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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: mark smyth on October 25, 2008, 09:39:41 PM
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Get the diaries out for the best date in the Galanthus year.
The Galanthus Gala will be on Saturday February 14th
The venue - Queenswood School in Brookman's Park near Hatfield
The open garden - Myddelton House, Enfield
The speakers are
Melvin Jope - Galanthus reginae-olgae in Corfu
Bryan Hewitt - EA Bowles
Joe Sharman - Snowdrops at Myddleton House from Bowles' time to present day
Richard Hobbs - Norfolk snowdrops
Among the bulbs auctioned will be the Galanthus plicatus Poculiformis Group 'EA Bowles'
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I was going to post those details but you beat me to it, Mark. Here is a bit more about the visit.
"Afternoon: 2.00-5.00 A visit to Myddleton House Gardens, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HG. This was the garden of the famous plantsman E. A. Bowles, which, since his death has been cared for by many gardeners and is part of the Lea Valley Regional Park. The snowdrops planted by Mr Bowles have survived and spread and more recently some very interesting varieties have arisen there. Some areas will not be open."
My own comments are that Myddleton House is a beautiful garden in spring. There are very many spring bulbs, all somewhat naturalised as the garden has been maintained rather than much developed since Bowles' time. It is well worth a visit, whether or not you go to the Gala. Unfortunately visiting can be a bit awkward as it is normally only open Monday to Friday.
Edit by Maggi, after message received from the acting Senior Gardener:viz:
May I please correct Alan b on 2 points ? It is unfortunate that Alan b states that Myddelton House Gardens (where we are staging the Snowdrop Gala 2009), is only open Monday to Friday when in fact we are open all week from 10am till 3pm and 10am- till 4pm after Easter and have been since last April. Secondly ,over the last year we have invested very heavily in developing these unique gardens by purchasing many unusual and choice plants which are helping to restore the garden in the style of Mr Bowles. signed Bryan Hewitt, acting Senior Gardener
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In fact, here is a copy of the Invitation to the Galanthus Gala, for those who are not on the mailing list.
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Imagine 300 people running for their lives except this time they are running towards a marquee inside which will be about 10 sellers of choice snowdrops. The tallest Europeans reach over like huge cranes to the sales tables so if you are a short a** there is no hope. LOL Even after the scrum has subsided there will staill be a fantastic array of snowdrops on the tables. How much will 'EA' sell for? Three figures at least
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E. A. Bowles.... sigh......
A beautiful flower - my guess is that will be go for a ludicrous price like £200 or something.
This was the first time I saw it, and fell in love with it..... sigh...., at the RHS halls in February.
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Hopefully it will be more easily available and affordable by 2015! ::)
John
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im hoping to be able to go to this one, as it would seem this time its not to far away from me
as i dont have very good public travel sense i was thinking of going by taxi but i think it would cost hundreds both ways, any suggestions?
also i wouldnt know what to expect there, so if anyone has any picture they can post here of last years gala i would very much like to look at them
does anyone have a idea of how much roughly the G.plicatus E.A bowles will fetch? i have not been to a auction before so it would also be intresting to know what sort of prices are met at the gala in the past
any other info about the location would be of help
thanks
rob
If you want some money to bid for G. plicatus E.A. Bowles then I advise you to minimise your use of taxis to get to the venue! This page tells you how to get there http://www.queenswood.org/uploads/1/Queenswood_Map_2_3.pdf.
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Touching though it is to see all you young chaps so taken by the beauty of this chubby virginal flower, ;D I must warn you that if you drool all the way through to the Gala :P, you won't be able to attend because you'll be hospitalised for dehydration..... be calm, Lads, be calm! ;)
Alan... great financial advice, there :D
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I had a letter from Joe Jarman yesterday announcing this snowdrop gala and other events where he will be speaking.
With this letter was a list of talks given at previous galas by a variety of speakers. Transcripts of these talks were being offered for sale at £10 per talk plus £1 for postage.
This struck me as expensive and though I would like to read them I felt I wasn't going to spend that amount on them.
Anyone see this list? Any comments?
Paddy
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E. A. Bowles.... sigh......
A beautiful flower - my guess is that will be go for a ludicrous price like £200 or something.
This was the first time I saw it, and fell in love with it..... sigh...., at the RHS halls in February.
(Attachment Link)
Hopefully it will be more easily available and affordable by 2015! ::)
John
John - thanks for posting this pic, the best shot that I have seen!
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G. 'E.A.Bowles' certainly looks very nice indeed, a good full-flowered plant and well shown in John's photograph but not worth £200.
Paddy
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G. 'E.A.Bowles' certainly looks very nice indeed, a good full-flowered plant and well shown in John's photograph but not worth £200.
Paddy
Hi Paddy
£200 was only a guess - and hopefully no-one would be stupid enough to pay that much - but going by last years silly ebay prices I wouldn't be surprised if they did ::)
John
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I suppose whoever buys it will twinscale scale it next summer
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Galanthophiles.... we have received a correction to some info posted earlier in this thread, about the opening times of Myddleton Huse, outwith the special Gala Day event..... this is the message:
May I please correct 2 points made in the Forum ? It is unfortunate that Alan b states that Myddleton House Gardens is only open Monday to Friday when in fact we are open all week from 10am till 3pm and 10am- till 4pm after Easter and have been since last April.
Secondly, over the last year we have invested very heavily in developing these unique gardens by purchasing many unusual and choice plants which are helping to restore the garden in the style of Mr Bowles. signed Bryan Hewitt, acting Senior Gardener
I am pleased to post this amendment from Bryan Hewitt, which I am sure is music to the ears of those folks planning a visit to Myddleton House.
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You beat me to it. I had a phone call about small error.
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Günter Waldorf asked me to request here for some other interesting places (nurseries, gardens, parks) to visit near the location of the Galanthus Gala (February 14th).
Besides snowdrops he is interested especially in Helleborus and Hepatica.
Gerd
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Hi Whoever took the fab picture of Galanthus EA Bowles shown here, would they please mind if the Lee Valley Regional park used it for the press release on last Saturdays Gala?
Thanks
Bryan Hewitt
Senior Gardener Myddelton House
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Hi Whoever took the fab picture of Galanthus EA Bowles shown here, would they please mind if the Lee Valley Regional park used it for the press release on last Saturdays Gala?
Thanks
Bryan Hewitt
Senior Gardener Myddelton House
Brian, if Mark or John [KentGardener], who both posted pictures of the snowdrop E.A.Bowles on this thread, don't reply then try sending them a personal message. But, whilst you are on the forum, can you explain how the system of royalties for E.A.Bowles will work as there was some debate and confusion on the Events thread.
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Just so you know - I have been contacted separately and have replied.
John
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John, I'm really jealous. Being able to see these fabulous beauties in the flesh is the next best thing to having one in the garden. One day? ;D The trouble is, your hitlist is down to one or two elusive 'drops and, like buses, three more come along at once. ::)
I meant to say, thanks for posting the fantastic pics, not only of E. A. Bowles (I want that one), but the various stands in the other thread.
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I'm with you there Anthony. Being distant from the centres of activity can be a frustrating situation. At least we have John and others to post the photographs for us to view. Otherwise we wouldn't see anything of these events.
Partly in frustration and mainly on foot of a kind invitation Mary and I travelled to Northern Ireland on Monday last, a round trip just short of 400 miles, to visit some friends who grow lots of snowdrops. It was a long drive but the gardeners were a delight and the snowdrops were beautiful. A fix to keep us going for another while!
Paddy
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Was Galanthus plicatus E.A. Bowles a selection from Myddtleton House and by whom? A friend asked and I have no idea. A bit of history on this one would be appreciated.
johnw
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John, see my quote from the page listed below to find details from press release regarding G. E.A.Bowles.............
Re: Galanthus Events 2009
« Reply #461 on: February 17, 2009, 06:02:52 PM »
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2604.msg75896#msg75896
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Was Galanthus plicatus E.A. Bowles a selection from Myddtleton House and by whom? A friend asked and I have no idea. A bit of history on this one would be appreciated.
johnw
It was spotted at Myddleton House by Michael Myers, was thought to be a plicatus but now I understand it's believed to be a hybrid. I don't know what parentage is being proposed but I assume plicatus and nivalis double. I'm told Joe Sharman says it's pollen sterile, and the flower I was sent to see if I could harvest pollen from it had very small, deformed anthers which had to be dissected to get even a few grains of pollen (which may or may not be viable, I'll have to wait and see - it didn't look quite normal).
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Thanks Maggi and Martin.
johnw