2010/11 catalogues

[steve owen]

Snowdrop Company catalogue in this morning's post. Usual tempting selection of goodies, but notably Greenfinch, Lady Fairhaven, Rosemary Burnham, Celia Sawyer, Ruby Baker and Margaret Biddulph. Yum yum. Not cheap though.

[KentGardener]

Nothing here yet.    And one of those is on my 'really wants' list.  Out all day today - but hopeully the catalogue may arrive while I am out and, if I can afford the price...., I can catch the post on Monday - which knowing my luck will be too late again.  

[Maggi Young]

While it is handy for those waiting for a list to arrive to know that others are receiving it, I would appreciate it if only lists which are  available to anyone are mentioned here.

There are some snowdrop suppliers who do not wish their lists to be discussed in the Forum and who only distribute their lists to people they know and  have approved.


Happily, The Snowdrop Company will  send lists to those who apply.
A S.A.E.(A5)  will get you the Snowdrop Company catalogue . The address is The Snowdrop Company,Dr R Mackenzie, Barn Cottage, Shilton, Oxon, OX18 4AB.

[daveyp1970]

this link isn't a snowdrop list as such but a fantastic group of snowdrop prints you might want to have a look at,Christmas is only around the corner.http://www.andreajones.co.uk/template.cfm?s=5943

[Maggi Young]

Nice link,  Davey, some good ideas there for special gifts ......

[KentGardener]

Great link Davey - nice to see pictures of 'ex Emma Thick' (a member on here)  and 'JMBS-7B2-6' (also found by a member on here)

[daveyp1970]

Great link Davey - nice to see pictures of 'Emma Thick' (a member on here)  and JMBS-7B2-6 (also found by a member on here)

John they are really special,JMBS-7B2-6 what a find that was and really could do with a name JMBS-7B2-6 just does not do it credit.

[Maggi Young]

Great link Davey - nice to see pictures of 'Emma Thick' (a member on here)  and JMBS-7B2-6 (also found by a member on here)

 Remarkable how many great galanthophiles there are in "these parts", eh? 

I don't think I knew that Emma T had a 'drop with her name.....

[daveyp1970]

Great link Davey - nice to see pictures of 'Emma Thick' (a member on here)  and JMBS-7B2-6 (also found by a member on here)

 Remarkable how many great galanthophiles there are in "these parts", eh? 

I don't think I knew that Emma T had a 'drop with her name.....

Does anybody no the back story to how the drop was named after Emma i love the back stories if that's the right term,Maggie you just need one named after you or more correctly a crocus.

[daveyp1970]

Get the BD busy this coming spring with a paint brush pollen dabbing you never know.

[KentGardener]

I don't think I knew that Emma T had a 'drop with her name.....

It's not actually 'named' as, I believe, it wasn't considered good enough to name - but it came from Emma and was given to John Grimshaw hence the 'ex Emma Thick'.  I seem to remember that Emma found it in a mixed clump in her village while walking the dog.  I rather like it and hope that one day the 'ex' can be removed from the label and it can be known as Galanthus 'Emma Thick'.

[mark smyth]

G. fosteri isn't correct.

No catalogue here today

[KentGardener]

Still no catalogue here - but someone has sent me a scan of it luckily.   

I was wondering what Galanthus 'Fiona MacKenzie' looked like as I have never seen one.  I stumbled across these rather excellent Galanthus photograph pages via a web search.

http://www.clivenichols.com/cgi-bin/stephen_johnson/database/imageFolio.cgi?search=GALANTHUS&img=0&cat=&bool=phrase

[Maggi Young]

When did Galanthus  'HIPPOLYTA'  become  Hypolita??!! 

[emma T]

Hello     KentGardener is right. I found it while walking my dog, due to foot and mouth restrictions at the time our normal walking route was out of bounds.

Just came across it growing in a mixed group of nivalis and plicatus. My dog  Vincent did try and Squash them with his big fat french bulldog face     ( he gets a bit huffy when hes not the centre of attention ) Was lucky enough to be given permission to take a couple.

John Grimshaw does not think it worthy of a name, but i still like it. Im glad people admire it.