Snowdrop events 2011

[kentish_lass]

I always find it interesting to see how & where people grow their snowdrops.
Thanks for posting the photos Davey - very interesting
Jennie

[KentGardener]

Glad to see you got to a snowdrop event this year Davey.  It starts with 'just the one' - and before you know it the whole of February will be a busy month! 

Not sure I have heard of 'The Scribe' before (but then again I am soooooo tired my brain may not be functioning properly this morning )

[chasw]

Anything interesting for sale at Margaret's?

Yes Mark,

Godfrey Owen
Margaret Owen
Ray Cobb
Woodpecker
Pyramid
Blonde Inge
and many more,I think all in about 30 drops for sale

Another was Quadropetala,not sure my spelling is right on this one

I was vey good and only bought 3 drops

[mark smyth]

Margaret Owen and Woodpecker are new to me. Did Woodpecker have an s at the end? Woodpeckers is Lallie Cox' green tipped woronowii

[chasw]

No mark Just plain Woodpecker,and yes it is another of Lallie Cox's,I also have Green Woodpecker which is Lallie's woronowii
Woodpecker is a Yellow,will post a picture tomorrow if you wish

And Margaret Owen is also a new one,I think that there is a picture in the new Galanthomania book

[daveyp1970]

Chas yes please i was told about this drop today but couldn't find a pic(woodpecker)

[snowdropman]

My earliest record of 'Margaret Owen' is in 2007 - it came from Ray Cobb's garden and is an elwesii with full length marks on inner segments.

[mark smyth]

ah yes Green Woodpecker - so much to remember

[Brian Ellis]

I've seen 'Margaret Owen' which was a good sturdy, desirable snowdrop, but not the Woodpeckers 'drops, was Lallie at the CGS day Chas?  I ordered 'Margaret Owen' from a supplier but was unfortunate in that all his stock was lost after the hard winter.

[chasw]

No Brian,Lallie was not at the CGS Day ,sadly I have not seen her since Andy sadly passed away,I must make the effort next year to visit her garden if it is open

[mark smyth]

I havent see Lallie either

[Alan_b]

Here is a picture from the Belgian snowdrop event held at Kalmthout arboretum last weekend.  This event was so civilised we had lunch before the snowdrop sales began!

[Alan_b]

Also on display were some snowdrops I took to have been grown hydroponically.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Hi Alan, galanthophilie seems to be a part of real culture. Good so.

[johnw]

Here is a picture from the Belgian snowdrop event held at Kalmthout arboretum last weekend.  This event was so civilised we had lunch before the snowdrop sales began!

Alan  - I hope that's not a Fazioli!

johnw