Galanthus Autumn 2010

[Hagen Engelmann]

John, there is also a fine pic in the yearbook, made by John Finch. I only know one galanthophile John Finch .
ANGELINA was`nt stolen during the night. It was stolen about noon.

Maggi, what you say is not a home-made problem of the galanthophile.
My distance to the next galanthophile in my area is more than 150km. 150km of safety for my bulbs .

[KentGardener]

ANGELINA was`nt stolen during the night. It was stolen about noon.

Nooooo.  In broad daylight!  That is even more shocking.    Did someone actually dig it up - or try to 'rip it' out of the ground.  I remember a well known grower telling me about a visitor to his garden who 'yanked' a plant thinking they could steal it - but luckily the bulb stayed in the ground - ruined that years enjoyment of the flowers for the garden owner though.   

[daveyp1970]

ANGELINA was`nt stolen during the night. It was stolen about noon.

Nooooo.  In broad daylight!  That is even more shocking.    Did someone actually dig it up - or try to 'rip it' out of the ground.  I remember a well known grower telling me about a visitor to his garden who 'yanked' a plant thinking they could steal it - but luckily the bulb stayed in the ground - ruined that years enjoyment of the flowers for the garden owner though.   

this boils my blood I have had a very large cypripedium stolen from my old front garden and if they had knocked on the door and inquired about it they would of got a piece with out question.

[Hagen Engelmann]

One of my twin-scaling bulbs was attacked by?. So I was not happy . But can you see the five bulbils ?

[Martin Baxendale]

One of my twin-scaling bulbs was attacked by?. So I was not happy . But can you see the five bulbils ?

This illustrates what I've been finding with chipping my snowdrops - that new bulbils do not always need a portion of basal plate to grow from, but that they will also form on the bulb scales well above any basal plate tissue, just as they will with lilies.

[Anthony Darby]

I usually get a  cheap offer on the yearbook from the daffodil society, but not this year. Where can we get it from?

Anne - The 2010 Yearbook is available from the Distributor

John Gibson
Dept M
14 Waverley Road
Kettering
Northants
NN15 6NT

Cost to UK addresses is £9.00 (postage & packing included) - cheque payable to RHS Enterprises Ltd.

Cost to other EU addresses is £9.00 or 15 Euro's (P&P included).

Cost to addresses outside the EU is £13.35 (p&p included).

I'm confused. I have just had delivered "Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulip Yearbook 2010", which was sent, I assume, because of my wee snippet on snowdrops at the EBD. I have also received "daffodils, snowdrops and tulips Yearbook 2009-2010" (the titles and upper and lower case letters are as on the cover in each case) - which I ordered from the RHS.

[David Nicholson]

Anthony the 2009-10 edition was published last year(three white daffs on the cover) this years edition will be 2010-11.

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony the 2009-10 edition was published last year(three white daffs on the cover) this years edition will be 2010-11.

It must just be a change in title as the 2010 edition only says 2010, not 2010-2011 and the bulbs are written singular and not plural.

[KentGardener]

I hadn't noticed that.  But you've made me look back and it used to be

'DAFFODILS with Snowdrops and Tulips'   in 2004-2005 and earlier.

So the snowdrops and tulips have gone up in importance a tad.  Maybe one day it will be the SNOWDROP, daffodil and tulip yearbook.... 

(The 2009-2010 one is well worth having too Anthony (as are they all  )).

[Anthony Darby]

(The 2009-2010 one is well worth having too Anthony (as are they all  )).

You're definitely correct there John. I like Valentin Wijnen's article.

[annew]

I usually get a  cheap offer on the yearbook from the daffodil society, but not this year. Where can we get it from?

Anne - The 2010 Yearbook is available from the Distributor

John Gibson
Dept M
14 Waverley Road
Kettering
Northants
NN15 6NT

Cost to UK addresses is £9.00 (postage & packing included) - cheque payable to RHS Enterprises Ltd.

Cost to other EU addresses is £9.00 or 15 Euro's (P&P included).

Cost to addresses outside the EU is £13.35 (p&p included).

Thanks, Chris!

[alpinelover]

Hello folks,

This is my first mesage on this forum. Excuse me for my Englisch, i'm from Belgium.  Two weeks ago, this little group of Galanthus reginae-olgae subsp. reginae-olgae was the start here from te new Galanthusseason. (or is it the latest one). It's a adorable species. On this way i hope to learn something about alpines en bulbes and also try to improve my English 

[KentGardener]

Welcome AlpineLover (sorry I am not sure of your proper name).  I am sure you will enjoy the coming snowdrop season on SRGC.

Lovely photographs.  (and very good English already  )

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi Frankie,

Welcome to the forum and a great start to your time here with such excellent plants. Looking forward to hearing from you again and again.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Hey Frankie the Alpinelover, great to see you over here........ I enjoy your photos very much in the VRV. It's very good that you come to share them with us, also!