Snowdrops in February 2012

[Brian Ellis]

The blue bag is a little treasure, a kind present from Carole of 'Sharman's Late' which creases me up every time I see it/write it/ say it - sad old duffer that I am, also a G.n.poculiformis collected by Joe and Carole from the Jedburgh area which was making a lovely drift in the garden and both will be a nice reminder of a beautiful garden and a very nice afternoon's trip out. Thank you Carole, hope you made pots for the NGS

[Brian Ellis]

Here is the poc ex Jedburgh in the garden, eat your heart out Jennie, but one day you too will have drifts like this. 

[daveyp1970]

Here is the poc ex Jedburgh in the garden, eat your heart out Jennie, but one day you too will have drifts like this. 

WOW i have nothing more to say.

[Maggi Young]

Here is the poc ex Jedburgh in the garden, eat your heart out Jennie, but one day you too will have drifts like this. 

What a beautiful flower.... they look so pretty in clumps.

[carolesmith]

As I am a technophobe and my brain is completely addled at the moment I will not even try and bring up the quotes and hope you can work out what is relevant.
Mark, I am pleading the fifth amendment on the naming of Sharman's Late, suffice to say it is a tall, late gold.
Brian and David it was lovely to see you on Sunday and my apologies to Alan B. I knew you were familiar but it was late in the day and I just could not work out why.  Thanks for your support.  We raised over £900 for the NGS.
Jennie, all the usual dry shade, woodland plants follow the snowdrops.  The show goes on until late June/July.  When the Lime trees come into leaf the garden goes into dense shade and being East Anglia it is very dry.  I am married to a scotsman who is not impressed with me watering the garden.  Things like foxgloves (white - pink is only allowed in the "red bed") and cardiocrinum (grown in a pot but placed up the back) will continue some colour.
I have herbaceous at the front of the garden around the seating area which is still in sun, and if I have time I put my hammock up between the trees.  Fruit and veg. are grown in the south facing front garden.
I sell for a friend at places like Harrogate and Malvern Flower Shows and am away from home quite a lot in the summer so the back area going to sleep suits me very well.
Our thanks for everyone who supported us on Sunday and apologies to those I did not recognise or speak to.  I am really looking forward to Harlow Show on Saturday so may see some of you there.

[art600]

Here is the poc ex Jedburgh in the garden, eat your heart out Jennie, but one day you too will have drifts like this. 

Whose garden? 

[art600]

More from Sunday at Wansford

1  G 'June-Boardman'
2  G 'Little-Joan'
3  G 'Little-Joan'
4  G 'Richard-Handscombe'
5  G 'Tubby-Martin'
6  G 'Vertigo'
7  G elwesii 'Comet'

I think no. 5 is 'Tubby Merlin'

[Tim Ingram]

I visited an interesting garden yesterday whose owner was a student with Martyn Rix and had a range of snowdrops Martyn had given her some 25 years ago. Mostly elwesii and plicatus, but very likely arising from wild collections. Amongst them were some rather nice seedlings, which I think will be selected out and grown on. So some examples - a number of these are mixed seedling clumps.

1. A group with particularly fresh green foliage
2. A single plant in the front with very long outer tepals
3. A form with particularly fine glaucous leaves
4. These were very attractive delicate flowers with a long pedicel
5. A robust elwesii with notably dark markings

And finally a couple of great clumps of hellebores. The garden is warm and dry, situated high on the North Downs escarpment and well suited to Galanthus elwesii in particular. There are fantastic clumps of both this and plicatus that have not been touched for 15 years or more; really remarkable to see.

[Tim Ingram]

Pressed the post button too quickly! Have also added a nice plicatus form with long outer tepals.

[Tim Ingram]

Well the last two have arrived first (!), otherwise in the order listed.

[johnw]

Also a photo of lagodechianus with a single flower!

Jenny - Well done. That's one flower more than I've ever seen on the many bulbs here. I'm starting a new batch from seed as I fear mine is a non-flowering form, it increases at an alarming rate.

johnw

[Lina Hesseling]

This one is in my garden.
G. 'Kersen'    Kersen means cherries.

Lina.

[johnw]

This one is in my garden.G. 'Kersen'    Kersen means cherries.  Lina.

Lina - Good to hear you are growing this one, it's lovely.  Every time I see the photo of it in the Book I wonder why no one seems to grow it or even it was still around.  Alive and well in Winschoten!

johnw

[emma T]

This one is in my garden.
G. 'Kersen'    Kersen means cherries.

Lina.

oo id love to get that one for my Mum , her name is Cherry 

[Lina Hesseling]

Emma, I only have one bulb. But I will try to remember sending you a bulb when it thrives

Lina..