Events/Sales 2014

[Lina Hesseling]

Cyril, do you know where the name 'Blue Trym' comes from? Is it for the color of the leaves?
Never heard of this one.

Lina.

[Lina Hesseling]

Loved your pictures, Cyril. I do not think I will ever get there. It is always great to see other people's pictures then.

Lina.

[Brian Ellis]

It's pronounced G. Berkeley (but spelt Byrkley)

[MR GRUMPY]

Cyril,
   Thanks for posting the pictures.It's nice to see how they are progressing,even though i wasn't there this year.

   Just a note to anybody that bought Galanthus'North Green Only' in 2013,It is the WRONG NAME,It's actualy 'Jubilee Green'.We don't want the same plant in circulation with two names.

[Cyril L]

Cyril, do you know where the name 'Blue Trym' comes from? Is it for the color of the leaves?
Never heard of this one.

Lina.

Lina, the 'blue' is for the colour of the leaves, quite different compared with other 'Trym' type varieties.
It is on currently on ebay with 23 hrs to go.

Forgot to add the link:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Galanthus-Blue-Trym-Snowdrop-Bulb-/171246620310?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item27df180e96

[Cyril L]

It's pronounced G. Berkeley (but spelt Byrkley)

The label in Margaret Owen's garden clearly had Byrkley, but in David Bromley's garden which we visited on Saturday, it was labelled Berkeley.  I assume it is one and the same.

[Cyril L]

Cyril,
   Thanks for posting the pictures.It's nice to see how they are progressing,even though i wasn't there this year.

   Just a note to anybody that bought Galanthus'North Green Only' in 2013,It is the WRONG NAME,It's actualy 'Jubilee Green'.We don't want the same plant in circulation with two names.

Steve, the snowdrops were looking good.  I was there 2 years ago when I first met you and I think they looked better this time, despite the fact that every year many are lifted for selling.  One exception I noticed was Boyd's Double only had 1 flower this time.  Here is a picture taken 2 years ago.

[MR GRUMPY]

Cyril you remembered .
Pity about 'Boyd's Double' .I thought Margaret had found the secret of how to grow this cultivar well.I guess it's just a frustrating plant to please.

[Lina Hesseling]

Thanks for the info, Cyril.
£120 already on Ebay. More then I can/want to pay.
But it is a very special one.

Lina.

[Brian Ellis]

The label in Margaret Owen's garden clearly had Byrkley, but in David Bromley's garden which we visited on Saturday, it was labelled Berkeley.  I assume it is one and the same.

I think it is Cyril, my notes from Joe's talk at Blacksmith's snowdrop day in 2012:

Byrkley (pronounced as Berkeley), from Shropshire: a huge G. monostictus, with all parts being extremely large

[Cyril L]

Cyril you remembered .
Pity about 'Boyd's Double' .I thought Margaret had found the secret of how to grow this cultivar well.I guess it's just a frustrating plant to please.

I remember Margaret Owen told me the secret is it should be planted very deep but obviously it does not always perform.  For me it is the most desirable spiky snowdrop and still a holy grail.

[Maggi Young]

It is wonderful that we all have differing tastes - I am constantly astonished at the number of people who seem to be captivated by spiky 'drops  - "desirable" is not a word I would ever use in a sentence with "spiky snowdrop". I  find them all hideous.

[Brian Ellis]

Possibly the last chance to attend an English snowdrop sale this year?

Joe Sharman's 'Spring Fling' this Saturday at Monksilver Nursery from 10 am

Monksilver Nursery
Oakington Road
Cottenham
Cambridge
CB24 8TW

[Maggi Young]

 Spring Fling will be a  pleasant diversion for those unable to get north  for the Kendal Show 

[Brian Ellis]

Not only might there be some discounted snowdrops  but other plants such as eranthis, cyclamen, erythronium pulmonaria, primula, scoliopus and other rarities.

Also selling will be John and Brenda Foster, Ben Potterton (Blacksmiths nursery), Tim Fuller (The Plantsmans Preference) and Andrew and Anita Thorp, so plenty of scope to spend some money