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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: David Nicholson on March 07, 2010, 08:32:34 PM
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Last Thursday Maureen and I, accompanied by friends Mike Quest and Stella Tracey, visited Snape Cottage at Bourton owned by Ian and Angela Whinfield. I'm not sure if Snape Cottage is in Somerset or Dorset (it must be close to the borders of both) but it's about a couple of hours drive from me.
It is a beautiful garden and I'm sure it is worth seeing at most times of the year http://www.snapecottagegarden.co.uk/
All plants were labelled including all the Snowdrops which I found very helpful indeed (unlike a very good Snowdrop garden not very far away from me!!)
It's rather a pity that some of the pictures that follow are not as good as I would have like them to be but, nevertheless I will post all of them as the garden did have some Snowdrops I don't think have been mentioned on the Forum before.
First of all some "meadow views"; followd by a Narcissus, 'Bowle's Early Sulphur" which is high on my "Wants List"; a Hellebore that took my eye and Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley. And then the Snowdrops start:-
Galanthus plicatus 'Trymlet'
G. elwesii 'Natalie Garton'
G. 'Federkleid' one of Hagen's
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More from Snape Cottage:-
Galanthus 'Wasp'
G elwesii 'Sickle' 1
G elwesii 'Sickle' 2
G 'Trumps'
G 'Escusson d'Or'
G 'Dodo Norton'
G ex 'Windrush'
G 'Sibbertoft'
G 'Helen Tomlinson'
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David,
I never realised you were so keen on snowdrops. There is obviously a nice collection at Snape Cottage Garden -and nice to see Hagen's name there. It's a small world.
Good set of shots. Many thanks, Paddy
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..... and more
G 'Marjorie Brown'
G 'Green Tube' ex Wisley
G plicatus 'Sophie North'
G caucasiacus 'Jill Baker's Large'
G plicatus 'Bowle's Large Form'
G nivalis 'Schalockii'
G 'Mighty Atom'
G plicatus 'Diggory'
G plicatus from Alan Street
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Great set of shots, David, and the range of snowdrops is getting better and better.
Paddy
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... and to finish:-
G allenii from Mrs Fish
G plicatus 'Wendy's Gold'
G 'Daglingworth' 1
G 'Daglingworth' 2
G 'Myddelton No. 5'
G ' " " 2'
G Atkinsii M...... Form 1 (couldn't read the label!)
" " " " 2 " " " "
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David, I think the last one might be G. atkinsii 'Mocca's form'
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David can you ask Stella if she has a new email address. I have emailed her this snowdrop season but she didnt reply.
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Wonderful to see the pictures of Angela Whinfield's garden 8) - thank you David.
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Thanks David, a visit is long overdue, a shame it is so far from here. Most interesting to read the labels and see what else will be growing there later in the year too!
ps Although not labelled as such it really ought to be referred to as Bowle's Large Leaf form!
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David, I think the last one might be G. atkinsii 'Mocca's form'
Definitely :)
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Good to know FEDERKLEID in best hands! I would like to visit Snake Cottage Garden too. But it`s too far