Galanthus winter 2009/2010

[galanthophile]

Hello Nigel and welcome and thanks for solving the identity mystery. Good to have you here.

[David Nicholson]

............... In any event this is an open invitation that should any of you galanthophiles find yourself visiting Gods own county of South Yorkshire............ .

Welcome Nigel. Just a small correction though. God may well have cast an approving eye on South Yorkshire but later opted for West Yorkshire, and more particularly Huddersfield, for his own. Maybe he didn't communicate the outcome of his deliberations although I believe Moses had it in the Tabernacles (and it was very painful too   )

David when I was passing through last week my usual thought came to mind on what is now the speed camera capital of the UK (you can loose your licence several times over passing through in either direction) - god forsaken.

Tony,  your having chosen to live in Lancashire shows you not to be a man of good taste!

[David Nicholson]

Welcome Nigel. Just a small correction though. God may well have cast an approving eye on South Yorkshire but later opted for West Yorkshire, and more particularly Huddersfield, for his own. Maybe he didn't communicate the outcome of his deliberations although I believe Moses had it in the Tabernacles (and it was very painful too   )

Does that make you a splitter rather than a lumper, David? I'd be happy to see the two joined back together as the West Riding in the Autonomous Region of Yorkshire 

Simon, a splitter I shall be. You can't fight history. The word "Riding" came into modern English via Old English which borrowed a word from Old Norse which translates as "a third part". Hence: East, West and North---- no South!!

[Sinchets]

Hey, don't give up on them South Yorkshire is historically West Riding. I believe the administrative capital was Wakefield.

[Martin Baxendale]

Damn! Just noticed on ebay that Beth Chatto Gardens have named an elwesii 'Galadriel' after the Lady Of The Woods in Lord Of The Rings.

I was hoping to use the name for one of my own raisings in due course - when I found one that was really wonderful and deserving of the name, having fallen deeply in love with the Lady Galadriel when I first read the trilogy as a teenage schoolboy.

HMMMPH!!  I'm not a happy snowbunny!  

[KentGardener]

Damn! Just noticed on ebay that Broadleigh have named an elwesii 'Galadriel' after the Lady Of The Woods in Lord Of The Rings.

That's a shame Martin - such a good name for a beautiful woodland plant.

(I think it is the Beth Chatto Garden rather than Broadleigh)

[Martin Baxendale]

You're right, John. It's Beth Chatto. Don't know why I wrote Broadleigh. A great name for a snowdrop, especially for something like a really beautiful tall, strong poculiform snowdrop, pure white and perfectly shaped. I wouldn't personally have used it for a snowdrop with a green marking. I'd have thought it'd be better applied to a snowdrop that was all white. Oh well. C'est la vie.

[Sinchets]

If yours really is beautiful what about Luthien Tinuviel?

[annew]

What is supposed to be distinctive about the ebay plant? It looks like any number of flowers available?

[Anthony Darby]

The name Anne?

[annew]

Hmm, as Martin says - what a waste of a beautiful name.

[Anthony Darby]

I agree. I suppose Arwen just doesn't cut it?

[Maggi Young]

I do agree that Galadriel would be perfect name for a poculiform 'drop.

Since Luthien Tinuviel is meant to be THE most beautiful elf, that seems a good choice, too.... but I think Arwen is "tainted" by the protrayal of the character in the films by a dark-haired actress..... not  good for a snowdrop, I fear. 

[Gerard Oud]

I have striped off Galadriel of my namelist too, but i will add Luthien Tinuviel although its looks like its from luthecens then!

[Martin Baxendale]

I do agree that Galadriel would be perfect name for a poculiform 'drop.

Since Luthien Tinuviel is meant to be THE most beautiful elf, that seems a good choice, too.... but I think Arwen is "tainted" by the protrayal of the character in the films by a dark-haired actress..... not  good for a snowdrop, I fear. 

Cate Blanchett, on the other hand, was an excellent choice for the role of Galadriel - beautiful, strong, quite scary...