New website for galanthus... and others

[Maggi Young]

Ian the Christie kind, has got a new website : http://ianchristiealpines.com/

Here you will find gallery photos and lists of galanthus, trillium and meconopsis 

Enjoy!
(So much for him retiring, eh?  )

[Paddy Tobin]

And what beautiful snowdrop is on the opening page? G. woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison'.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

And what beautiful snowdrop is on the opening page? G. woronowii 'Elizabeth Harrison'.

Paddy

What else for Ian, the champion of Scottish snaadreeps?

My own scepticism about galanthus is well known, and yelows even  more so but this is one 'drop that really excites me.
Galanthus 'Elizabeth Harrison' is a quite delightful flower. Named for the charming lady in whose garden it arose.....  every bit as lovely as the lady herself.

[Paddy Tobin]

Can I presume then, Maggi, that you have seen this snaadreep in the flesh, so to speak? I have only seen photographs, Ian's no doubt, and think it is the best snowdrop to come on the scene for a long time. A real beauty.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Paddy, quite a number are fortunate to have seen this 'drop in the flesh, in neat glowing potfulls at the Dunblane Early Bulb days.
It - she is just a delight.
I'll seek out some pictures to post here.

[David Nicholson]

Ian the Christie kind, has got a new website : http://ianchristiealpines.com/

Here you will find gallery photos and lists of galanthus, trillium and meconopsis 

Enjoy!
(So much for him retiring, eh?  )

It was only last week I deleted Ian's old Web Site from my Favourites. Now I need to add it again-good, what's retirement anyway?

[Maggi Young]

For those keen to see more of Elizabeth Harrison... here are some pictures from a pot exhibited in Dunblane the other year. 2010.. when the 'drop was awarded a PC by theJoint Rock Committee, if I remember correctly.
First pic by John Finch, who was also pleased to meet the lady herself.


Now two pix by Anthony Darby - who instead of contributing soup to the Dunblane Day on the 18th February, will be  sitting some  12 thousand miles away in his new home in New Zealand.

[Anthony Darby]

I have a close up from Dunblane February 2010.

[David Nicholson]

......... of the soup too?

[Maggi Young]

Lovely, Anthony.
There is something about this flower that just sings to you when you see it.  Star quality, I suppose.

[Maggi Young]

......... of the soup too?

....never lasts long enough for a photo, David. Hungry work, all that chatting after a winter's absence for all the SRGC members keen to meet up again.

[RichardW]

it is lovely, nice website and some drops I'll be ordering

[kentish_lass]

I don't know if anyone but Ian knows the answer to this - but when he found 'Elizabeth Harrison' growing in the Harrison's garden - was it just a single yellow bulb among a clump of woronowii or several bulbs?  Had it crossed with anything else or is it a pure woronowii?

Wow - I bet he was so excited when he saw it.  I think I would have fainted !

[ichristie]

Hello every one thank you all very much for you good comments, my plant growing will have to be limited as Ann spend a lot of time with our two grandchildren Grant who is now 6 and Little Emma the one the snowdrop is named after is now 4 going on 24. The first time I saw the G woronowii was in a pot showed to me by the lady heself and yes I nearly fell through the floor Elizabeth found it growing beside a large group of normal green G woronowii so rightly moved it to a place where she could watch it now the interesting thing is that both she and I have raised some seedlings which have flowered Yellow some are also green unfortunately we got no seed last year as the very cold winter messed everything up. I am chipping bulbs which are taking longer than I expected but I do not intend to push them by feeding a lot of fertiliser. I will keep you posted about my other finds watch this space or the new web site, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Paddy Tobin]

When green-tipped and green-marked are all the fashion it is good to be shown a snowdrop which is good for its purity of colours and marking. A pristine white, clear yellow and fresh green foliage. It surely is the best.

Paddy