Galanthus March 2011

[TheNorm]

It would also seem that I haven't yet mastered the posting images at an acceptable size to be viewed when enlarged.  Apologies for this.

Lewis

[mark smyth]

Lewis you first need to edit your photos using photoshop or whatever you use and reduce the width to 700 pixels wide.

[TheNorm]

Thank you Mark, will do.

Lewis

[mark smyth]

I cant help you with the method of inserting imges. Someone else will.

[art600]

Art therein lies the problem of a pic,I wouldn't imagine that Steve would put his Daughter's name to just any drop,from the pic you can only tell the shape and colour, what we are not seeing is size,vigour ect.,and with the amount of drops that mans got and the knowledge of the subject he has that's going to be quite a special plant, i should imagine.
 

Davey

I would also expect it to be special, but if snowdrops with identical markings but different sizes are all given different names, how is anyone going to know if they have the genuine snowdrop 
I selected 43 different markings on several pots of elwesii bought at a local garden centre - but I would not dream of giving each one a name.

[Maggi Young]

Lewis, glad your Polly does maths, our budgie can barely manage simple arithmetic......



I have edited your photos to resize them.... I'm not sure how you are loading them but your resizing is being lost in translation!

 Just seen the other posts .... and I see you have now managed to reload the smaller images.... well done. If you need any more help send me an email.
Cheers,
 M

[TheNorm]

Thank you Maggi,

My newbie incompetance is showing, but I'll master it soon, I promise.

Lewis

[Maggi Young]

Not to worry, Lewis, it's more important to all of us to be able to share your  pictures.... technique is a mere bagatelle !

[johnw]

vielleicht pochierte Eier mit einigen Räucherlachs viel besser ist?
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Maggi

I managed 3 mistakes in 6 German words. I should go back to bed.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

vielleicht pochierte Eier mit einigen Räucherlachs viel besser ist?

Maggi

I managed 3 mistakes in 6 German words. I should go back to bed.

johnw

 John, having seen the photos of your ongoing house renovations I wonder you are not fleeing the country to hide out until its all finished. What a nightmare.... as my Mum used to say... all property is a time bomb....she was usually right!

Ne'er mind... it'll all be lovely when it's finished and if you live to enjoy that, think how nice that'll be.... meantime, you can practice swearing at contractors in every tongue who can! Relieves the stress!
 M x

[Brian Ellis]

My albino G. nivalis

Very nice Lewis.

The other thing to remember when uploading pictures is that you have to look at the longest measurement and fit that to the requirements, the rest will take care of itself.

[TheNorm]

Thanks Brian,

Very helpful and glad you like my albino.

Cheers,

Lewis

[Hoy]

At least some of the snowdrops start to show proper!  (I know I am far from leading the season ) Name unknown.
Also the spring snowflakes are due now.

[steve owen]

Art therein lies the problem of a pic,I wouldn't imagine that Steve would put his Daughter's name to just any drop,from the pic you can only tell the shape and colour, what we are not seeing is size,vigour ect.,and with the amount of drops that mans got and the knowledge of the subject he has that's going to be quite a special plant, i should imagine.
 

Davey

I would also expect it to be special, but if snowdrops with identical markings but different sizes are all given different names, how is anyone going to know if they have the genuine snowdrop 
I selected 43 different markings on several pots of elwesii bought at a local garden centre - but I would not dream of giving each one a name.

Arthur

If your point concerns the indiscriminate naming of snowdrops, then you will know from recent posts of mine that I fully support that concern. I can think of various valid targets for that concern, and I am most certainly not one of them.
My snowdrop Jennie Owen is of course like many others; its white, an elwesii, sturdy, vigorous, nice large well-formed flower, but still like plenty of others - except that it begins flowering in the second week in March, as I mentioned in my post two days ago. If you have 43 other elwesii-s that have just started flowering, do please post pics so we can share your enjoyment.

Steve

[Martin Baxendale]

A couple of late seedlings just started flowering here:

First, another of my plicatus x gracilis seedlings which I think has
flowers of very good quality, nice and thick and very white. Last year
the flowers lasted until the start of April. I'm hoping it'll do the same
this year, although I've pollinated it this year so it may go over
faster.

Second is a dinky little hybrid with very small flowers and a nice mark.
In one pic I'm holding a GB Pound coin for size comparison. Apologies
to Euro-country forumists, but I don't have a Euro to hand.