Galanthus Gala 2012

[mark smyth]

The Galanthus Gala will take place on Saturday February 11th at the Garden House in Devon. The Gala garden will be the Garden House where Matt will put on a display of snowdrops. The school, still being finalised, is about 10 minutes away.

The pencilled in speakers are

Ranvig Wallis talking about her Trym seedlings, G. krasnovii, G. koenenianus and G. k.....?

Dowling Monroe - modern yellow snowdrops

Joze Bavcon - Slovenian snowdrops

The open gardens on the Sunday are those of Jo Hynes and Rosemoor

[mark smyth]

For those staying in Devon after the Garden House event there will be three gardens open, as part of the Galanthus Gala, on Friday February 10th between 1pm and 3pm across the border in Cornwall

Pentillie Castle - http://www.pentillie.co.uk/gardens
Pentillie Castle, Paynters Cross, St. Mellion, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6QD
 
Ince Castle - http://www.incecastle.co.uk/
Ince Castle, Elm Gate, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 4QZ
 
Signposted from the A38 West of Saltash, to Trematon and then Elmgate.

Nancy Davey's garden
no adress just now

[mark smyth]

For those unable to attend the Gala due to the distance Joe is organising a one off snowdrop sale at Myddelton House Gardens on February 4th.

This is the only venue that Wol and Sue will be attending this year.

[Martin Baxendale]

For those unable to attend the Gala due to the distance Joe is organising a one off snowdrop sale at Myddelton House Gardens on February 4th.

This is the only venue that Wol and Sue will be attending this year.

Doesn't that mean that the growers will be pretty much sold out by the time of the gala, with not much on the sales tables in Devon? Especially if Wol and Sue won't be there.

[mark smyth]

Only Joe and the Staines are going to Myddleton House as far as I understand.

[Martin Baxendale]

Only Joe and the Staines are going to Myddleton House as far as I understand.

They're pretty much the backbone of the sales hall. I suppose Matt will be selling.

[David Nicholson]

I shall be conspicuous by my absence 

[Alan_b]

No offence, David, but the Gala is such a large and crowded event it would be difficult for anyone to be conspicuously absent.  I would just assume they were lost in the throng somewhere.

[mark smyth]

David why dont you attend? You will meet many forum members

[RichardW]

would like to get to a Gala one year but will try and get to Myddelton House Gardens instead and spend some my bosses money 

[emma T]

I will try and do both !   

[chasw]

I think that we shall also try and do both 

[Martin Baxendale]

Not sure I can afford to do both. 

[David Nicholson]

David why dont you attend? You will meet many forum members

The meeting Forum members bit would be fine but I couldn't cope with the intense boredom of the other bits

[mark smyth]

I wouldnt call it intense boredom. The lectures are the shortest bit of the whole day. There is lots of socialising