Snowdrops in February 2012

[RichardW]

Please note that the weather here in Waterford, south-east Ireland, is perfectly balmy; no frost, no ice, no snow.

send that over here please, am bored of it now, the garden is still covered in snow & ice, my back hurts from too much digging & I've broken two spades including my favourite.

seems odd to get attached to a spade 

nothing to take pics of apart from a brave Robin that has been dodging forks and spades to get to worms.

[ChrisD]

Thanks for all the photos everyone. Paddy your spreads of S. Arnott and nivalis look superb. I have a dose of flu and it is a stinker, my third day in bed but at least I have enough energy to catch up on the forum today. Must be on the mend.

Chris

[Brian Ellis]

seems odd to get attached to a spade 

Not at all, I broke the prong on my favourite fork and am devestated

[Maggi Young]

Porr Brian.... still, if the worst should happen  you can still eat with your fingers..........

[David Nicholson]

    Being a Yorkie that's what he was broought up to do!

[chasw]

Garden Fork? Brian

Same here I have a favouite,it used to be my mothers............goodness knows how old it is

[mark smyth]

hi Maxine. Great to have you posting.

[RichardW]

nice to know I am not alone, am determined to get a new handle put on the spade, had to resort to a solid metal one, just not the same 

[RichardW]

few more from the greenhouse

Imbolc
Lady Beatrix Stanley
scruffy looking Bertram Anderson

[Paddy Tobin]

Richard,

I hadn't thought much of G. 'Imbolc' previously but have a few in flower here at the moment and see it would be a good snowdrop in a group. Looking forward to it bulking up.

G. 'E.B. Anderson' is an outstanding snowdrop, I think; love it.

Weather continues to be great here, if a little damp, and I lifted, divided and replanted several large clumps of G. nivalis. Also, planted a good  number of hostas which had been held in pots since last August, split Epimedium 'Lillafee' (sp?) and replanted in a few positions. Lifted, divided and replanted a Hellebore 'Dawn'. Also, just to really make you jealous, cleaned the hen house and cleaned the gutters.

Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

That is it, Paddy, it looks good in a group.  I think lots of snowdrops are like that, it's their stature in a group which can be so attractive.

[Michael J Campbell]

A nice green tip ex  Garden Centre elwesii

[RichardW]

Also, just to really make you jealous, cleaned the hen house and cleaned the gutters.

sounds ok, I spent the day pruning & tying in a vine standing on a snow covered narrow stone ledge trying to avoid a 20ft drop 

I really like Imbolc, it's very short but doesn't drop its flower on the ground, hasn't done that well but I've just got some more bulbs so I can hopefully find a good home for it.

[David King]

A little something for the weekend.

1. 2 and 3  G plicatus 'Walter Fish
4, 5 and 6  G plicatus 'Richard Blakeway-Philips'

[David King]

and a few more:

1, 2 and 3 G 'Betty Mansell'
4, 5 and 6 G 'Chequers