Galanthus Events - Snowdrop Days etc 2013

[art600]

I too enjoyed the brief video.

I think it is clear that its maker and narrator, Adrian Higgins, is NOT a Galanthophile.

[Maggi Young]

I too enjoyed the brief video.

I think it is clear that its maker and narrator, Adrian Higgins, is NOT a Galanthophile.

I don't know him at all, but I'm guessing that he's not a very  experienced presenter, either?

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Folks,

   I went to Hodsock Priory last week with a couple of friends… The weather was cold & grey. A lot has changed since my last visit. The house is out of bounds, there are two huge marquees to accommodate snowdrop visitors. I only found two galanthus labels. The other winter plants were more interesting. That was true of the sales area too. My camera battery failed (Oh the joys of ’special’ rechargeable batteries!)

   I went to Austwick Hall yesterday with my parents… The weather was cold & grey. Its a smaller estate, with about a dozen statues amongst the snowdrops. The house itself isn't 'off limits', only we got the opening hours wrong! Most of the snowdrops don’t seem to have been in for long (less than five years?) but many of them are clearly labelled. Not many other winter plants. About a dozen galanthus varieties for sale. Added bonus: The Gamecock (in the village) does excellent food with a French twist (I had the lapin!) and it has an open fire.

Personal Verdict…. I’ll return to Austwick.

Tim DH

[Tim Ingram]

I'm not sure whether snowdrops are an antidote to the economic woes of Europe - I imagine snowdrops have always been beautiful one way or another, and woes around quite often. That is quite a good fun video; I thought the presenter wasn't bad - snowdrops don't call out for the highly polished and it came across well. Is galanthomania really sweeping across Europe? Not a bad thought.

[Lina Hesseling]

You probably could not see the german tv program with the interview with Rudi Bauer.
Here is the link, that Sven did put in the Belgian forum.

http://www.wdr.de/mediathek/html/regional/2013/03/01/hier-und-heute.xml

Enjoy!

Lina.

[Maggi Young]

Great link, Lina- super film about the Bauers and  the Oirlicher day. Really enjoyed that!

[KentGardener]

Thanks Lina.  I enjoyed the video even though I didn't understand most of it. 

I did manage to pick up on 'Gala' and 'Englander' and some of what Alan Street was saying under the translation.

[Brian Ellis]

I do believe I saw Martina at Rudi Bauer's stall and one or two other faces seemed familiar.

[Ding Dong]

Hah - love it! Must ask Alan where he got that hat!!

[Maggi Young]

Hah - love it! Must ask Alan where he got that hat!!

Oh! Was that a hat? I thought he'd just grabbed a passing kitten and stuffed it on his head because of the cold!

[daveyp1970]

Oh! Was that a hat? I thought he'd just grabbed a passing kitten and stuffed it on his head because of the cold!

My that was funny 

[Maggi Young]

My that was funny 

I hope Alan thinks so!!

[Ding Dong]

I'm sure he will - he said he'd been on German TV, but I was unprepared for the hat!

[johnw]

Oh! Was that a hat? I thought he'd just grabbed a passing kitten and stuffed it on his head because of the cold!

In this country we'll grab any hapless creature as a hat or scarf.

[KentGardener]

In this country we'll grab any hapless creature as a hat or scarf.