has the answer when it comes to snowdrops. I know from many, many offline queries how helpful and extremely generous he is.

However, he does have the fault of keeping his light under the bucket, so to speak. Chris has failed to tell forum users that his collection of galanthus has been given "National Collection" status by the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.

I should explain to anyone not familiar with the NCCPG National Collection scheme that, while it is a great honour to the recipient, a recognition of the recipient's ability to organise and manage a collection to an extraordinarily high standard, that it is also in the view of the NCCPG a placing of great trust on the individual to care for what is rightly regarded as part of the country's heritage, in this case its plant heritage.

My heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Chris and I'm sure all will join me in congratulating Chris on this achievement.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Yes, indeed, Paddy, warm congratulations to Chris and thanks to you Paddy for keeping us up to date with this news.

[David Nicholson]

Congratulations Chris, well done.

[Brian Ellis]

'Little Dorrit' is on page 254 of the 1st edition of 'Snowdrops' book & 'St Pancras' is on page 305

Thanks Chris, senior moment set in!

Many congratulations on achieving National Collection Status for your snowdrops, well done.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Here in Germany, we haven`t a hotline for good informations from GB (but we have srgc). Second thanks for Paddy for informations,  but at first congratulations for Chris. It`s good to know his fine source of informations. (Hope he will show us a lot of pics from his collection)

[Paddy Tobin]

Hagen,

I think Chris will have to be encouraged rather strongly to purchase a camera and, of course, then to use it.

Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

Chris et al, although I had planned to see Bill Boardman next weekend, I did the next best thing and saw Richard Hobbs tonight.  I asked him what he knew about it and this is what he said.  Some years ago Bill Boardman bought some Galanthus Atkinsii bulbs and was surprised to find that the seedlings were all yellows.  He selected the best and named it after his wife June.  He approached Richard and asked who the best person would be to pass it to for circulation and Richard suggested Alan Street.  So it was not from Wendlebury Ring but from Bergh Apton in Norfolk.  I will double check this with Bill in due course as the bulb I got was labelled as coming from Cambridgeshire.

I have visited Bill and June this afternoon, it is indeed from their Norfolk garden and is a plicatus seedling.  Vigorous in growth, Bill rates it above G. 'Wendy's Gold' - well he would, wouldn't he!!

[johnw]

I may have asked about this before but if I did I have forgotten the answer.

Can anyone figure out the name on this Galanthus label at John Grimshaw's?  Natalie G......?

This may be a shot of the flower and cannot tell much from it.

Ringing any bells?

johnw

[Paddy Tobin]

Sorry, John, no help to you. Try Chris Sanham.

Paddy

[snowdropman]

John - this is G.elwesii 'Natalie Garton' (also circulating erroneously as 'Natalie Garten').

[johnw]

Many thanks Chris. I can't recall taking a close look at it, does it have any particular attributes to deserve a name?

johnw