Galanthus Events - Snowdrop Days etc 2013

[ruben]

Jennie,

I bought Bloomer to the person on the other side of Glen chantry(from the entrance at the end on you're left side, to place next to matt bishop), i also bought ecusson d'or and greenfinch there. Can you say wich seller this was?

[mark smyth]

How many people attended? Looks like there was loads of room to look at the sellers snowdrops

[kentish_lass]

Ruben - do you mean opposite Glen Chantry up at the far end?  If so that was Richard Bashfield & Valerie Bexley of Woodchippings.  Or do you mean opposite (on other side to) Matt Bishop? 

[kentish_lass]

How many people attended? Looks like there was loads of room to look at the sellers snowdrops

Not sure how many Mark but once there is a solid line of people at the front of the stall - no one behind can see or reach the plants!  When I got to the Glen Chantry stand there were two rows of people....and even my long arms could not reach.  Short of pushing everyone out of your way (which is very rude) - you cannot see a thing even if you are tall.

At a guess I would say there were 150 people???  Any other guess-timates?

[loes]

At last my contribution to the Myddelton House event.
2 fotos and a little video
We ,Andre Bourgonje and his wife Maggie,my husband Bert and me,had a lovely day and were happy to meet and say hello to John,Jennie,Ruben and girlfriend and Steve.
All the others I failed to recognise,sorry for that.
first foto shows me buying and second foto what I took home.



after the sale we went to see Steve and his lovely wife Eileen,did the garden tour and had a very nice cup of tea and cakes.Thanks again Steve.

[Alan_b]

Hi Ruben, welcome to the forum.  I'm glad you did well at the Middleton House sale - it's a long way to travel.  And I'll be in touch by email.

I'm the white-haired guy in the centre of the third photo here https://plantheritage.wordpress.com/ , just to the right of the man in the stripey wool hat.   

[John Breen]

Warning: new Forumist's first posting.

From Limerick, Ireland. Have been lurking here for a couple of seasons! Was visiting London this weekend and just happened to end up in Myddelton House.

I was travelling subject to Ryanair hand luggage requirements, so I have developed a personal solution, which I have used for snowdrops and other plants before. On the walk along Turkey Street towards Myddelton House, I identified a tree which would benefit from some extra snowdrop compost; I was armed with sandwich bags and a pair of disposable rubber gloves (no hand washing facilities near the tree!). The pots went for re-cycling. The bag of snowdrops was kept on the windowsill overnight to keep them cool and 24 hours later they are happy in their new home.

Great event; great venue. Nice talking to people in the queue. Nice to meet the dealers when the sales died down. The estimate of 150 seems about right.

For the curious I acquired the following (in no particular order)
John Long
Gal. rizehensis
Magdalen Erskine
Ding Dong
Ailwyn
Lapwing
Augustus (virus free)
Courteenhall
Rodmarton
Wasp.

I hope to be an occasional contributor - not everyday!

[ashley]

Welcome John.  Paddy Tobin will be delighted to have the company of another Irish galanthophile.

I know the de-potting routine all too well

[Hagen Engelmann]

Welcome here, John.
I believe I will have the procedure with ryanair few days after the gala.
Thanks for the idea. It seems to be a practical solution.

[KentGardener]

Welcome Ruben and John.

There is a tree near Nettetal that has a little pile of soil that I left behind.   

[emma T]

Welcome Ruben and John . John it was nice to meet you last Saturday 

[Michael J Campbell]

Welcome John, are you the guy that returned G. Sophie North when I lost mine.?
Nice to have a member within walking distance.

[John Breen]

Good to hear from you Michael. Yes, you can step outside your door, shout and I should hear you
And yes too about G. Sophie North.

What I gave you were offspring of the one you gave me. I have 3 slightly different G. Sophie Norths. All came from reliable sources. Two are in flower and the third is not yet open.

I'm still on a learning curve with this Forum - 2nd post. So, I'll think about photos of G. Sophie North and put it in the January thread and ask for opinions. Could be a few days - I'll wait for G. Sophie North number 3 to flower.

[Brian Ellis]

Nice to have you with us on the forum John, I look forward to you getting the hang of posting photos too!  I love Lapwing and hope you enjoy the rest of your purchases.

[Paddy Tobin]

Hi John,

Great to have you here on the forum. Great to have another Irish person interested in snowdrops and good that you are close to Michael. Looking forward to your posts. Good selection you got in Myddleton House. Hope they all do well for you.

Paddy