Stagonospora infection - collected threads

[Martin Baxendale]

Today must have been a superb day for those visiting Colesbourne - the weather here, a few miles from Colesbourne was almost summer-like, warm with brilliant sunshine. But I've been stuck indoors and in the car all weekend ferrying teenage boys to and from birthday party stuff and catering for visiting relatives, so no time even to get into my own garden, where crocus and snowdrops were wide open for the first time this winter! 

John, that elwesii 'Skyrocket' is very impressive. Just how tall was it? And was it at Colesbourne?

The last pic looks t me like it could be Tubby Merlin. Mandarin is an elwesii, and the pic shows what look like nivalis X plicatus leaves. The ovary shape and colour are like Tubby Merlin and the inner mark, what you can see of it, a solid green, could be right for Tubby Merlin too. I know they have a lot of Tubby Merlin at Colesbourne. Was it quite short?

[mark smyth]

They arent cured Rob just not as bad as I would expect. 'Augustus' has distinctive leaves

Here's a photo with a few important people in shot and another behind the camera

[Anthony Darby]

Anyone selling Rosemary Burnham this year? It's a cracker!

[mark smyth]

Anthony they were about on lists earlier this month but by now they will be gone. I've had it 3 times now and havent managed to keep it alive.

[Anthony Darby]

Which list? Not ones I've seen.

I've had it 3 times now and havent managed to keep it alive.

Perhaps it is better adapted to British Columbia?

[Martin Baxendale]

Here's a photo with a few important people in shot and another behind the camera

Is that all we're allowed to know, Mark?

[Martin Baxendale]

Here's a photo with a few important people in shot and another behind the camera

Seriously, Mark, I find your post genuinely puzzling. It's apparently a photo from your visit to Colesbourne but you don't say so, and I feel you're trying to imply something but I'm not sure exactly what. I'd like to understand what you're getting at. 

[KentGardener]

Ooo, a guessing game.

I don't think it is Colesbourne - I don't recognise the building (and I had a good nose around).  The building almost looks Irish (painted pink makes me think that) - but then the china cups and saucers in the garden seems a rather English pastime (it would be strong mugs (or cans...) in my garden!). The bloke and lady on the far right look familiar - I think they may have been at Colesbourne on Saturday.  I guess Dr MacKenzie's first snowdrop lunch?

John

[Paul T]

I'd assumed it was Mark's place.  He was talking about having a Snowdrop open day, and I'd assumed it was at his place?  I could be wrong of course (happens far too often!!).

Some great pics posted in the last day or so..... I SO want 'Trym'/'Trymlet'/Trym seedlings, so please if anyone sets seed on their 'Trym' and doesn't want it please keep me in mind.  'Trym' is one of my holy grail type plants, but unfortuantely can only try for a lookalike from seed.  I wish 'Rosemary Burnham' was out as it is so distinctive.  Love the form of 'Little Dorrit' and 'Octopussy', and that almost recurved one (Egret) is quite remarkable.  I know, I'm a hopeless snowie addict!! 

[mark smyth]

OK OK OK in the photo are Veronica Cross, Alan Lesley, Michael Meyers, new forum member Carole and Joe Sharman. I'm behind the camera

[KentGardener]

Are you over here Mark?  Or is this from a previous year?  I thought you had delayed your trip until next week.

John

[mark smyth]

oops I forgot Catherine Erskine

The photo is from 2003, I think, I found it last night while looking for a snowdrop someone emailed me.

[Martin Baxendale]

John, I didn't think it looked like the Elwes house either but thought maybe somewhere nearby. And I also recognised one or two of the faces, though not all.

Mark, I got that you were the other 'important person' behind the camera. I just didn't get the reason for posting the pic or why you posted it in the way that you you did. I thought perhaps you were trying to tell us something.   

[David Nicholson]

House wouldn't have had a rendered elevation surely if it had been near to Colesbourne, not with all that Cotswold stone about!

[Martin Baxendale]

House wouldn't have had a rendered elevation surely if it had been near to Colesbourne, not with all that Cotswold stone about!

Render's quite popular around the Cotswolds, even over Cotswold stone walls.