KentGardener's Galanthus Blog 2012

[Hans J]

John ,

 

you write : Saturday 8th Feb

strange ...here in Germany is today 08.Februar ....saturday was 04.Februar  

do you have a other calendar ?

 

Hans

[KentGardener]

D'oh! 

Thank you Hans - It is my lunch break and I am frantically trying to catch up on reading all the posts from the last 4 days and post my new ones at the same time. i shall quickly change the date before anyone notices.      

[Hans J]

John ,

no problem 

Is Joe Sharman now a member of the mormon people
(as you wrote Sharmon )

A other question :
Is Emma gardening with a chain saw her snowdrops ?
She use a jacket from STIHL ...this is a well known german chain saw fabric

 
Hans

[KentGardener]

Is Joe Sharman now a member of the mormon people
(as you wrote Sharmon )

Oops.  

Spelling never was a strong subject for me at school - and that was 30 years ago   

[Hans J]

  I was only joking John 

[kentish_lass]

John

Absolutely fantastic photos and account of the day.  Looking at them I feel like I am there again.  I really, really enjoyed the day and wish I could have it all over again.  For a newbie like myself it was like heaven on earth to see the cultivars for sale that everyone has been posting on here for the last two years.  It was worth spending half of my bank balance and I enjoyed spending every penny of it 

I hope there will be another event like that next year.

Thanks John

[Sean Fox]

Great photos John. I love to see the beaming smiles on peoples faces, and no surprise too with the amount of snowdrops bought. Those sales tables look very tempting, do they accept credit cards?  

[KentGardener]

After we were all 'shopped out' we had the chance to look at the house and wander through the grounds at Myddleton House.  Sadly the sub zero temperatures spoilt out chances of seeing snowdrops standing proud.  But this was more than made up for when one of the wonderful volunteers, who spend a day or two per week helping to look after the gardens, offered to show us the restoration work that is happening on the E A Bowles Rock Garden.

1 - Frozen snowdrops
2 - The House
3 - Plaque
4 - Frozen Pond
5 - Folly
6 - Rock Garden
7 - Rock Garden
8 - Ferns on the Rock Garden ( I hope they don't do away with these completely during the restorations as they looked so at home).
9 - Me and Jennie sharing a joke
10 - A couple of big Finches  

[kentish_lass]

Wish I could remember the joke as this snow is making me miserable.  Great pic.  I actually thought that bird was sitting on your finger for a second  

I thought those ferns looked really good too despite the rotton weather.  I imagine the rockery snowdrops look a picture when not frozen.  Maybe Arthur will take some photos when he goes there later this month?

[KentGardener]

We all arrived back safely at my place before the snow fell.  There was time for a quick 'cuppa' and a look in the garden before Arthur and Dan had to dash of to watch the rugby, taking Jennie with them.

1 - Jennie listing her new drops
2 - me taking pictures of the ones I do not yet have pictures of
3 - Jennie taking some pics of my drops
4 - Jennie getting attracted to an Eranthis called 'All Saints'
5 - 'Edith' - I almost purchased one of these but was told that the green on the outers does not always happen.  Still a lovely looking big drop.
6 - 'Fieldgate Fugue'
7 - 'Priscilla Bacon' - great puckered petals
8 - 'Jonathan' - I so wish I had got one of these.  I looked at them in the shed - but it was under electric light.  It was only when I got home and saw someone else's one in natural daylight that I regretted not borrowing some more cash off my friend!  
9 - Jennies new 'Gemini ex P. C.'

[Warren Desmond]

We all arrived back safely at my place before the snow fell.  There was time for a quick 'cuppa' and a look in the garden before Arthur and Dan had to dash of to watch the rugby, taking Jennie with them.

1 - Jennie listing her new drops
2 - me taking pictures of the ones I do not yet have pictures of
3 - Jennie taking some pics of my drops
4 - Jennie getting attracted to an Eranthis called 'All Saints'
5 - 'Edith' - I almost purchased one of these but was told that the green on the outers does not always happen.  Still a lovely looking big drop.
6 - 'Fieldgate Fugue'
7 - 'Priscilla Bacon' - great puckered petals
8 - 'Jonathan' - I so wish I had got one of these.  I looked at them in the shed - but it was under electric light.  It was only when I got home and saw someone else's one in natural daylight that I regretted not borrowing some more cash off my friend!  
9 - Jennies new 'Gemini ex P. C.'

Lovely images John...

[Carolyn Walker]

John

It was so fun for me to see the photos of the Myddleton House event especially with the labeling so I knew who everyone was.  I am really enjoying your blog.  How fun that you went together.  I almost felt like I was there, but I am sort of glad I don't have access to so many varieties.  I wouldn't be able to control myself.

Carolyn

[loes]

very nice photos and good to see everyone had such a good time

[emma T]

A other question :
Is Emma gardening with a chain saw her snowdrops ?
She use a jacket from STIHL ...this is a well known german chain saw fabric

 
Hans

Its the  jacket, i wear to work  ( i am a gardener) it was a cold day and its the warmest jacket ive got .

[Maggi Young]

A other question :
Is Emma gardening with a chain saw her snowdrops ?
She use a jacket from STIHL ...this is a well known german chain saw fabric

 
Hans

Its the  jacket, i wear to work  ( i am a gardener) it was a cold day and its the warmest jacket ive got .

 Well yes, it looks cosy.... but can you honestly say you were not hoping to intimidate the opposition in the sales scrums into thinking you might be dangerous and stepping back ?? ...
When I saw it , I thought you'd hit  upon a master stroke!