There will be no Galanthus Gala 2014

[mark smyth]

There will not be a 2014 Galanthus Gala and its not been an easy decision.

There may be just a plant sale or similar event at the nursery or somewhere close to the nursery on the 15th February instead.
Details of which will (hopefully) appear on the Monksilver website.

Joe has been trying to find a venue for 2014 Gala and just can't get into any of the gardens he wants. As he hasn't found a garden by now, then it is going to be too much to organise it in time and it's not fair to keep people hanging on

[Maggi Young]

Sad news for all the galanthophiles, Mark, but good of  Joe, through you,  to confirm the situation
when there are so many interested persons waiting for information.


Note from Monksilver : Spring Thing- Sat. March 9th 2014 10am to 4 pm at  the nursery.

[mark smyth]

Yes, sad that there wont be one

[emma T]

Oh sad times , but nice to know what's going on .

[chasw]

Oh dear ,that narrows it down to one event for me then 

[Brian Ellis]

It must be very disappointing for all the sellers too, I shall miss my visit to Rudi Bauer's stand!

[mark smyth]

It must be very disappointing for all the sellers too, I shall miss my visit to Rudi Bauer's stand!

I had hoped to buy from him this year

[Gerard Oud]

I do have some room for him on the 9th of february!

[loes]

I do have some room for him on the 9th of february!

 

[Alan_b]

This is very disappointing news, although at least we know for certain now.  Mark, please convey my thanks to Joe for letting us know.

I have half a mind to try to organize some small-scale alternative - if only to keep the social aspect going.  I fear the Gala may have become a victim of its own success, attracting so many attendees that finding gardens to visit became an impossible task.

Edited to correct a typo

[mark smyth]

Mark, please convey my thinks to Joe for letting us know.

I will

[emma T]

I'm going to chat to the lady who runs the Shaftesbury snowdrop festival and see what she has planned for that day . I'm meeting up with her on Thursday , I will let you know if there is anything exciting happening or if we can arrange something perhaps

[Alan_b]

And we know what happened next, Emma.

I noticed yesterday that the Monksilver Nursery web site http://www.monksilvernursery.co.uk/ has finally got round to an 'official' announcement that 'there will be no Gala in 2014'.

[Maggi Young]

Just  in case someone doesn't know what happened next -  Emma T. and Pam Cruickshank of the Shaftesbury Snowdrop Festival have arranged a great event with THREE Talks, by Andy Byfield, John Grimshaw and Melvyn Jope   on 15th February  - there's a thread here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11212.0

and for  Shaftesbury's Inaugural Snowdrop Study, Sale & Social Day details and booking  for
 the  tickets .......

http://www.snowdrops.moonfruit.com/download/i/mark_dl/u/4010999404/4604016784/Shaftesbury%20Snowdrop%20Study%20Day.pdf


http://www.snowdrops.moonfruit.com/sponsor/4567641188/Snowdrop-Study-Sale-and-Social-Day/7265759

 Melvyn Jope's talk is being supported on behalf of the SRGC Forum.