2010/11 catalogues

[Mavers]

Hi Em, Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

I'm pretty sure I saw it when I visited Avon bulbs last February in one of their frames. They were beautiful but not for sale 

M

[GoodGrief]

Hi Em, Avon soon sold out of 'Green Brush'.

I'm pretty sure I saw it when I visited Avon bulbs last February in one of their frames. They were beautiful but not for sale 

M

W&S Lockyer were supplying Wisley. And they had about 6 or 7 left on the shelf.
Wisley don't do mail order. Not sure about W&S Lockyer.

I've also seen it on the Colesbourne list and Kevock (where it's about half price of everywhere else).

Regards, Malcolm.

[kentish_lass]

Hi all
I missed Green Brush and Selbourne Green Tips with Avon - they sold out very quickly.  My Green Tips from Wisley (via W&S Lockyer) look very healthy and I will post a photo when they flower.  I also got G. Charlotte which is supposed to be tinier than Tiny Tim and G Snow White.  The pots had multiple bulbs in some up to 3 bulbs which made up for the rather higher prices.  Does anyone grow these?

On display they had a lovely pot of G Penelope Ann - the flowers were huge.
Jennie

[mark smyth]

I grow Tiny Tim but not Charlotte

Note the height compared to the moss

[Paddy Tobin]

Mark,

In contrast to our comments on 'Armine' and 'Beth Chatto', 'Tiny Tim' is one which simply romps away in the garden here, multiplying at a great rate. I recorded "approx. 100 flowers" for last season.

Paddy

[kentish_lass]

Mark - those photos of Tiny Tim are lovely.  I bought 'Tiny' from Beth Chatto last year & it seems there is confusion over 'Tiny Tim' and 'Tiny'.  Does anyone know if they are different or one of the same?  If G nivalis Charlotte is even smaller it must be miniscule 
Jennie

[mark smyth]

No sign of my Tinies this year as with most planted in troughs 

I think my snowdrops in troughs have drowned. The problem has been after a big freeze with snow like January, November and December 2010. The troughs thaw from the sides to the centre causing the trough to fill with water until the drainage holes thaw. The year I put troughs in the back garden I moved lots of my specials to them

[mark smyth]

Jennie I dont know the difference in the two

[Lesley Cox]

Now that's one I DO have, G. 'Tiny' (or TT) I bought it 1993 from, as I remember, Will Ingwersen as 'Tiny' then someone here later said it should be 'Tiny Tim,' but I think she knew the name rather than the plant. It certainly is much smaller than any other I have and small enough, I think, for a trough. As Paddy says, it's very generous, with very small bulbs and very small flowers making good clumps quickly. Dormant here of course, at present.

[fleurbleue]

A link I have looked at on a french forum, a long video...

[Maggi Young]

Nice link, Nicole.... I think that other videos by this man ( he is Dutch I think) were either posted here or in the Flemish Forum some time ago.... showing lots of snowdrops in a pretty garden.
 I can't find them now. 

[Brian Ellis]

Mark - those photos of Tiny Tim are lovely.  I bought 'Tiny' from Beth Chatto last year & it seems there is confusion over 'Tiny Tim' and 'Tiny'.  Does anyone know if they are different or one of the same?  If G nivalis Charlotte is even smaller it must be miniscule 
Jennie

Jennie the monograph says of Galanthus nivalis 'Tiny'

this and 'Tiny Tim'...seem hopelessly muddled...We have not detected any differences between 'Tiny Tim'and 'Tiny'

[steve owen]

I grow both Tiny and Tiny Tim but checked and I don't have library pics to post. I'll make a point of doing so once they are both flowering.

[Maren]

Galanthus Sophie North anyone? I saw it in someone's garden the other day and fell in love. Nobody seems to have it. I'd love to buy it in the green. Any ideas, please?

[Gerard Oud]

I do have Green Brush on ebay but it doesn't show up in the UK
I have sold 50 in the green to Avon so they will be available again this year.