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General Forum / Re: Ian and Maggi Young honoured by RHS

« Last post by Maggi Young on January 18, 2025, 07:35:44 PM »

Aww, thank you friends! Ian and I are honoured to receive this award and  most thankful for all your congratulations. 

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus April 2024

« Last post by Leena on January 18, 2025, 05:42:14 PM »

I never saw ´Wol Staines´ with spread outers showing the inners. I wonder whether this is due to the later flowering with You.

Thank you Mariette.

I checked and that picture of 'Wol Staines' was taken April 27, a sunny day with +13C.
I agree that also here it has usually more closed flower.
This picture of it was taken April 10, in the beginning of flowering.

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Galanthus / Re: Galanthus April 2024

« Last post by Mariette on January 18, 2025, 05:11:53 PM »

Beautiful sceneries, Leena! Your snowdrop garden looks so much more attractive with all these colourful companions! I never saw ´Wol Staines´ with spread outers showing the inners. I wonder whether this is due to the later flowering with You.

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Bulbs General / Re: Erythronium 2024

« Last post by Mariette on January 18, 2025, 05:01:57 PM »

Leena, I wish I could grow erythroniums as successful as You, not to speak of the fairyland pictures from Ian and Maggi´s garden!

Herman, E. japonicum is one of the most susceptible to slugs.

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General Forum / Re: Ian and Maggi Young honoured by RHS

« Last post by Mariette on January 18, 2025, 04:50:07 PM »

The same from me! People who put so much time and energy into spreading knowledge about gardening without payment are really admirable!

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General Forum / Re: Ian and Maggi Young honoured by RHS

« Last post by ashley on January 18, 2025, 11:16:42 AM »

+1
Well done & well deserved. Thank you both.

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Seeds Wanted / Do you know how hellebores are pollinated?

« Last post by Silvy on January 18, 2025, 10:20:54 AM »

many years ago I found an English site that sold very small hellebores of various colors about a year old from sowing or a little less, and having a fairly large garden I bought several plants and now I have created three or four flower beds in areas where in summer they have the shade of three Liquidambar and in winter all the sun possible

I live in the province of Milan, therefore full Po Valley with a lot of
sultry heat in summer and quite cold and frost in winter, but they live great without problems and bloom every spring

over the years they have multiplied by hybridizing a lot, so that from the new hybridizations, carried out by insects, new shades of the original colors have been born

I would like to learn to pollinate some to obtain new shades of colors .. has anyone ever tried?

many thanks to whoever can give me information

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Seeds Wanted / seed shipments

« Last post by Silvy on January 18, 2025, 09:56:46 AM »

I live in Italy and I have many hellebore seeds of different colors that I could send, but do you know if it is possible to send them outside of Italy? I know that there are some prohibitions for the shipping of seeds (sorry for my English)

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General Forum / Re: Ian and Maggi Young honoured by RHS

« Last post by Palustris on January 18, 2025, 08:26:10 AM »

Congrats from me too. Well deserved.

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General Forum / Re: Ian and Maggi Young honoured by RHS

« Last post by Catwheazle on January 18, 2025, 07:25:27 AM »

CONGRATULATIONS