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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: johnstephen29 on February 17, 2015, 07:03:06 PM
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Great article in the guardian on Saturday 14/02/15, joe Sharmen interviewed by Naomi Slade. About how he got started with snowdrops, really interesting. www.theguardian.com/UK (http://www.theguardian.com/UK), select lifestyle, select home & garden then scroll down to gardens. The article is called how do your gardens grow:the snowdrop collector.
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I think this link will take you right to the article : http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/14/how-does-garden-grow-snowdrop-collector (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/14/how-does-garden-grow-snowdrop-collector)
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Ooh! I've just read the article - and a reply to a question posed in the comments section -and look what I see there :
"The best source of info for everything about snowdrops is here:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=25.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=25.0) "
I love it !! Thankyou to "springwood" the person who made the comment!!!
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Thanks Maggi, I'm on my own here tonight, none of the experts were around to show me how to do the link.
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I thank YOU, John, for sharing the news about the article - it was a wee treat to find that comment as well!
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Good man springwood.
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No problem Maggi. I wonder if springwood is a member of the forum?
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No idea, John - there are so many forumists! And then there are the "lurkers", thoise who only read the pages without joining in - could be anyone - but he is ( or perhaps she is) clearly a person of taste 8)
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Interesting article. I clicked on the website link to find a catalogue and it seemed like the most recent version is 2013. Does Monksilver have a 2015 catalogue?
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Sure is & he showed off that good taste in a classy national newspaper which can only be a good thing.
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Interesting article. I clicked on the website link to find a catalogue and it seemed like the most recent version is 2013. Does Monksilver have a 2015 catalogue?
A good question! Perhaps Ollie Howes' site (http://shop.callianthus.co.uk/epages/es446091.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es446091/Categories) is a better hunting ground for current plants from Monksilver - but the snowdrops and aconites seem to be marked sold out... I really don't know. ???
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Joe doesn't do a catalogue as such, instead he sends to his customers an "Availability List", this lists the bulbs that he is selling and the number that are available- some of them are in very small numbers ie as few as 5 available. The latest list was sent out last Friday and covers this week Only so you have to be quick off the mark to have any hope of receiving the ones you want. As an example, last year I managed to get 'Shrek' it was the fourth year I'd tried to order it. Otherwise it is a case of attending an event where Joe is selling or buying on eBay.
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Thanks, Brian. I guess that is a good position to be in as a seller but frustrating for buyers. Although I have to admit that the unusual snowdrops in my catalogue usually sell out in the first few days after posting. I don't have huge quantities though.
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I received the availability list for the first time this year.
Decided not to order anything - certainly not 'Joe Sharman' at £400 - but take my chance at the Cottage Garden Snowdrop Day at Hadlow College this Saturday - tickets only.
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I was happy to receive a copy this year too Arthur. Ordered a few Eranthis but don't hold out much hope as the numbers were very small. I am no longer a member of the Cottage Garden Society but intend to go to the Great Comp Gardens 'Snowdrop Sensation' on Sunday 22nd Feb as it is only 10 miles from here ;)
Are any other members of the forum going to the Snowdrop Sensation?
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I received the availability list for the first time this year.
..whereas I seem to have been struck-off. I guess that's fair enough as I rarely ordered and even more rarely succeeded in buying.
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I missed out too, maybe he doesn't want to supply another nursery.
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Decided not to order anything - certainly not 'Joe Sharman' at £400 - but take my chance at the Cottage Garden Snowdrop Day at Hadlow College this Saturday - tickets only.
Then you will have the ideal opportunity to buy Arthur, dust off the wallet!
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I have a horrible feeling that Arthur's wallet may already be a tad anorexic at this stage of the snowdrop season...... ::)
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I didn't get his list either :( but then I've never actually managed to buy anything off it successfully in the first place !
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Ooh! I've just read the article - and a reply to a question posed in the comments section -and look what I see there :
"The best source of info for everything about snowdrops is here:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=25.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=25.0) "
I love it !! Thankyou to "springwood" the person who made the comment!!!
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I do try to do my little bit for the cause...
I just hope that the person posing the question picks up on it as I was a few days late noticing it. The new Guardian website is such a mess.
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Yay, Vivien , you wonderful person ! :-* :-* Such a star - thanks!
I think that people who have commented usually get an email "ping" when there is another comment .... happens that way in some other papers, I know, so the questioner should get your advice.
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I have a horrible feeling that Arthur's wallet may already be a tad anorexic at this stage of the snowdrop season...... ::)
Maggi
Perceptive as always :) ;D :) I do however hasve funds for the Cottage Garden event this Saturday.
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Maggi
Perceptive as always :) ;D :) I do however have funds for the Cottage Garden event this Saturday.
What a wise man, sorry we won't be there this year to see you again Arthur.