Snowdrop prices 2010

[zephirine]

There's also something pretty topical about this card: have you noticed the name of the store it was advertising, in the top left corner?
Well..."Bon Marché" means...."cheap" in french...

[Brian Ellis]

Very clever Zepherine, although I thought Au bonne marche meant 'a good walk' which I think is a bit of a laugh in the snow

[Alan_b]

....I thought Au bonne marche meant 'a good walk' which I think is a bit of a laugh in the snow

I think you may be confusing 'marché', which (I think) has the same root as the English word 'market', with 'marcher' which has the same root as the English word 'march'. The pronunciation of both French words is much the same.

[Brian Ellis]

French never was my strongpoint Alan!

[art600]

If anyone has 'Grumpy' to sell, they can make a fortune on EBay.  Currently stands at £102.10 with 3 days to go.  Surely this ranks as the most paid for a good, but not spectacular snowdrop. 

[KentGardener]

I would happily sell mine at that price. 

[Paddy Tobin]

It relation to the e-bay bidders it might be suitable to quote Oscar Wilde: "The cynic (insert snowdrop maniac) knows the price of everything and the value of nothing"

Compare the £105 price on a bulb of 'Grumpy'  to the generosity of a forum member who sent on a clump to me - free, completely free, a gift.

It shows the great contrasts which exist in the world of snowdrops and the world of gardening in general for that matter.

Of course, I am not going to mention the name of the person who sent on the snowdrops; it wouldn't be appropriate but I do believe it is important to mention it so that people realise there is another side to snowdrop collecting (gardening in general) than that seen on e-bay.

Likewise, I have a circle of friends who are interested in snowdrops but who are even more novice that I am and I pass on snowdrops to them. I have had the good fortune to receive many, many (the vast majority) of my snowdrops from kind friends in this manner and they have the value of being intrinsically beautiful and the reminders of fond memories and kind friends.

Paddy

[Chad]

Or settle for a 'look alike'.
£1.45 in an unselected pot of elwesii at the local garden centre [sorry the picture is blurred - I was a bit excited!].

Chad.

[Anthony Darby]

- I was a bit excited!].

Chad.

Not grumpy then?

[vivienr]

Or settle for a 'look alike'.
£1.45 in an unselected pot of elwesii at the local garden centre [sorry the picture is blurred - I was a bit excited!].

There's nothing wrong with that. My Grumpy-look-alike (see avatar or Galavatar as McMark called it) came as a surprise in a garden centre pot of elwesii seedlings too, and I have had great pleasure from its company. It produces a huge bulb so I will try to twinscale this year so that I can give it to friends who have admired it. It flowers around Christmas so it should save a lot of Christmas shopping which I hate.
I was excited to find some elwesii this year with nice heart-shaped marks, as they are my favourite, and again only for a few pounds.
I wish you and your new snowdrop will be very happy together

[KentGardener]

Hi Vivien, It's great to hear that your snowdrop is a Christmas flowerer - early flowering 'drops are a good thing in my book (I am trying to extend my garden's season in that direction as that is the time that the S.A.D. starts to take hold  ).

I rather like the name McMark has unofficially chosen for it    Galanthus "Galavatar"    Will you be using that name when you are santa?....

[Alan_b]

It's not that hard to find Grumpy-alike snowdrops.  What I'm waiting for is one called 'Happy' like this (apologies to Vivien whose avatar I modified).

[Brian Ellis]

Funnily enough I saw 'Smiley' today, Matt Bishop seems to rate it so you never know!

...and I think John Finch may have posted a pictrure of it last year?

[KentGardener]

Galanthus 'Smiley'

[Brian Ellis]

Cheers John