Visit to Snape Cottage Garden-4 March 2010

[David Nicholson]

Last Thursday Maureen and I, accompanied by friends Mike Quest and Stella Tracey, visited Snape Cottage at Bourton owned by Ian and Angela Whinfield. I'm not sure if Snape Cottage is in Somerset or Dorset (it must be close to the borders of both) but it's about a couple of hours drive from me.

It is a beautiful garden and I'm sure it is worth seeing at most times of the year  http://www.snapecottagegarden.co.uk/

All plants were labelled including all the Snowdrops which I found very helpful indeed (unlike a very good Snowdrop garden not very far away from me!!)

It's rather a pity that some of the pictures that follow are not as good as I would have like them to be but, nevertheless I will post all of them as the garden did have some Snowdrops I don't think have been mentioned on the Forum before.

First of all some "meadow views"; followd by a Narcissus, 'Bowle's Early Sulphur" which is high on my "Wants List"; a Hellebore that took my eye and Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley. And then the Snowdrops start:-
Galanthus plicatus 'Trymlet'
G. elwesii 'Natalie Garton'
G. 'Federkleid' one of Hagen's

[David Nicholson]

More from Snape Cottage:-

Galanthus 'Wasp'
G elwesii 'Sickle' 1
G elwesii 'Sickle'  2
G 'Trumps'
G 'Escusson d'Or'
G 'Dodo Norton'
G ex 'Windrush'
G 'Sibbertoft'
G 'Helen Tomlinson'

[Paddy Tobin]

David,

I never realised you were so keen on snowdrops. There is obviously a nice collection at Snape Cottage Garden -and nice to see Hagen's name there. It's a small world.

Good set of shots. Many thanks,  Paddy

[David Nicholson]

..... and more

G 'Marjorie Brown'
G 'Green Tube' ex Wisley
G plicatus 'Sophie North'
G caucasiacus 'Jill Baker's Large'
G plicatus 'Bowle's Large Form'
G nivalis 'Schalockii'
G 'Mighty Atom'
G plicatus 'Diggory'
G plicatus from Alan Street

[Paddy Tobin]

Great set of shots, David, and the range of snowdrops is getting better and better.

Paddy

[David Nicholson]

... and to finish:-

G allenii from Mrs Fish
G plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'
G 'Daglingworth'  1
G 'Daglingworth'  2
G 'Myddelton No. 5'
G '      "         "   2'
G Atkinsii M...... Form 1  (couldn't read the label!)

"       "        "       "    2      "          "     "     "

[Maggi Young]

David, I think the last one might be G. atkinsii 'Mocca's form'

[mark smyth]

David can you ask Stella if she has a new email address. I have emailed her this snowdrop season but she didnt reply.

[KentGardener]

Wonderful to see the pictures of Angela Whinfield's garden  - thank you David.

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks David, a visit is long overdue, a shame it is so far from here.  Most interesting to read the labels and see what else will be growing there later in the year too!

ps Although not labelled as such it really ought to be referred to as Bowle's Large Leaf form!

[art600]

David, I think the last one might be G. atkinsii 'Mocca's form'

Definitely 

[Hagen Engelmann]

Good to know FEDERKLEID in best hands! I would like to visit Snake Cottage Garden too. But it`s too far