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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Lvandelft on March 01, 2008, 08:56:13 PM
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Today my wife and I visited the Snowdropmarket at Oirlich with our friends Peter and Truus, both wellknown to some important SRGC members.
It was very windy and cold but dry after a stormy night.
I made some pictures from forumists and other people and hope you will like the pics.
Oh yes, but who is this sympathic guy on the right in picture nr. 3 ??
Just a hint: His picture is in his avatar of the Forum!
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Great photographs.
Picture 2 has Hagen on the right. Is he counting his money?
Arne - what a collection!
You will have to help with other names - I have poor eyesight!!!!
Paddy
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I believe Gerd and Hagen are the easiest to know from their avatars.
I know you and dear Vroni, so that is simple... ::)
It is lovely to see Vroni looking so well, Luit, give her my love, please :-*
I know that Ian would want to send his very best wishes to your friends Peter and Truus, of course.
I do not know Vroni's friend though and I also cannot tell you who this nice man is in Picture 3 ! :-\
I think he is from the continent.... not that that is much help :-[ I could give a list of those he is NOT ;)
I must say, it looks a very cold day but it was good to be able to meet so many friends there, I am sure!
I was a little shocked to see primulas on the tea tables at a snowdrop day!! :o :o
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what was the event and what was for sale? Is snowdropman in one of the photos?
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Mark, the event was a snowdrop market day at the garden of Marlu and Günter Waldorf of the Oirlicher Blumengarten in Nettetal, in Germany, quite near the border with Holland. There was talk of the event in other threads, when Günter joined the forum. search Oirlich.
I have not been able to enjoy Günter's own website because I keep getting error messages when I try to click on it, which send my pc into a loop and I have to shut down my web browser and start again.... you may have more luck .
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I do not know Vroni's friend though and I also cannot tell you who this nice man is in Picture 3 ! :-\
I think he is from the continent.... not that that is much help :-[ I could give a list of those he is NOT ;)
I must say, it looks a very cold day but it was good to be able to meet so many friends there, I am sure!
I was a little shocked to see primulas on the tea tables at a snowdrop day!! :o :o
Maggi, you would have been more shocked hearing I ordered a Galanthus in advance from my friend
Christian! 8)
There were some interesting plants I bought, like Polygonatum orientale, Callianthemum anemonoides, (interesting to see that nobody bought it) and so the same with Ranunculus calandrinoides!! ???
The last one I now can try outside on my raised bed without covering in winter.
Here's another hint about the person on pict. 3.
He is one of the continental croconuts
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Is picture 3 Armin Ruby??
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I did not realize that I was looking such stupid and tired... ::)
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I did not realize that I was looking such stupid and tired... ::)
Arne you may derive comfort from the fact that only models love their own faces on a picture.
but they need polishing first! ;D ;D
I never liked pictures of my own! :( ::)
I had two pics of and my better half thought this the best.
May be it makes you feeling better when I send the other one too?
Here it is:
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I did not realize that I was looking such stupid and tired... ::)
Arne, look at me and you'll be comforted. Sorry that I didn't meet you too! :(
It was sooo nice to meet the Dutch-German subsection of this wonderful Forum :)
Gerd
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I wished i had had time to be there, maybe next year!
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He is one of the continental croconuts
I had thought of Dirk but I thought the hair not quite right ???
Arne, tell us please, what nice plants did you buy?
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Is picture 3 Armin Ruby??
David, 5 points to you ;) ;D
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He is one of the continental croconuts
I had thought of Dirk but I thought the hair not quite right ???
Arne, tell us please, what nice plants did you buy?
Beside some snowdrops I bought the following plants: Anemone nemorosa cultivars (10), Eranthis cultivars (4), Astrantia major 'Sunningdale Variegated', Deinanthe caerulea, Disporopsis pernyi, Disporum flavens, Polygonatum falcatum 'Golden Gift' and Syneilesis aconitifolia. That's all. ;D
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Beside some snowdrops I bought the following plants................That's all.
Ah! That's ALL?? :o ;) 8)
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This cannot be Armin,surely? This man has no beard and no glasses, if this is Armin, this is cheating!! Luit,, Armin, are you cheating us? ::) :o
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This cannot be Armin,surely? This man has no beard and no glasses, if this is Armin, this is cheating!! Luit,, Armin, are you cheating us? ::) :o
Maggi, ignore the lack of beard, just compare the smiles in Luit's picture and in Armin's avatar.
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I have just had Ian look at these photos, he had missed them before.... Hmm, he says, show me Armin's avatar.... yes, he says, this is Armin! Armin, Is this really true, you have taken off your beard.... and before Spring weather?? I am shocked!! :o :o ;)
Yes, both men have great smiles... David, I take my hat off to you! I am very easily confused by a disguise, am I not? :-[ :-[ Just as well Ian did not shave HIS beard off before he returned from New Zealand... I would have called the police! :-X
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Is picture 3 Armin Ruby??
David, 5 points to you ;) ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Maggi,
is it realy so shocking??? It's the truth. ;D
The beard is cut off since a while and instead of glasses I'm using again contact lenses.
Evolution is changing always...
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Maggi, in this Forum you may seem the ALL-KNOWING person, but you cannot beat
the gardener's hawkeye of David. David is has experience in seeing small
differences like pin and thrum...... ;D ;D ;D
But it still comes stronger: I was looking around for a man with beard and glasses and found
Armin, calling together by phone. ::) ::)
And while sitting at the coffee table Gerd and I and Armin were talking for about five minutes
about different things, Armin had to tell Gerd who he was. ??? ???
And they had both talked by phone the evening before.... ;D ;D
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But it still comes stronger: I was looking around for a man with beard and glasses and found
Armin, calling together by phone.
And while sitting at the coffee table Gerd and I and Armin were talking for about five minutes
about different things, Armin had to tell Gerd who he was.
And they had both talked by phone the evening before....
::) :-[
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Also back in the forum and far away from Nettetal. Was a very nice meeting with a lot of forum members. Many happy faces. I believe the youngster was Arne.
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Ah Armin, so that's you in picture 3 - so you washed your face????????
Arne, You have excellent taste in plants. That was a very good selection. I have an nice Anemone nemerosa you would like, so I will pass it on - I know you don't have it as it is an Irish cultivar and is not in the trade yet.
Good to see members having a good time.
Paddy
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Paddy,
yes, my face gets dirty every day and my wife told ordered me - Please wash your face twice a day ;D
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Seems like you all had a great time in Nettetal without me :'( :'( :'(
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There are too many pictures with my face. 8)
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Anyone know what's the nearest airport?
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Anyone know what's the nearest airport?
EINDHOVEN, DÜSSELDORF.
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Hallo Thomas, it was lonely without you. But we had stormy weather. It wasn`t bland. Next time will be better. Croconut the second was there. Also fine.
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Other airports here are WEEZE and DORTMUND.
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Mönchengladbach ist wohl der nächste Airport :)
Günter
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Hallo Thomas, it was lonely without you. But we had stormy weather. It wasn`t bland. Next time will be better. Croconut the second was there. Also fine.
Thanks Hagen - my heart said: "Go", but my brain said: "No"
I was lying in bed with a bad cold :'( Will meet you next year!