Galanthus December 2011

[art600]

Yes, the stop/start weather is a real pest for the plants... I was, rather selfishly, I know..... thinking of the people when hoping for "decent" weather.... I don't like rain!

Maggi

I am with you.

I have fond memories of childhood when it only seemed to rain at night 

[Martin Baxendale]

I must try to make time to take some quick pics of some of my early flowering seedlings that I've been selecting out over the last two or three weeks.

[Paddy Tobin]

Please do, Martin

[Brian Ellis]

I must try to make time to take some quick pics of some of my early flowering seedlings that I've been selecting out over the last two or three weeks.

That would be really interesting Martin, please do.

[Martin Baxendale]

Will try to make time between mad pre-holiday work stuff and madder last-minute Christmas shopping. Nothing hugely exciting, but they're all early and nice enough.

[KentGardener]

Please do find the time Martin.  

I am sure we are all willing to help wrap your last minute presents if that will help with your workload.    

[ichristie]

Hi all firstly we wish everyone a Very merry Christmas, I managed to get some pictures the G plicatus from the Castle most have numbers as we have so many and the G elwesii Discovery is a local find, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Maggi Young]

'Fieldgate Prelude' opened two flowers... which promptly got chomped on by a slug.

There's another showing colour but my nose and eyes are streaming too much with a cold to allow me to read the label when I bend down 

[chasw]

Oh Dear Maggie ,sorry to hear you are not too well,............................................perhaps a wee dram?

[David Nicholson]

....... or three!! Cheer up Maggi, get the Despot to turn the heating up a notch and if you can do that you can conquer the world

[Roma]

I bought two pots with 3 bulbs in each of Galanthus elwesii, in a local garden centre two years ago.  This was the first to flower - in February then and last year but it is flowering now this season.  They didn't get moved out of the original peaty type compost till this autumn.  Although it is small this year, this seems the most robust, which is a bonus as it is the one I like best.

[Gerard Oud]

Lots of snowdrops are showing noses or even further, the first nivalis in flower and to show winter is over the first crocus!

[ichristie]

Hi all A very Merry Christmas to you all, our weather is again so mild that more snowdrops are now showing I post another picture of G plicatus no 26 and G. plicatus Magdalin Erskine note how different the flower shape is and the length of the petals,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Brian Ellis]

Best wishes to you too Ian, well worth posting G plicatus no 26 again, the mark is exceptionally nice to my eyes

[Paddy Tobin]

Very interesting mark on No. 26, Ian. Very nice.

Paddy