Snowdrop Events, 2019

[Maggi Young]

The first Snowdrop- and springflower- Exposition in East Germany starts in the Weekend  9. and 10. march 2019 in Torgau/Elbe.
The socciety for supporting the 9. Saxonia Garden-Show LAGA 2022 in Torgau/Elbe (April till october 2022) starts with his work and one of the Projects is the Organisation of a pre-opening Weekend in march 2022 only for springflowers - SNOWDROPS, crocus, leucojum, winteraconites, chionodoxa and others! This will be first time for German Garden Shows!
In this weekend we invite to visit the natural flowering places of springflowers in and around Torgau and we organisate in saturday and sunday a "Springflower-Exposition" with flowering exemplars of professionell nurseries and hobby-gardeners! With the Exposition we start already in 9. and 10. march 2019 and plan, to organize this Exposition yearly again!
We have a fine location for this yearly exposition: the historic "Proviant Magazin" of Torgau, where we have enough place for the exposition, places for flowerplant-sellers, for cars, pubs for eating and drinking and all in the city of the wonderful renaissance-town Torgau
We invite nurseries and hobby-gardeners to take part in this Exposition with flowering Exemplars and also sellers of springflower-plants!
Please contact our Organisation Group under the email-adress: harald.alex@gmail.com.

Anne Repnow will be giving a talk at this event.

[Anne Repnow]

Thank you, Maggi, for posting information on the "Schneeglöckchentage im Luisenpark" / "Snowdrop Days in Luisenpark" (February 23 and 24, 2019)!

Here is the list of sellers:
- Alpine Staudengärtnerei Peters
- Avon Bulbs, GB
- Bäuerleins Grüne Stube
- Blickfang: Alte Zeiten, Peter Menzel
- Claudia Rippl - Glaskunst
- Dr. Heinrich Niewöhner
- Freilandfarne Wouter van Driel - Ferns, Netherlands
- Floralpin, Frank Schmidt
- Gärtnerei am Nassachtal
- Gärtnerei Bergalp, Netherlands
- Gärtnerei Blütenreich
- GdS – Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde
- Hertha Werner, Patchwork und More
- Maria Mail-Brandt, Garden Literature
- Mein Kameliengarten - Camellias, Anke Koschitz
- Monksilver Nursery, GB
- Michael Camphausen
- Müller Lebensraum Garten
- Ortenauer Staudencenter
- Petra Wagner
- Plantworld Holland, Netherlands
- Stauden Eidmann
- Stauden Stolz
- Pflanze und Co. - Cyclamen, Renate Brinkers
- Uwe Stiebritz Nursery

[Alan_b]

The Hardy Plant Society have now sent details of their "Galanthus Group AGM and Study Day".  This will be held on Sunday 10th February in Langport, Somerset so will be convenient for anyone who has attended the Shaftesbury event on the previous day.  Speakers will be Alan Street  and Michael Dreisvogt.  In the afternoon there is a visit to Avon Bulbs and in order to get there you will visit the car park of East Lambrook Manor so there should be time to look round the garden that belonged to Margery Fish. 

[Maggi Young]

Irish Snowdrop Gala -and other Spring Treasures

A pair of Scotsmen, both  former presidents of  SRGC  will be heading to  Co. Carlow to speak at this event - Ian the Christie kind and Ian "Bulb Despot" Young!

Ballykealey Manor  Hotel, near Altamont - 2nd February 2019

Note from  Garden.ie & The Irish Garden magazine

NEWS: extension to snowdrop celebrations in Altamont Gardens in 2019 to cover the full month of February. .........The OPW in association with the Carlow Garden Trail and Carlow Tourism is delighted to announce an extension to snowdrop celebrations in Altamont Gardens in 2019 to cover the full month of February.
This move is in response to the great success of the initiative over recent years and gives visitors the opportunity to view the extensive collection of snowdrops over the entire month and beyond the traditional one week period, which was in place heretofore.
Guided tours of the extensive collection in the main gardens will be facilitated by Paul Cutler, Head Gardener each Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout February at 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity to view this unique collection, first started by Corona North, and now amongst the largest in Ireland, with over 100 named varieties. The daily guided tour is very reasonably priced at €3 per person and Paul Cutler is deeply knowledgeable on all matters snowdrop related. The gardens are open with free admission from 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. for general viewing. The Old Yard Café at the Walled Garden is also open for hot drinks and homemade cakes throughout the month.
Robert Miller of Altamont Plant Sales will lead a tour around the Walled Garden at Altamont and Altamont Plant Sales each Saturday at 2 p.m. Free admission.

The annual snowdrop gala organised by Robert Miller of Altamont Plant Sales and Hester Forde of Coosheen Gardens takes place on Saturday, February 2nd This event showcases the best in snowdrops and other early flowering spring plants with talks by prominent experts in horticulture and gives the gardening world the opportunity to come out of winter hibernation. Speakers this year include Ian Christie from Christies Nursery in Scotland and Ian Young, well known plants man and lecturer, also from Scotland. Interesting, informative talks from both are guaranteed. Following lunch, the afternoon programme includes a guided tour of Altamont Gardens by Head Gardener Paul Cutler, while snowdrops and other spring plants from Avon Bulbs, Christies Specialist Nursery, Ashwood , Harvingtons and Coosheen Plants are available from Altamont Plant Sales. Pre-booking for the Snowdrop Gala is essential at sales@altamontplants.com or hesterforde@gmail.com

To commemorate 20 years since the passing of Corona North, former owner of Altamont Gardens and highly regarded plants person, an evening of talks will be held on February 1st 2018 in Ballykealy Manor Hotel. The evening will feature talks by Paul Cutler Head Gardener at Altamont Gardens and Assumpta Broomfield renowned and much admired Irish gardener and galantophile.

[mark smyth]

I hope to be at 3 events next year. AGS, HPS and ?Cottage Garden snowdrop days and, I think, Jo's open day

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Mark,
     Nice to hear from you again... after such a  l o n g  silence..

     Did you ever find a new virtual home for 'snowdropinfo'. I found it a useful resource for checking out what cultivars look like.

Tim DH

[mark smyth]

yes but for some reason most of the links are broken  I should redo it all but it is now years out of date

[uvularia]

Introducing a new Snowdrop & Plant Fair at Kingston Bagpuize House, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon, OX13 5AX. 24th February  11 am to 3 pm This
the first of a hopefully regular Snowdrop & Plant Fair at this famous venue.
Snowdrops across the gardens, and home to many a good cultivar including Bagpuize Virginia, Bagpuize Alexander, & Bagpuize Walrus

This will be held undercover and refreshments will be available.

A full list of nurseries including Edulis will appear soon.

[Alan_b]

You can now book tickets for the Shaftesbury Snowdrop Study, Sale and Social Day on Saturday 9th February.  There are 72 tickets remaining at the time of posting which might suggest they are selling quite rapidly.

[Maggi Young]

Shaftesbury Snowdrop Study Day  9th February 2019
Shaftesbury  Arts Centre, 13 Bell Street Shaftesbury  SP7 8AR

 The annual day of Snowdrop Lectures, Sales, Lunch & meetings with fellow snowdrop lovers & Galanthophiles.


9.15 - 9.45 Registration, Tea and Coffee.
10:00 - Jane Kilpatrick and Jennifer Harmer: "The Galanthophiles - Snowdrop Devotees -1854-2014"
11:00 - Tom Mitchell: "Extreme Snowdropping - Adventures in search of wild snowdrops - part 2"
12:00 - 13:00: VIP entry to our Snowdrop Sale; 'The Best in the West' with public access from 13:00 -14:00
12:00 - Soup & Cake Lunch: our gorgeous Dorset quisine.
14:00 - 14:45: Q&A session with some Galanthophile Experts.
14:00 - Guided tour of our Heritage Snowdrops with Shaftesbury Snowdrops' specialist.
*15:00 - 16:00: A horticultural talk "The Winter Garden" by Andy McIndoe, renowned plantsman and former MD of Hillier's Gardens.

14:30 (arrival) Snowdrop Garden: East Lambrook Manor Gardens TA13 5HH OR Westcroft Gardens SP4 0AB

The Art Gallery exhibition of Snowdrops and the Snowdrop pop-up shop will be open throughout the day.

•  Study Day, Snowdrop Sale, Expert Q&A & Afternoon Speaker
This ticket is for the entire day's activities. Coffee,Lectures, VIP Snowdrops Sale, Lunch, Expert Q&A, Abbey Visit and either Andy McIndoe's afternoon talk or a Garden Visit,either East Lambrook Manor Gardens or Westcroft Garden.  £40.00

Study Day, Snowdrop Sale & Expert Q&A
Two morning Lectures, Snowdrops sale, Lunch, Expert Q&A - ends 2.45pm             £35.00

Tickets from   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/snowdrop-study-sale-and-social-day-tickets-52431622394?aff=erelexpmlt

[Maggi Young]

Elizabeth Otway - aka Pumpkin Beth - has again got a list of snowdrop events on her website - click HERE to see

[Alan_b]

This talk, on 12th January, is possibly the earliest snowdrop event of 2019.  Michael Myers is a well-known snowdrop expert; one of his claims to fame is the discovery of the exquisite poculiform snowdrop Galanthus 'E A Bowles'.

[Maggi Young]

Plant Events  for 2019 at the  Kalmthout Arboretum in Belgium  starting with Snowdrops in February - 9th and 10th   www.arboretumkalmthout.be


 In January - not mentioned on the poster,  Kalmthout hosts a Hamamelis Festival  from  January 7th

[Alan_b]

I visited the snowdrop event at the Kalmthout Arboretum a few years ago, staying in Antwerp and travelling there by train.  I had a good time there, despite not speaking the language, but if you want to look around the grounds and see the Hamamelis you may need wellington boots or similar; it was pretty wet underfoot when I was there.

[Maggi Young]

Kingston Bagpuize Snowdrop & Plant Fair Sunday 24th February  2019

Event for Snowdrops and Galanthophiles · Hosted by Paul Barney of Edulis Nursery
11.00am

Kingston Bagpuize  House and Gardens Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5AX

Enjoy extensive displays of snowdrops in the gardens
Nurseries attending include:
Snowdrops : Edulis, Elworthy, Michael & Anne Broadhurst, Olga Barber.
Shade : Shady Plants
Perennials: Cotswold Garden Flowers
Hellebores : Chris Cooke

No other details  so far - best to contact  Paul at  edulisnursery@gmail.com

Directions - click here