Galanthus February 2011

[mark smyth]

So who is going to do a review and post it?

[Olga Bondareva]

Amazon says this title has not yet been released. 

[KentGardener]

Hi Olga

I think the release date was yesterday (February 1st) - I pre-ordered mine from 'the book depository'.

[chasw]

Mine has arrived this morning,but I am still bleary eyed,woken by the postman,not impressed by him as am working night shifts

[mark smyth]

Does 25 photos per page work?

[KentGardener]

Does 25 photos per page work?

They are similar sized photos to many in snowdrops 1 Mark.

[KentGardener]

Chilly and breezy here - but some of my snowdrops have decided they like the day and have opened up at last.  

1 - 'Ding Dong' - 2 lots of this in the garden and one is far ahead of the other.  

2 - 'Epiphany' (guess it didn't like the weather on January 6th!  )

3 - 'Lady Dalhousie' (a kind gift from a forum member and increasing at a rapid speed).

4 - The beautiful 'Moyas Green'

5 - 'Mr Blobby' (Had him 3 years and I'm getting bored of him.  He just doesn't do it for me  )

6 - 'Wasp' - sent to me as a small non flowering bulb by a kind SRGC forumist in 2007 - has now increased to 8 flowering sized bulbs and one given away last year  )

7 - 'Nothing Special' (purchased as a single bulb in 2007 and increasing rapidly)

8 - 'Penelope Anne' (another good do'er)

[art600]

John

Excellent pictures of excellent plants

[Sean Fox]

John

Excellent pictures of excellent plants

Yes indeed excellent photos John.

For some reason I had it in my head that wasp was a rather "weak" grower, but from your experience that doesn't seem to be the case. I'll have to add it to my growing wish list 

[Paddy Tobin]

Oh, John,

You are a little harsh on poor 'Mr. Blobby'; he's a fine build and holds himself well.

I have to agree with you re 'Moya's Green', a lovely combination of the full strong green inner mark and long full outer petals. Lovely!

'Penelope Ann' is a good one too.

A good set of shots.

Paddy

[emma T]

i will gladly give poor Mr Blobby a new home if he has over stayed his welcome 

[Brian Ellis]

No sign of my Mr Blobby!  That Moya's Green is seriously nice...and even in Hanneke's book!

[Maggi Young]

Hi Olga

I think the release date was yesterday (February 1st) - I pre-ordered mine from 'the book depository'.

 Was it a good price, John? I may order it myself.

[johnw]

I may order it myself.

I saw that, more incrimination!
johnwho

[mark smyth]

I've just been told there is a new Diggory type of snowdrop cally Fatty Poof - surely not

100 lines - Mark must pay attention to snowdrop lists