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KentGardener

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Snowdrops in February 2012
« on: February 01, 2012, 06:26:30 PM »
A full 5 days at work this week with no snowdrop treks planned for the blog until the weekend. 

Luckily I had work that was best done from home today and managed 45 minutes in the garden at lunch time to see how the Galanthus were doing.

It was bitterly cold - the kind of wind that sucked the warmth from you at the first contact.  A few picture form here today - but I had to use every trick I could to get the flowers to pose for their photos on this bitterly cold day.

1 - A new one for me last year from Joe.  'Fatty Puff''.  I look forward to seeing how this looks in a group.

2 - One of Davey's recent finds.  The pretty little 'Kalum'. 

3 - 'Kalum' posed and deserved a second photo.   :)

4 - Brian showed a picture of this one a couple of weeks ago.  I love the way the green on the outers is also visible from below the petals on 'Amy Doncaster' -  Very nice.   8)

5 - Amy again just to start the month off with some pics   ;D
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 06:31:02 PM »
Kalum looks fantastic  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2012, 06:35:40 PM »
Super pix, John. Not easy in the kind of weather you describe... rather like that up here today too:
 not nice - cold to the bone sort of day  
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 06:36:27 PM »
most of mine were glued to the ground all day, the first few hours at work today were painful  :-\ the contractor suggesting I clear up their mess got a suitably frosty reply.

Kalum and Amy Doncaster both look lovely.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2012, 06:38:01 PM by RichardW »
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 06:59:21 PM »
Oh, I just love Fatty Puff, what a great name!!!

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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 07:14:43 PM »
I didn't realise 'Fatty Puff' looked so good with its skirts up.  :D
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2012, 07:22:21 PM »
John

I will definitely let you take all the photos this weekend.

Kalum & Amy are stunners and I quite like Fatty Puff.
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2012, 07:29:11 PM »
Quote from: daveyp1970 on February 01, 2012, 06:31:02 PM
Kalum looks fantastic  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Davey - 'Kalum' is new to me - can you tell me anything more about it?

Many thanks
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 07:29:15 PM »
KALUM, KALUM never heard about him.

AMY WINEHOUSE DONCASTER is a heartbreaker!!!
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 07:32:37 PM »
Quote from: art600 on February 01, 2012, 07:22:21 PM
John

I will definitely let you take all the photos this weekend.

Hi Arthur

I have noticed that pictures of people get a lot more views than pictures of snowdrops.   So while I am busy taking pics of flowers maybe you could be taking pics of all the people. ;D

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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 07:37:05 PM »
Is it Fatty Puff or Fattypuff, as in Fattypuffs and Thinifers?  Is there a Galanthus Thinifer to go with it?  That might be a good name for the long thin flower (picture 4 of the blog photos) that we saw last week, were it to be cultivated.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2012, 07:38:48 PM by Alan_b »
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 07:40:08 PM »
Hello to all,

well I would like to send some photos from the snowdrops- headbourne, Wendys Gold and Richard Ayres started to flower, but here in my part of Germany it's so awfully cold: -9°C!
What a sad look. All lying almost like dead on the ground.
I received tickets for the gala, but no galanthus list was enclosed.
Have you got the same experience?

Martina
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2012, 08:00:12 PM »
Martina the snowdrop list has, hopefully, been mailed to Europe today. I suppose us in the UK can expect it to drop on Friday or Saturday.

I'll not go to the local AGS lecture on Saturday so I can oh and ah at the list
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2012, 08:03:28 PM »
Fatty looks great.

I cant believe that Griffin Press want £10 to mail me a copy of the revised edition of the snowdrop book
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Re: Snowdrops in February 2012
« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2012, 08:07:32 PM »
Well, maybe if the list takes more than 3 days I will be in Britain by then and the list in my post box in germany. Well, well.
But thanks for letting me know, Mark.
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