Snowdrop events 2011

[mark smyth]

Events at the Garden House , Buckland Monochorum, Yelverton

Snowdrop Study Day 

The venue for the morning lectures has just been changed to a nearby hotel to accommodate more people so numbers are now limited to 80. The idea is that people will return to the GH for lunch and the rest.

[loes]

and what a very nice garden is that! visited last month when I was on holyday in Devon and Cornwall.
too bad the wether wasnt nice but the tea,scones and clotted cream were great!

[Gerard Oud]

The website from our dutch Gala is on air!
At the moment only in Dutch but this is going to change!

www.sneeuwklokjesgala.nl

regards Gerard

[steve owen]

Just read the translation and see that its taking place v close to Zaanse Schans, which is a terrific open-air living museum of windmills and associated traditional Dutch country buildings. Well worth a visit. I recall good on-site food also, whether that will be the case on 20 February I'm not sure. I suppose that at that time of year there's always the chance of frozen polders and Bruegel landscapes.

[mark smyth]

Does anyone know of any Scottish snowdrop events in 2011?

[Maggi Young]

Yes, Mark, though I haven't full details as yet..... there will be a Snowdrop Day  at the RBGE, (with Snowdrop Walks that weekend) on the day before the SRGC Early Bulb Day....that would be the 18th February for the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, event and the 19th for the Early Bulb Day in Dunblane.

The Scottish Snowdrop Festival will be running between 1st February and 13th March. Watch this site for further details of other Snowdrop Events ( they've got site problems at the minute, though! .... www.visitscotland.com/snowdrops

[Brian Ellis]

Monksilver's website says

Galanthus Gala 2011

The next Gala will be on Saturday 12 February 2011 in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Venue tbc
Speakers tbc

[mark smyth]

Thanks Maggi and Brian. I'm planning to miss the Gala and Margaret Owen's next year  but plan to visit Scotland

[chasw]

Brian,that is very good news for me     

[Brian Ellis]

Yes I can see why you would be pleased Chas, CGS in Shropshire I believe so you will have to travel for that one!

[RichardW]

have posted our 2011 dates on the website

http://www.beningtonlordship.co.uk/events/snowdrops.shtml

did mention an "informal" meeting earlier in the year which derailed a thread due to the mention of cake 

owners are happy for this to go ahead, wont be any cost involved but need to get some idea of numbers, will post some more info asap once I have things finalised at work.

[Maggi Young]

Richard, how nice that the owners are happy for this.... and good of you to be working on it.... bit far for me but I do hope you get a good turnout of Forum chums to visit the lovely gardens at Benington L.

[KentGardener]

If the informal meeting is on a date I can make Richard I would be very happy to come and share cake with you.  I've looked on your website and see that the journey is possible by train and bus so I could definitely manage the travel if the date is free in my diary.

[RichardW]

John most likely it'll be a sunday so I can borrow the tea room, will also mean the garden will be open at 2pm, so it'll be quieter around lunchtime, which is always nicer.

and don't think buses run on Sundays, even if they did they are infrequent and take a very long route around villages, once I've sorted a date and if you can make it i'll arrange to pick up/drop off from Hertford or Stevenage, whichever is easier.

[KentGardener]

Thanks Richard - cake and a lift.  I really hope I am free on the chosen Sunday.