Galanthus January 2012

[KentGardener]

and a Green Brush I got a little impatient waiting for it to open so took home  

Such a lovely flower - a real shame that it never appeared here the following season.  

[mark smyth]

not the only one John.

My snowdrops got a hammering last night in the gales. Looking great yesterday in the sunshine but looking rough today.

Anyone know why we, especially Scotland, are being hit by so many gales?

[Martin Baxendale]

Are there any other recently published German snowdrop books, apart from Schneeglockchen by Gunter Waldorf and For Galanthophiles by Josh Westrich?

Trying to interest my German publisher in my novel The Snowdrop Garden and I want to send them links to recent German snowdrop books to demonstrate that galanthophilia is fashionable in Germany as well as the UK.

Also, any other recent Dutch snowdrop books, apart from Galanthomania?

[Lina Hesseling]

Sorry Martin, no new books in The Netherlands or in Germany. I believe, I would know.

There is a new german book titled: Verruckt nach Fruhling.
Sub-title: Zu gast in 25 bildschonen Zwiebelblumengarten.

Crazy about spring.
Visiting 25 gorgious bulbflowergardens.

Written by: Carmen Szadzik and Melitta Kolberg.
ISBN 978-3-00-035793-0

It shows 9 gardens in Germany, 15 in The Netherlands and 1 in Belgium.
It is not what you are looking for, I think. But it is the closest I can think of.

Good luck,
Lina.

[Lina Hesseling]

Martin, maybe you can confince him of the interest in Snowdrops by informing him about all the events that take place in Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.

You can give it a try.

Lina.

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin, maybe you can confince him of the interest in Snowdrops by informing him about all the events that take place in Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.

You can give it a try.

Lina.

Good idea, Lina. Anyone have some links to web information/sites about the major German galanthus events?

[Hagen Engelmann]

Martin, I agree with Lina. Two books are enough. I do not know another by now.

[art600]

Another pot without a label - I blame the blackbirds

The first phot showing flower and leaves was taken in brilliant sunshine and gives a completely false colour.  the second photo was taken yesterday with the much lower light levels and is approx correct.

Leaves suggest gracilis to me.  It is only about 8cms high.

Any thoughts please

[Maggi Young]

Martin, maybe you can confince him of the interest in Snowdrops by informing him about all the events that take place in Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.

You can give it a try.

Lina.

Good idea, Lina. Anyone have some links to web information/sites about the major German galanthus events?

Looking back at the forum for announcments from previous years will be a start, Martin. The big events are always mentioned.

[Michael J Campbell]

brilliant sunshine

Can you send me some of that please.

[Alan_b]

Another pot without a label ... Any thoughts please

I have taken to marking all my pots with a silver paint marker pen bought from Rymans; an idea I got from KentGardener.  I give the pots a number and keep a note of what is in each numbered pot.  Thus far the paint has proved indelible so this system is much better than using labels which can be lost.     

[Lina Hesseling]

www.garten-von-ehren-shop.de/unternehmen/aktuell/markttage2012

Here you find an event that is not mentioned before, I think. In the pictures of 2011 you can see Hanneke behind her great show of snowdrops, which she always takes with her.

Lina

What did I do wrong??

Go to: uber uns
          Markttage 2012

[Brian Ellis]

Another pot without a label - I blame the blackbirds

Yes they are lovely, but have a lot to answer for.  I keep a label in the pot, out of sight, for just such an eventuality Arthur, it means you are using two labels per pot but seems worth it.

[KentGardener]

Hi Arthur, I quite like the colouring - but that tiny ovary doesn't appeal to my current tastes.  Not sure that I recall seeing it before.
 
Following Tim's mention of seedlings from Graham and Richard - picture 1 shows 'Augustus Seedling' one of those selections that is growing here.  Nice chunky looking large marked flowers - good strong scent and 2 flowers per bulb.

Pic 2 - I've promissed to a member that I will post pics of 'David Baker'

Pic 3 - to show how variable the marking can be (sometimes abscent)

(Sorry about the pics colouring - had to do them in the kitchen in electric lighting).

[art600]

Another pot without a label - I blame the blackbirds

Yes they are lovely, but have a lot to answer for.  I keep a label in the pot, out of sight, for just such an eventuality Arthur, it means you are using two labels per pot but seems worth it.

Brian

No guess as to what my snowdrop might be