DUNBLANE EARLY DWARF BULB DISPLAY

[Maggi Young]

Hope it was a great day all round.

When did it become the Early Dwarf Bulb Display?

It was a really super day....

It has been called the Early Dwarf Bulb Day... because the Bulb Group was a originally the Dwarf Bulb Group.
Usually easier to call it  the Early Bulb Day... it's also called the Early Bulb Display..... but it's the same difference...

[ronm]

From the pics we've seen so far it does look to have been a very good event. Busy?

[mark smyth]

Anyone know why Rod - galanthus.co.uk - doesnt answer emails?

[Maggi Young]

From the pics we've seen so far it does look to have been a very good event. Busy?

Yes, very  busy.... Stan cleverly grabbed some shots before the crowd was so thick there wasn't room to move!

 Great presentations by Melvyn Jope and Martyn Denny, from the Cyclamen Society... they spoke about sicklamen, Sandy Leven called them psyclamen and Ian Y got thoroughly confused and kept saying Martin and Mervyn.
I only got a few photos which I hope to post tomorrow... .a days away to catch up with here  

[Maggi Young]

Anyone know why Rod - galanthus.co.uk - doesnt answer emails?

No idea. Are you sending them to the correct address?
He's a local Group member... known for his snowdrop collection and talks.... I only twigged today that he is www.Galanthus.co.uk 

[Graeme Strachan]

A great day out. Below are my pictures to give a flavour of the event.

Note the Galanthus woronowii "Elizabeth Harrison"

           Graeme Strachan

[ronm]

It really does seem as though it would have been difficult to squeeze one more in. And some super plants. Hope you all enjoyed the day.

[mark smyth]

Anyone got a photo of the Iris on the front row and second from the right?

[Stan da Prato]

Iris snaps-most labels should be visible except the raffle prizes. The very small  one at the back of I. halkis  I think is a wild type I reticulata.

[Anthony Darby]

Lovely pics Stan. What a fantastic pot of 'Elizabeth Harrison' Graeme. I wonder if T&M will eventually get some to New Zealand? I notice plants with T&M emblazoned on the pots in local garden centres, but when I asked about snowdrops last bulb planting season and I got blank looks. They'd never heard of them!

[Susan]

I suspect that our T & M is not the same as the UK T & M, but may be the name of a nursery in Auckland.

Susan

[Stan da Prato]

some plant photos:
Cyclamen which in order should be C. coum then pseudoibericum then alpinum; info boards from Cyclamen Society; Cyclamen for sale from Rumbling Bridge; Colchicums; Ornithogalum; Scilla;Tecophilea

[Stan da Prato]

some more:
orchids; frits; Eranthis; crocuses - perhaps someone else has better close ups of these?

[Stan da Prato]

now some Narcissus; non bulbous plants -a Saxifraga, Dionysia and a large pot of Primula Arduaine; snowdrop bench and Castle snowdrops - others will have to contribute close ups of the snowdrops

[Stan da Prato]

finally  a hard working lady in the  kitchen - I did not photograph  the home baking  as I was too busy eating it. The quality was of the customary high standard.