Snowdrop Events, 2019

[Maggi Young]

A list of  places to see snowdrops from "Great British Gardens"
https://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/seasonal/snowdrops.html?fbclid=IwAR3O8C1UavuOFC_Qc2uinUxKAckIQuCntzHb5ICSSNTGjxmq-aL1INdKzKY

[Brian Ellis]

On SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2019 at 2.00 for 2.30 our own Gail Harland  will be talking to the East Anglian Garden Group.

Details attached


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[Mariette]

I´m glad You´re back again here, Brian - Your contributions were deeply missed.

[Maggi Young]

The Museum in the Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire, is celebrating the story of the Giant Snowdrop Company which was based at Hyde, very close to Stroud. There is a small exhibition and  a collection of snowdrops associated with the company within the Walled Garden of the Mansion House is being established.
The exhibition runs until the end of March. (No admission charges and there is  free car parking nearby. Closed Mondays.)

From the  Museum news page :
 "As winter begins to lift its heavy blanket from the earth, Snowdrops are often the first sign of Spring – the first indicator of new life beginning in the soil.

From 1st January to 31st March 2019 the Museum in the Park is celebrating the story of the Giant Snowdrop Company – a business based in Hyde, near Stroud, from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s.

There will be a small display in the museum’s reception area telling the story of this local company whose importance is nationally recognised as having laid the foundations for the current popularity and availability of snowdrops.  By collecting, propagating and offering bulbs for sale by mail order Brigadier and Mrs Mathias with Herbert Ransom made available to a wide group of ordinary gardeners what had previously been accessible only to a small group of dedicated Galanthophiles. We will be able to share some of their catalogues with information from the then national experts about the leading varieties sold; letters from key people and collectors of the time, as well as medals won at Royal Horticultural Society shows.

In addition, in the Walled Garden behind the museum we have a collection of snowdrop varieties connected with the Giant Snowdrop Company, from the scented Galanthus S. Arnott – the original giant snowdrop – to snowdrops collectively  known as the ‘Hyde Four’ named after family members as well as many other notable varieties.

You can also join us on 28th February at 2pm for a talk by Jane Kilpatrick and Jennifer Harmer–the authors of the 2018 book ‘The Galanthophiles – 160 years of Snowdrop Devotees’ – booking essential (cost £5), call 01453 763394.

The Giant Snowdrop Company and the Galanthophiles of Gloucestershire runs from 1st January to Sunday 31st March 2019.

Notes: This exhibition would not have been possible without the generous support of the following people: Quentin Mathias, Jane Kilpatrick, Jennifer Harmer, Sally Ann Berryman (nee Ransom), Alan Ransom, Ann Taylor and Caroline Dicker. "


 


The museum website  https://museuminthepark.org.uk/opening-times/

[Maggi Young]

Regulars will be aware of the  Yorkshire  Snowdrop Trail, advertised here each year -  now a note  from Primrosebank  Garden and Nursery about  a 2019 event .....

"There’s nothing like realising that it’s only 6 weeks to our first Open Garden, to get out weeding and cutting back perennials on a chilly January day."
Snowdrop Days, 16th and 17th  February 2019
 Open 10 till 4 both days. 

Dryad Nursery offering a Dryad Gold series  snowdrop for auction on the Sunday- in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust.   



Primrose Bank Nursery
Red Roofs
Dauby Lane
Kexby
York
North Yorkshire
YO41 5LH

[Maggi Young]

Snowdrop and Early Spring Plant Fair

Hosted by Plant Fairs Roadshow -

Admission £4- includes admission to gardens and fair. Refreshments available.

Sunday, 10 February 2019 from 11:00-15:00
Hole Park Gardens
Hole Park, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 4JA


Featuring:
 Charleshurst Farm Nursery W.Sussex      Mostly shrubs and small trees includes many rarely offered, specialities include a good range of Daphnes and Acer palmatum, nearly all propagated and grown on site      info@charleshurstplants.co.uk

 Chris Cooke Plants, Gloucs      A wide range of rarer and unusual, hardy and half-hardy bulbous, herbaceous plants including Hellebores and shrubs      chriscookeplants@btinternet.com

 Edulis Nursery      Mouthwatering range of Snowdrops, plus an eclectic mix of choice perennials, many for shade, shrubs and trees some of their collections, large range of rare edibles      edulisnursery@gmail.com
 
 Johnson's Sweet Peas      Mainly Sweet Peas, plus alpines, snowdrops and a select range of perennials      philip@johnsonssweetpeas.co.uk

 Spring Platt Snowdrops      Carolyn Millen and her daughter offering an extensive range of Snowdrops      carolyn.millen1@gmail.com

 Mrs Mitchells Kitchen Garden      All the way from Salisbury, offering interesting perennials including a range of Peonies      julianm05@aol.com

 Hardy Plant Society - Kent Grp      Several of their members have an interesting range of snowdrops so they offer these through the Groups plant table, and a good opportunity to discuss the advantages of HPS membership
   
 Plant Dr      Quentin Stark also has a selection of Snowdrops, plus a number of early showing perennials


www.plant-fairs.co.uk

Contact details
19 Windmill Hill
Wrotham Heath
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 7SU

Tel: 07736420016

E-mail: colin@pineviewplants.co.uk


http://www.holepark.com/

[Maggi Young]

The folks at Cambo are hard at work .... "A busy day here at Cambo working on our gigantic galanthus, 'to-do' list for the Snowdrop Festival 2019! To celebrate, a few of our good Galanthus friends are up early, to cheer us on day by day! The garden is open, free entry for our first few weeks of the year to entice you to put on a jumper, get the boots on and have a new year's stomp. Hope to see you here, if not - pop by to one of our Discover Scottish Gardens or partner RHS - Royal Horticultural Society gardens."



Cambo Estate (101.16 km)
 Kingsbarns,  Fife KY16 8QD

01333 451040
www.camboheritagetrust.org.uk/gardens.htm

[Maggi Young]

Hodsock Priory Snowdrop Week, Saturday 9th to Sunday 17th February 2019,  Entry £3

http://www.hodsockpriory.com/about-us/the-gardens/snowdrops/


HODSOCK PRIORY, BLYTH, WORKSOP,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, S81 0TY

[deee]

Maggi - thanks for the info on Giant Snowdrop Company - i live very close and hadnt heard a thing about it!

[Ross Barbour]

Possibly the last chance to see Andrew and Lally Cox's wonderful garden. They were a wonderful couple who stung me with the Snowdrop bug.

[Blonde Ingrid]

SNOWDROP DAY ‘SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY 2019’

Premier event at Harvey's Garden Plants, great choice and expert advice!

https://www.harveysgardenplants.co.uk/2018/11/snowdrop-day-saturday-19th-january-2019/

[Maggi Young]

Goodnestone Park dates:

[Maggi Young]

Snowdrop lecture at Great Comp Garden Sunday 17 February £8pp (ticket to lecture only)

Val Bourne will be giving a talk entitled ‘Tales of the Unexpected –  Strange Encounters with Galanthophiles Past and Present’ in our indoor Stable Theatre at Great Comp Garden during our Snowdrop Sensation plant fair. The lecture will take place from 11:30AM – 12:15PM.  There are 73 tickets available for this lecture.

 more details : https://greatcompgarden.co.uk/product/snowdrop-lecture-by-val-bourne/

[Alan_b]

SNOWDROP DAY ‘SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY 2019’

Premier event at Harvey's Garden Plants, great choice and expert advice!

Oh dear, Roger Harvey and Ben Potterton (with Joe Sharman) are once again going head-to-head with rival events on the same day, at much the same time and in much the same part of the country.  It's a re-run of last year's clash, unfortunately.

[mark smyth]

Two weeks to go and I haven't received my AGS tickets. Have you?