New Galanthus National Collection

[Warren Desmond]

Well done Steve..it is indeed a high honour....

Warren

[Paddy Tobin]

Congratulations and best wishes, Steve.

[tonyg]

Congrats Steve - welcome to the fold.

I'm sure you will get more visitors than I do for the  'here today, gone tomorrow' crocuses

[Martin Baxendale]

Congrats Steve - welcome to the fold.

I'm sure you will get more visitors than I do for the  'here today, gone tomorrow' crocuses

Oh there are plenty of 'here today, gone tomorrow' snowdrops.

[steve owen]

Thanks v much guys. Big learning experience coming up especially in Jan/Febuary!

[Anthony Darby]

Congratulations Steve. I'm starting again from scratch with a collection of one species and a couple of pots of seeds.

[johnw]

Congratulations Steve. I'm starting again from scratch with a collection of one species and a couple of pots of seeds.

Anthony  - Certainly you could easily import delectable pollen from forumists and get to work at developing great NZ snowdrop hybrids.  Yes?

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

This is really my wife's fault;

Isn't that typical? Blame the woman.

But congratulations Steve, all the same.

[Lesley Cox]

Congratulations Steve. I'm starting again from scratch with a collection of one species and a couple of pots of seeds.

Anthony  - Certainly you could easily import delectable pollen from forumists and get to work at developing great NZ snowdrop hybrids.  Yes?

johnw

It would be quite a challenge but many northerners would thank you, breeding 'drops to grow well and FLOWER well in Auckland's climate. It can be done with cold climate irises so.....

[Anthony Darby]

Interesting that snowdrops aren't sold at garden centres and the few people there I've asked don't know what I'm talking about! Leucojum aestivum bulbs are sold, as well as the usual tulips, daffs and crocuses.

[Gerard Oud]

Congratulations Steve i hope you do have enough parking space for all the touringcar buses

Anthony we do ship a lot Lillies to New Zealand and Australia, i can put a bag with several cultivars in a box with Lillies no problem.

[emma T]

Congratulations Steve 

[Anthony Darby]

Congratulations Steve i hope you do have enough parking space for all the touringcar buses

Anthony we do ship a lot Lillies to New Zealand and Australia, i can put a bag with several cultivars in a box with Lillies no problem.

That I would like to see.

[Gerard Oud]

I do send you a p.m!

[loes]

Congratulations Steve,well done!