Galanthus Autumn 2009

[Paddy Tobin]

I only suggested removing the brown tip because it could be a bit of Stagonspora

And that was the very reason I removed it.

Paddy

[Hans A.]

I only suggested removing the brown tip because it could be a bit of Stagonspora

Thanks Mark - I appreciated your first observation and your comment very much and removed the tip immediately after reading it. I do not think it is Stagonspora as this snowdrop was growing in an animal highway and was damaged while emerging. This might have caused this brown tip / necrosis- but before it could get a subsequently infection, better against the accused.

[Brian Ellis]

My Hyde Lodge that was a tiny non flowering plant last year has a flower now. To my eye it's an ordinary reginae-olgae

I can only suggest that you were sold the same erroneous clone as John and I, most disappointing.  Your replacement from Martin looks super John

[mark smyth]

Maybe I should rate suppliers on my web site. What does everybody think? 

[Tony Willis]

make sure you have a good lawyer!!

[Paul T]

Mark,

If you do, you're almost certain to get some sort of legal action against you, or that is how the world seems to be going now.

[mark smyth]

but lots of web sites rate various suppliers

[Michael J Campbell]

Don't do that Mark, the suppliers will all stop selling to you and you will be blacklisted, and then you have  the Legal stuff.

[Brian Ellis]

Maybe I should rate suppliers on my web site.

It seems a little unfair that one or two bad experiences would tarnish everyone else's views of a seller.  I see it as a self supporting system...I know who I trust to sell decent snowdrops and wouldn't give my business to the others again.  Once bitten twice shy!

[steve owen]

Don't do that Mark, the suppliers will all stop selling to you and you will be blacklisted, and then you have  the Legal stuff.

..and you will have the impossible task of proving that the disease was caused or known about by the seller and hasn't miraculously infected the plant since the seller sold it to you.

[steve owen]

Don't do that Mark, the suppliers will all stop selling to you and you will be blacklisted, and then you have  the Legal stuff.

..and you will have the impossible task of proving that the disease was caused or known about by the seller and hasn't miraculously infected the plant since the seller sold it to you.

(speaking as somebody who has just actually won a libel action - yesterday.)

[mark smyth]

I was only thinking of rating people out of 10.
eg "8 out of 10 people thought their bulbs were under sized / non flowering bulbs"

[ian mcenery]

Here is one of mine flowering at present. I won't put this outside until I have an offset - G cilicius WKFF 9819. Anybody know whose collection this is?

[Paddy Tobin]

A lovely snowdrop, Ian. Well grown!

Paddy

[mark smyth]

My reginae-olgae Hyde Lodge that obviously isnt