Galanthus November and December 2007

[snowdropman]

Here is a new website, dedicated to Galanthus - still in its early days, but should build up an interesting picture gallery over time

http://www.galanthus-online.de/index.html

I see that one of the contributors is our own Johan Mens.

[annew]

A good one for all the Schneeglöckchenliebhaber out there!  What a word! 

[Paddy Tobin]

Looks promising, Chris.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

"SNOWDROP WALK FOR SRGC SCOTTISH ROCKERS, WE INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL DAY AT BRECHIN CASTLE ON SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY. COST WHICH INCLUDES LUNCH IS £25 SO PLEASE BOOK EARLY AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED"

I should have said this from Ian Christies web site

[mark smyth]

Here's another early flowering snowdrop 'Mrs McNamara' and a frosted 'Colossus'

[Paul T]

Wonderful pics everyone.  So far off from Galanthus here...... first ones usually start flowering around the middle of April for us!!  I particularly like 'Three Ships'.  Every time I see pics of it I wish I had it.  Must check and see whether Marcus has imported it or not? 

[mark smyth]

mucho excitement today - the snowdrop catalogues have arrived

[Brian Ellis]

... and orders sent off!

[mark smyth]

yes mine is away too

[Maggi Young]

You sad sausages! Have you no chocolate to sit about and eat... or were  you scoffing that as you made your selections from the catalogues??

[mark smyth]

Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office

[Martin Baxendale]

Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office

Ten minutes!!!???  It took me half the afternoon, agonising over what I could afford and what I couldn't. But I've now spent all my birthday money on snowdrops (as I do every December) from Ron Mackenzie's Snowdrop Company and John Morley's North Green Snowdrops (well, all my birthday money - my Mum's very generous - and then some!)

[Maggi Young]

Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office

All well and good if you are just running to catch a post, if you need a stamp, then here you'd need to take not just some chocolate, but also a flask of tea and some sandwiches, to sustain you as you wait in the seemingly endless queue. Don't know what it is about our Post Offices and this season!

[mark smyth]

Martin you must be at the stage to work out a list very quickly. Any sign of your, or anyone else's 'Castlegar'

[Martin Baxendale]

Martin you must be at the stage to work out a list very quickly. Any sign of your, or anyone else's 'Castlegar'

No, I still agonize. It's the cost really! Plus I'm looking for good breeding material for my seedling programme as well as nice 'drops for the garden, so there's always a lot I want. My Castlegar are up, but too windy today for pics. They look pretty much like yours. That 'Not Castlegar' is dfeinitely something else. Wrong mark.