Snowdrop events 2015

[art600]

The bestest for buying snowdrops

if there is no Gala I think there will be many sellers at Shaftesbury

[Alan_b]

From a notice at the Mid Anglia AGS bulb sale:

NORFOLK SNOWDROP DAY
 Sunday 1st February 2015
 Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery
 Langmere Road, Langmere, Nr Diss, Norfolk, IP214QA
10.30-12.30 Three Galanthus Lectures
 Tickets £10 and must be pre-booked.
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1-3pm Snowdrop Fair — FREE ENTRY
A selection of respectable regional growers, to including Monksilver, Michael Broadhurst & John Foster etc
For tickets please see our website or facebook for further details.
 www.blackcottnursery.co.uk / tel:01379741136

[johnstephen29]

Hi Alan the show at diss might be better for me to attend, it's not far for me, only an hour or so in the car. I've heard of Shaftesbury, not sure where it is though.

[Maggi Young]

Shaftesbury is  on a hill in Dorset 
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shaftesbury,+Dorset+SP7,+UK/@51.0075113,-2.1915599,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48724aabde09cb03:0x807a5f074dac44c3

[johnstephen29]

Thanks for the map Maggi, it's a fare old trek down there from lincolnshire, i think i'll stick with diss.

[Alan_b]

...the show at diss .... only an hour or so in the car.

If you're really in Toynton St. Peter then the Diss show is about 100 miles away and Google maps thinks the journey would take you about 2.5 hours.

(The actual nursery is a 15 minute drive beyond Diss.)

[johnstephen29]

Hi Alan diss is a lot closer, as you say only 2.5 hours from here in toynton, it's a lot closer that Dorset.

[Alan_b]

Indisputably, John.  But I was concerned that your over-optimistic view of how long it might take you to get to Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery would cause you to arrive very late should you decide to go.

In its heyday, the Galanthus Gala would attract coach parties from Germany and The Netherlands so some galanthophiles are prepared to travel very long distances in the hope of seeing or buying some rare snowdrop.   

[emma T]

The is a coach load of Dutch people going to the Shaftesbury event next year 

[johnstephen29]

Hi Alan when I'm going to a show for instance the cyclamen shows down at wisley I always leave in good time. With me not having been to diss before I'll properbly leave a bit early, so I can find it.

[Brian Ellis]

As it isn't actually in Diss I have sent you the link from their website:

http://www.blackcottnursery.co.uk/vist_info.html

[Maggi Young]

The is a coach load of Dutch people going to the Shaftesbury event next year 

YaY!     

[Alan_b]

Yay, yay and thrice yay.  Now you just need to let the Germans know that if they don't bring their coach to Shaftesbury as well, then the Dutch will get the pick of all the best snowdrops!

[RichardW]

Mark

Shaftesbury was excellent

It was a really good day and I'm going again weather/work permitting.

[emma T]

We are getting it all sorted for Shaftesbury at the moment . We hope it will be better than last year , for a start we have got the big town hall for the sale. We have two speakers lined up .