Galanthus Events 2009

[Maggi Young]

Maggi, my English is bad, not my eyes

I missed out the picture from my post.

 Hagen, I apologise if you thought I was being rude to you 

[Brian Ellis]

You mean Günter Waldorf (Aicha),

Someone else I should have said Hello to.  I kept my eyes open just in case you were there Hagen.

[mark smyth]

John's photo shows Mark Brown in the middle.

Gunter was there!?

[Brian Ellis]

I will reiterate Maggi

Mark, can you pick out those other folks you mention..... please?

When you can spare the time picking out their pictures would be very useful Mark.

[Jo]

Could some kind soul who was at the Gala tell me who the people were at the far right hand end of the hall selling snowdrops? ...past Colin Mason's stall.  Cheers

Anita Thorpe was at the far right of the hall.

That was a pic of me, John and my arms are a couple of inches longer from carrying bags. I'm too short though for my bags to get Steves' knees, more likely to clonk his ankles 

Here are some of the only pics I took, we were pathetic about doing a photo call 

Lovely pics Rob, Comet is great and quite late for me.

I think I might have got Emma T in one

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks Jo, nice pictures from Myddleton House too.  I think that may be Rosie Steele top right in picture 2, she was there.

[Brian Ellis]

It looks like most of our forum friends are at the RHS show!

[Martin Baxendale]

It looks like most of our forum friends are at the RHS show!

Not me. I'm stuck at the word processor. Have managed to get out and do some pollinating since the gala, though. Finally some decent weather!

[Brian Ellis]

It looks like most of our forum friends are at the RHS show!

Not me. I'm stuck at the word processor. Have managed to get out and do some pollinating since the gala, though. Finally some decent weather!

I'm glad things are improving over in the west, let's hope we have seen the last of winter Martin.

[Maggi Young]

Here in Aberdeen today it reached the dizzy height of 15 degrees at midday for about half an hour...... dropped off again quite quickly, but it has given us our own "Galanthus Event" .....we have actually been able to see some growing now . Very nice they are too, little white things.... some VERY little, with occasional green bits.... sweet!

[Maggi Young]

I have received this press release from the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority who run Myddleton House......

 News Release                   
17th February 2009

Release number 2009/0213   
"What am I bid for this Bulb?

One hundred and fifty pounds! That is the price paid for a rare E. A. Bowles Snowdrop from Myddelton House in the Lee Valley Regional Park at the weekend.

The Snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus Poculiformis Group E. A. Bowles, to give it its full name, was discovered by visiting snowdrop expert, Mike Myers. What makes the Snowdrop unusual among plicatus types is that all of the petals are of equal length and are without any green markings, there are six outer petals and no inner ones and that makes it a unique variety.

It is believed that the plant self hybridised some time ago and was subsequently named after Mr. Bowles, who created the gardens at Myddelton House in the late 19th and 20th Centuries. Bryan Hewitt, Head Gardener at Myddelton House and biographer of E. A. Bowles explained “Mr Bowles was regarded as an acclaimed Crocus expert and has many varieties of Crocus named by him, but Snowdrops were also a special interest and that is why we have these fantastic displays at Myddelton House each year, it is therefore fitting that he now has given his name to this new Snowdrop.”

The bulb from the prestigious plant was dug up and given to plantsman and nurseryman Joe Sharman of Monksilver Nursery in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire to be propagated and at this years International Galanthus Gala, which was staged at Myddelton House last weekend a bulb from the new breed was proudly auctioned and raised £150!

It is planned that the variety should be commercially available as soon as it can be propagated in sufficient numbers, the copyright is held by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the owners of Myddelton House, and the Regional Park will receive royalties on every bulb sold.

The International Galanthus Gala attracted over 300 visitors on Saturday afternoon from Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands as well as from all over Britain."




(For more information contact Neal Grant, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority on 01992 709830, (M) 07785 303718, (E) ngrant@leevalleypark.org.uk

Lee Valley Regional Park stretches 26 miles along the course of the River Lee from Ware in Hertfordshire to East India Dock Basin on the Thames. The Park’s 10,000 acres comprises of a mix of heritage sites, nature reserves and open green spaces and sports facilities)

I've attached these photos of this very pretty snowdrop, taken by John Finch last year at an RHS London Show(where it was awarded a Preliminary Commendation by the RHS)  and posted just over a year ago in the forum....

[Hagen Engelmann]

It is planned that the variety should be commercially available as soon as it can be propagated in sufficient numbers, the copyright is held by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the owners of Myddelton House, and the Regional Park will receive royalties on every bulb sold.

Ups, They give me some time to collect the money over the next 5 years. That`s OK, I mean!

[Alan_b]

I have received this press release from the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority who run Myddleton House......

 News Release                   
17th February 2009

....
It is planned that the variety should be commercially available as soon as it can be propagated in sufficient numbers, the copyright is held by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, the owners of Myddelton House, and the Regional Park will receive royalties on every bulb sold......

Can you copyright a bulb??!??  Does the person who paid £150 for one also have to pay royalties if she manages to bulk it up and then sells some of the offsets?

[Martin Baxendale]

Can you copyright a bulb??!??  Does the person who paid £150 for one also have to pay royalties if she manages to bulk it up and then sells some of the offsets?

Yes, and yes. It must have been registered under the Plant Breeders' Rights legislation, which works in a similar way to copyright, provided the plant or bulb is genuinely distinctive and hasn't been offered for sale before registration.

[Martin Baxendale]

Sorry, meant to say that obviously the plant or bulb must be new as well as distinctive.