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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: Maggi Young on November 02, 2019, 09:33:38 PM
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The Alpine Garden Society Snowdrop Day will be on 01st February 2020
"The annual Snowdrop Day is an exciting day in the AGS calendar. It’s the perfect opportunity for Galanthophiles to gather together, share their love of these beautiful plants and pick up a few to take home."
Programme
9.00
Registration, plant sales & coffee
11.00
Welcome by the AGS President Christopher Bailes
11.05
Lecture 1: Ian Young - Waves of Colour ;)
12.00
Lecture 2: Joe Sharman - Poculiform Snowdrops
13.00
Plant sales and two-course hot buffet lunch
14.30
Lecture 3: Matt Bishop - TBC
15.25
Snowdrop Q&A session with the panel of speakers
15.45
Tea and close of session
16.00
Event closes
(Timings are provisional and there will be a five minute break between each lecture)
Nurseries attending will be :
Monksilver
Glen Chantry
Woodchippings
Ivycroft
Matt Bishop
Edulis Nursery
There will also be an AGS stand with a selection of gardening books and merchandise for sale.
Tickets
Tickets will not be available on the door – admission is by advance ticket only.
AGS members: £36.00
Non-members: £48.00
Price includes lectures, plant sales, tea & coffee and two-course lunch.
Ford Hall, Lillieshall National Conf. Centre, Newport, Shropshire TF10 9 AT
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Schneeglöckchentage 2020 - Mannheim, Germany
Anne Repnow is again organising the Snowdrop Days in Mannheim on 22nd and 23rd February in the Baumhainhalle und Orangerie des Luisenparks in Mannheim.
Open 10.00am - 17.00 pm
Entry 3 euros plus parking charge.
Talk on Saturday at 13.00 pm by Horst Bäuerlein: Galanthus nivalis in the wild
Talk on Sunday at 13.00 pm by Iris Ney: Living gardens in winter
This list of nurseries attending is not certain, but it is hoped that the following will be able to be there :
- Alpine Staudengärtnerei Peters
- (Avon Bulbs)
- Barnhaven Primroses
- Bäuerleins Grüne Stube
- Claudia Rippl
- (Die Vielfaltsgärtnerei - Christian Havenith)
- (Ernst Gruber - Frühlingsblüher)
- Floralpin - Frank Schmidt
- Freilandfarne Wouter van Driel
- Gärtnerei am Nassachtal
- Gärtnerei Bergalp
- Gärtnerei Blütenreich
- GdS - Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde
- Hertha Werner (Patchwork & Mehr)
- Uwe Stiebritz Gärtnerei
- In vitro Orchids Raschun
- Ortenauer Staudencenter - Manuela May
- Maria Mail-Brandt (Antiquarische Gartenbücher)
- Gartenbau Martina Härtl
- (Mein Kameliengarten - Anke Koschitz)
- Michael Camphausen - Thymian- und Staudengärtnerei
- (Monksilver Nursery)
- Müller Lebensraum Garten
- Blickfang: Alte Zeiten - Peter Menzel
- Petra Wagner - Galanthus nivalis Besonderheiten
- Pfingstrosen-Paradies - Stephan Tetzlaff
- Pflanze und Co. - Renate Brinkers (Cyclamen)
- Plantworld Holland - Koos en Marja van Dijk
- Wilhelm Niewöhner
- Stauden Eidmann
- Stauden Stolz
There will be a "plant park" to leave your purchases safely .....
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https://www.luisenpark.de/ (https://www.luisenpark.de/)
Luisenpark Mannheim
Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2
68165 Mannheim
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The Shaftesbury snowdrop evetns are quite the feature of such events now .... Shaftesbury Snowdrops' poster for 2020 is artwork from the artist Amy Yates in a setting created by Liz Martin.
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Snowdrop Study Day 2020 - 8th February
http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/#/horticultural-speaker/4591606122 (http://www.shaftesburysnowdrops.org/#/horticultural-speaker/4591606122)
Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite
EMAIL info@shaftesburysnowdrops.org
TELEPHONE 01747 300174
Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Swans Trust (Shaftesbury) Ltd
Swans Yard
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JQ
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Harald Alex prepares for the second Spring Flower and Snowdrop Festival in Torgau.......
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Any news yet of the events in Scotland? I believe Ian Christie is organising something and if he is I would like to go to it. So I would hate to find it clashes with an event I have already booked elsewhere.
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In the last issue of The Rock Garden, on page 121, the SRGC 2020 snowdrop day was announced.
Snowdrop day for SRGC on Sunday 23rd February - the day after the Dunblane Early Bulb Day cost will be £17 each
Meet Westmuir Hall 10am tea coffee a few home bakes then to Christie garden for tour of the special snowdrops (in Pots and Garden), drive to Brechin Castle to view the large colonies of Galanthus nivalis and special Galanthus plicatus
Bring a picnic or have lunch at Brechin castle Garden centre (from £6 ).
Speakers will be Sarah Rose Carlton speaking about st Andrews Botanic garden snowdrops plus Ian Christie speaking about special snowdrops.
Another advert will be in next journal - please contact Ian C. for further info, directions etc - ianchristie@btconnect.com phone 01575572977 mobile 07918663717
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Very comprehensive list of events here from Pumpkin Beth :)
https://www.pumpkinbeth.com/2019/11/snowdrop-gardens-talks-events-open-days-2020/#Snowdrop_Events_Calendar_2020 (https://www.pumpkinbeth.com/2019/11/snowdrop-gardens-talks-events-open-days-2020/#Snowdrop_Events_Calendar_2020)
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Very comprehensive list of events here from Pumpkin Beth :)
https://www.pumpkinbeth.com/2019/11/snowdrop-gardens-talks-events-open-days-2020/#Snowdrop_Events_Calendar_2020 (https://www.pumpkinbeth.com/2019/11/snowdrop-gardens-talks-events-open-days-2020/#Snowdrop_Events_Calendar_2020)
Great list as always from Beth Otway- eagerly awaited!
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Details of the HPS snowdrop event (sorry for my tardiness in posting this):
AGM and Study Day
Sunday 16th February 2020
The 9th AGM and Study Day will be held on Sunday 16th February 2020 at Tuxford Academy, Marnham Road, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, NG22 0JH from 8.30am to 4.00pm (approx.). There are plenty of parking spaces at the academy.
Registration will commence at 8.30am with plant sales at 9am. The AGM will start at 10.00 am followed by two talks. The first, by Mark Brown, will be entitled “French Snowdrops”, Mark is travelling across from Normandy.
Our second speaker will be Anne Repnow who is flying across from Germany to talk on “Galanthus galore - six months of flowering snowdrops in a German garden”
Plant sales will resume after the talks until 1.30pm at the latest.
From 1.00pm lunch (not provided) can be eaten at the academy. The directions/map to Church Farm and The Beeches will be provided with your garden entrance tickets and tea voucher, all included in the cost of your ticket.
Church Farm, Church Lane, West Drayton, Retford, DN22 8EB Robert and Isobel Adam
“The garden is essentially a spring garden and a little on the wild side. We have a small woodland area which is carpeted with many snowdrops, aconites and cyclamen which have seeded into the adjoining churchyard, with approximately 180 named snowdrops growing in island beds. The may be a limited amount of snowdrops and miniature iris for sale.” Tea and cake will be served here.
The Beeches, The Avenue, Milton, Newark, NG22 0PW Margaret and Jim Swindin
“One acre garden full of colour and interest to plant enthusiasts looking for unusual and rare plants. Spring give some 250 named snowdrops together with hellebores and early daffodils. The lawn is awash with crocus, fritillarias, anemones, narcissi and cyclamen. Large vegetable garden on raised beds. Lovely views over open countryside.”
The event will close at approx. 4.00pm, or when you’ve finished your tea!
Some excellent speakers this year, rarely heard in the UK.
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Pumpkin Beth has not listed the CGS Snowdrop Group event (I think) so this is from their web site:
Our next event will be held on 22nd February 2020. We will be heading to Yorkshire and garden visits are planned to that of Michael Myers who is a lecturer in Horticulture at Craven College in Harrogate and who holds a good collection of snowdrops, and of Anne Wright of Dryad Nursery, who specialises in miniature daffodils and snowdrops and is very well known for her introductions of yellow snowdrops.
We are holding our talks and sales at Harrogate Grammar School. Michael Myers will also be speaking at our event. Our other speaker will be John Grimshaw who in the past looked after the extensive collection of snowdrops at the Colesbourne Estate and who is now The Director of Yorkshire Arboretum. With such and exciting program who would wish to miss it!
I would not wish to miss this event but unfortunately it is on 22nd February so clashes with the Dunblane Early Bulb Day.
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Logan Botanic Garden (http://www.rbge.org.uk/logan) in South-West Scotland - Port Logan Stranraer DG9 9ND is getting ready for the snowdrop season!
"Snowdrop Sundays at Logan Botanic Garden start 3 weeks on Sunday on 2 February Come along and see the beautiful snowdrops starting to bloom. It's also a great chance to see the delights of the early Rhododendron praecox, Latua pubiflora and Daphne Bholua. Shake off the winter blues and enjoy a stroll around Scotland's most exotic Garden.
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Garden open 10am-4pm. The fantastic Potting Shed Bistro is open from 11am-3pm on Sundays in February."
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The 2nd Kingston Bagpuize Snowdrop & Plant Fair is on 23rd February
Following last years success, there will be additional nurseries and trade stands at the Kingston Bagpuize event this year ....
The following 12 specialist nurseries will be selling snowdrops, hellebores, ferns and Spring bulbs:
Edulis (Snowdrops), Elworthy (Snowdrops), Riverside Bulbs (Spring Bulbs), Chris Cooke (Hellebores & Shrubs), Olga Barber (Snowdrops), Shady Plants (Shade Lovers), Triffids (Snowdrops & Alpines), Rainbow Farm Snowdrops, Cotswold Garden Flowers (Herbaceous Perennials), Arthur & Strange (Tools & Sundries). Madrona (Unusual Shrubs)
Sunday, 23 February 2020 from 11:00-14:00 ( gardens open till 16:00)
Kingston Bagpuize House and Gardens
Race Farm Ln., Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5AX
Entry Fee – Fair & Gardens: Adults £6.00/Children free
Under cover
Refreshments will be available
Free parking
Guide dogs only
Donations will be made to local charities.
For further information please call:
07802 812781 or 01865 820259
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The Scottish Snowdrop Festival 2020: snowdrops take a star turn
- Please find below the link for the Snowdrop Festival on VisitScotland’s website. It’s not fully live yet, so please do check it regularly.
https://www.visitscotland.com/blog/scotland/snowdrop-festival/ (https://www.visitscotland.com/blog/scotland/snowdrop-festival/)
Lots of lovely gardens to visit to satisfy a snowdrop obsession!
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Some Galanthus event dates for 2020, originally posted in 2018 but thought I should 'bump' it here.
Earsham: Sat 18th January
Myddleton: Saturday 25th January
AGS: Saturday 1st February
East Ruston: Sunday 2nd February
Shaftesbury: Saturday 8th February
Knechtstrede: Saturday-Sunday 15th/16th February
Cottage Garden: Saturday 15th February
Great Comp: Sunday 16th February
Mannheim: Saturday-Sunday 22nd/23rd February
Spring Thing, Monksilver: Saturday 7th March
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Louise Nicholls has a list of 'drop events too.... https://loujnicholls.blog/2020/01/12/snowdrops-galore/
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SRGC snowdrop event 23rd February meet at Westmuir hall 10am we will have a presentation from Sarah Carlton St Andrews Botanic gardens about the snowdrops in the Garden Ian Christie will show some recent snowdrop finds tea coffee snack then go to Christies Nursery Westmuir 500yds limited parking for a view around the garden and see some very specials in pots. Drive to Brechin Castle Garden Centre for lunch good value from £10 or bring a picnic then to Maulsden to view large established colonies of Galanthus nivalis and the special Galanthus plicatus help will be on hand to direct everyone I will show some variations on the day cost are £17.00 for SRGC.
Please contact me here for further info cheers.
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Edit to add : main event cancelled for bad weather, mini opening will take place the following week, but without attendance of Dryad Nursery.
Annual event - with a good cause involved too! 15th and 16th February 2020
"All welcome at our annual Snowdrop Weekend where we raise funds and awareness for the Anthony Nolan Charity. As well as snowdrops for sale suitable for both the beginner and serious collector, we have talks, refreshments, the garden is open and we aim to make this a friendly event for everyone, where information is freely available from our experts.
As always, very grateful if you could spread the word"
Dauby Lane, Kexby (364.11 km)
YO41 5LH York
www.primrosebank.co.uk (http://www.primrosebank.co.uk)
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https://perennial.org.uk/garden/fullers-mill-garden/events/
Snowdrop Day
Thursday 20 February, 10am – 2.30pm
Fullers Mill is opening for a special snowdrop day to share it’s stunning collection. Snowdrop expert Rod Leeds will be in the garden all day to answer any snowdrop questions visitors may have.
Rod has grown snowdrops for many years in a Suffolk garden and has built up a wealth of knowledge. He is a member of the RHS Joint Rock Plant Committee that recently assessed snowdrops for Awards of Garden Merit (AGM).
Hedgehog Plant Nursery will be selling winter flowering shrubs and bulbs and we will also have our own home grown plants available to purchase.
Tea, coffee and delicious cakes will be available to buy in the Bothy Tearoom. No need to book in advance, just pay on the day. Head Gardener Annie Dellbridge and her team look forward to seeing you there!
£5.00 admission. Children under 16 free. Friends of Fullers Mill Free entry
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Branklyn Snowdrop Weekend- Branklyn Garden 116 Dundee Road, PH2 7BB Perth
15th and 16th February 2020 - 10.00 - 17.00
Branklyn Snowdrop Weekend - *ONE WEEKEND ONLY*
Come and enjoy an early season of Snowdrops at Branklyn Garden, Perth. Discover the beautiful spring flowers, including Aconites, Cyclamen, Crocus and Irises.
Join a short tour of the garden, with its collection of over 200 different Snowdrops throughout the weekend.
Jim Jermyn has added quite a number of snowdrops to the garden.
There are plenty of spring bulbs for sale, as well as freshly harvested seeds from the garden.
On Saturday 15th only, Jonathan Harris, who specialises in the rarer cultivars of Snowdrops is bringing a selection of the rarer snowdrops to sell.
Stop by the tearoom and enjoy coffees, teas, and freshly baked scones and cakes.
Adults: £4
Concessions: £3
National Trust for Scotland members: FREE
Students/children: FREE
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Canadian Forumist Diane Whitehead is giving a talk for VIRAGS ....
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www.virags.com (http://www.virags.com)
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The Hynes garden at Higher Cherubeer, Devon is open on Saturday 7th February ...
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/17164/ (https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/17164/) ( and https://www.sites.google.com/site/cherubeergardens/the-gardens (https://www.sites.google.com/site/cherubeergardens/the-gardens) to see some photos, but 2020 date not listed)
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Hole park rolvenden Kent Sunday 9 feb snowdrops event
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Hole park rolvenden Kent Sunday 9 feb snowdrops event
Hole Park
Benenden Road
Rolvenden
CRANBROOK
TN17 4JA
SUNDAY 9TH FEBRUARY
SNOWDROP & PLANT FAIR
11am-3pm
Charleshurst Farm Nursery
Chris Cooke Plants
Copton Ash
Cotswold Garden Flowers
Mrs Mitchell’s Kitchen and Garden
Spring Platt Snowdrops
The tea room will be open during this event.
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Oh, crumbs! I so wish there would be a snowdrop fair near us and now there is one, NEAR?? us! Still a long way!
Don't think I will go as son's working and also I have spent too much already!
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Discover Scottish Gardens - lots of snowdrop events to enjoy .....
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Snowdrop Festival blossoms around Scotland
Winter will soon give way to spring and snowdrops have started to bloom across Scotland, carpeting the country with this popular flowering plant. The Scottish Snowdrop Festival runs until 11 March, with 35 of Scotland’s finest gardens, woodlands, and estates welcoming visitors and galanthophiles alike.
Properties including the Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Attadale Gardens in Wester Ross; Culzean Castle & Country Park in South Ayrshire; Dunvegan Castle & Gardens on the Isle of Skye; and Logan Botanic Garden in Stranraer will host over 70 walks, talks and activities to show off swathes of snowdrops to visitors. Click here for the full article and event details (https://discoverscottishgardens.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=375bb227a87de9fdbdc421950&id=8d8f070070&e=d0b4d88086).
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Q & A session at the Shaftesbury event last Saturday (8th Feb). Left to Right we have John Grimshaw, Aaron Davis and Matt Bishop. This was a very rare opportunity to hear then all together.
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NGS Tweeting little film of Higher Cherubeer Gardens in Devon, - open tomorrow 2-5pm
"An avenue of Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' underplanted with snowdrops and cyclamen in Higher Cherubeer, Devon."
https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/17164/ (https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/17164/)
https://twitter.com/i/status/1227985074462830593 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1227985074462830593)
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We are all very sorry to have to announce that our Snowdrop event at Primrose Bank Nursery near York this weekend has been cancelled. Much of the nursery and the parking field is under standing water, and with more rain and storms forecast for Saturday and Sunday, there was no option but to cancel.
We are sorry for the disappointment this may cause to our visitors.
Sue will have a mini-opening the next weekend, but unfortunately Dryad Nursery will not be able to attend, as we have another function.
Please would you pass the word around to anyone who was planning to come. Thank you.
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That's a shame Anne - hope there is still a good attendance next weekend and the money raised for the charity is substantial.
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We are all very sorry to have to announce that our Snowdrop event at Primrose Bank Nursery near York this weekend has been cancelled.
Oh that is disappointing as I had thought this would be the first time that I would be able to attend. But this is February after all, so the chances of an event being cancelled due to bad weather are quite high.
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The Great Comp Snowdrop Sensation plant fair on Sunday 16th February 2020 is also cancelled sadly. I was looking forward to the lecture by Andy Byfield but they have just refunded my money for the ticket price.
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And another ...
Logan Botanic Garden
www.rbge.org.uk/logan (http://www.rbge.org.uk/logan)
"Due to the severe weather forecast for Sunday a decision has been taken to close the garden all day for this coming Snowdrop Sunday (16/2/20).
We plan to open the garden again once normal conditions return.
Hopefully 'Dennis the menace' will not leave a trail of destruction!"
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The Thenford Arboretum has cancelled their event for 15th February ....
This notice give alternatives for those with tickets ...
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David and Gail of Summerdale House Garden in Cumbria have announced this .....
"With regret we have taken the decision to cancel our @CumbriaNGS
garden opening this weekend due to adverse weather.
Hoping our openings are back to normal after that."
summerdalegardenplants.co.uk
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This one in Leicestershire .... Leicestershire NGS has a new date for this one ...
*** Please note, new date for postponed opening at Oak Cottage, Sunday 23rd February ***
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I do feel for everyone who has had to cancel - all the preparatory work has already been done by this late stage. Hunkering down in North Yorkshire. ::)
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A shame! We could have gone to the one near Kent!
Anybody can tell me the difference between Melanie Broughton and Merlin please? Thank you in advance.
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Anybody can tell me the difference between Melanie Broughton and Merlin please? Thank you in advance.
'Melanie Broughton' is said to be a nivalis hybrid while 'Merlin' is an elwesii x plicatus - so you should see some differences in the leaves. Merlin's inner green mark is sort of shield bug shaped and covers the whole inner while Melanie's mark stops short of the top of the segment.
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Saw some photos from Helen Brown of Littleash Garden on Twitter of the HPS snowdrop event - and saw some forumists in the pix! Speakers there were Mark Brown and Anne Repnow - who will now be looking forward to her Luisenpark, Mannheim event this coming weekend - 22nd and 23rd February 2020
https://www.luisenpark.de/schneegloeckchen-tage-25-02-2017-10-00-26-02-2017-17-00 (https://www.luisenpark.de/schneegloeckchen-tage-25-02-2017-10-00-26-02-2017-17-00)
Luisenpark talks ...
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 1 p.m .:
"Our native snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, at the natural site", speaker: Horst Bäuerlein
Sunday, February 23rd, 2020:
11.30 a.m .: Snowdrops for everyone! Ellen Oswald interviews Anne Repnow
"Living gardens in winter", speaker: Iris Ney
13 o'clock
Admission: € 3 (plus park admission)
Opening times: Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
There's a long list of sellers attending :
- Alpine Staudengärtnerei Peters - Avon Bulbs - Barnhaven Primroses - Bäuerleins Grüne Stube - Claudia Rippl - Ernst Gruber - Frühlingsblüher - Floralpin - Frank Schmidt - Freilandfarne Wouter van Driel - Gärtnerei am Nassachtal - Gärtnerei Bergalp - Gärtnerei Blütenreich - GdS - Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde - Hertha Werner (Patchwork & Mehr) - Uwe Stiebritz Gärtnerei - In vitro Orchids Raschun - Ortenauer Staudencenter - Manuela May - Maria Mail-Brandt (Antiquarische Gartenbücher) - Gartenbau Martina Härtl - Michael Camphausen - Thymian- und Staudengärtnerei - Monksilver Nursery - Müller Lebensraum Garten - Blickfang: Alte Zeiten - Peter Menzel - Petra Wagner - Galanthus nivalis Besonderheiten - Pfingstrosen-Paradies - Stephan Tetzlaff - Pflanze und Co. - Renate Brinkers (Cyclamen) - Plantworld Holland - Koos en Marja van Dijk - Wilhelm Niewöhner - Stauden Eidmann - Stauden Stolz
A couple of those pix from Helen from the Hardy Plant Society event .......
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2nd Torgau Frühblüher Exhibition on 7. and 8. March 2020
"At the same time, Harald Alex is creating a snowdrop garden in Döbrichau with now about 200 different varieties, including the TOP 25 of the most popular snowdrops in the UK. New addition to this is a garden part for the collection of the approx. 24 snowdrops of wild species, which can grow separately according to their locations." www.fv-laga-torgau.de (http://www.fv-laga-torgau.de)
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The Alpine Garden Society's Mid-Anglia Bulb Sale is one where galanthophiles tend to gather each year- sadly the decision was taken to abandon the event this year - " because of the repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions for outdoor events. "
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Hardly surprising- most wanting to attend would be unable so to do even if the venue could be open.