Snowdrops in March 2012

[Brian Ellis]

No Mark, very sensibly there is not an official open day as she is open by appointment, personalised tours are much more interesting:

http://www.nccpg.com/National-Collections/Collection-Results.aspx?id=1052

Lina, she has a very efficient operation!  You are quite correct, the cold frames hold all the chips as they grow on, covers keep the nf out and there are also heavy weather covers too.  They have a reasonably sized garden of 7 acres (2.8 hectares) so are creating beds where the mature bulbs can be planted in clumps and duly admired

[Lina Hesseling]

Thank you, Brian.
Two years ago we met Margaret in Kalmthout, Belgium. It was nice talking to her and she invited us to visit her garden. It is a pity, I did not yet visit England in this time of year. Hopefully next year.

Lina.

[Brian Ellis]

You won't regret it if you do Lina

[Sean Fox]

Great photos as usual David, thanks for taking the time to post them. What an amazing collection of snowdrops, and the cold frames photos had me drooling, so many different plants in one area 

[RichardW]

at those frames, looks like they're all in pots? lattice packed together or normal?

They are all lattice pots sunk in sand.

thanks David, will have to try and visit her garden ext year.

[Carolyn Walker]

Some more snowdrops from my garden.  The names are under the photos.  Carolyn

G. 'Beth Chatto'
G. 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'
G. 'Ophelia'
G. 'Straffan'
G. 'Wendy's Gold'


(Edit by maggi to add photo names so they can be pickedup by the search facility. )

[Brian Ellis]

Lovely photos Carolyn, they obviously enjoy your conditions.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Flowering here after a very cold February :

Galanthus 'Cowhouse Green'
Galanthus 'Diggory'
Galanthus 'Wilhelm Bauer'

[Thomas Seiler]

Very beautiful photographs, Carolyn and Kris.

Flowering for the first time in my garden is Galanthus nivalis 'Springwood Park'.  A really huge new poculiform one, which I got last year from Monksilver Nursery. Does anybody know more about it, maybe who found it, or where and what is Springwood Park?

[Maggi Young]

There is an old  estate called Springwood Park, near Kelso in the borders of Scotland, Thomas.... that might be a likely place to have found a good snowdrop. 

[Thomas Seiler]

Thank you, Maggi. Now I have at least an idea, where it might hail from. It was much admired at my snowdrop lunch last Sunday, and I had to say the name Springwood Park so often ... :-)

[JimF]

Here's another Pacific Northwest Galanthus foundling: G. elwesii ssp. elwesii 'Canadian Winter'. From Barbara Flynn's garden and her find. It's quite robust and tall - about 13 inches. It was suggested it be named by a visiting UK noted Galantho-xpert about ten years ago. So it was and has been passed around. It was in full bloom last week.

Jim

[Maggi Young]

Thank you, Maggi. Now I have at least an idea, where it might hail from. It was much admired at my snowdrop lunch last Sunday, and I had to say the name Springwood Park so often ... :-)

Thomas, I believe Forumist Carole Smith was with Joe Sharman when he found 'Springwood Park' and I know they collected together in the Scottish borders.... I expect Carole will be able  to tell you more. The plant was mentioned in John  Finch's Galanthus Blog last year.

edit to add links : http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6670.msg188510#msg188510 - John calls the plant one of Carole's " finds"

http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6670.msg188562#msg188562 - Carole corrects him , saying it was found with Joe S.

[Thomas Seiler]

Thank you so much, Maggi. So it was Joe himself, who found it, and I have a little story to tell for visitors 
Bunch seems to have been found on the same trip.

[annew]

Is this the kind of thing Pusey Greentips is supposed to do? Is it one of those that has an immature phase?