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Author Topic: Galanthus mid February to March 2007  (Read 45134 times)

mark smyth

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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #135 on: March 02, 2007, 09:38:53 PM »
very interesting Ann. I would mark it, move it and see what it does next year
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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #136 on: March 03, 2007, 12:54:47 PM »
very interesting Ann. I would mark it, move it and see what it does next year

Ann, just to add to what Mark has said, Matt Bishop's advice is to soak the bulb in fungicide overnight when you move it - it would be sad to lose the snowdrop because of a later fungal attack.
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John Forrest

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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #137 on: March 03, 2007, 04:20:16 PM »
Not very rare but I thought this little group of snowdrops growing 'wild' on a bank looked rather lovely.


« Last Edit: March 03, 2007, 04:21:48 PM by John Forrest »
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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #138 on: March 04, 2007, 03:35:46 PM »
They certainly do. I visited a wild colony in a local woodland yesterday and they are fantastic to see in such natural plantings.
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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #139 on: March 04, 2007, 05:26:21 PM »
A lovely scene and well captured.
I take it that you are a gal called Ann or has that already been dealt with in an earlier posting ???
Just wondering what male equivalents could be in the botanical world.
Boy senberries and man drakes he merocallis and one that I could be associated with He pat icaphile spring to mind. Shame it's my wife called Pat and not me.
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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #140 on: March 04, 2007, 06:32:20 PM »
John, I have to confess that it was my suggestion to Ann, a galanthophile to style herself Gal-ANN- thophile... I couldn't resisit it, and she was good sport enough to go along with it! It's a catchy title, though, don't you agree? Your suggestions are fun, too. I do like to have a little added humour to everything in life, it hleps make up for the mice and the slugs and the snails!
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Re: Galanthus mid February to March 2007
« Reply #141 on: March 05, 2007, 06:24:33 PM »
Very witty - I wish I could claim to be that clever with words but as Maggi says I am more than happy to be known as an Ann or gal ann thophile. I love it. Thanks for your kind comments about the pictures - it was a beautiful spot on a perfect spring day.
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