Myddleton House

[Tim Ingram]

Where is the romance? White with green-bits indeed. What is more to the point is why the Telegraph has not mentioned the new Shaftesbury Snowdrop event and its talented organisers.

[Alan_b]

"white with green bits - sometimes "   

"I'm playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

In the instance of snowdrops, you can pretty much guarantee green bits but not necessarily all the green bits.

[Maggi Young]

What is more to the point is why the Telegraph has not mentioned the new Shaftesbury Snowdrop event and its talented organisers.

 I see there is mention now, at least in the comments area - and of another snowdrop article :
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/10602096/Rare-new-snowdrop-discovered-in-Enfield.html

[Tim Ingram]

That's nice to know Maggi. If anyone would like a little more of my take on the Myddelton House snowdrop day, I have written a first diary entry on the AGS website. There will be more to come on snowdrops, both here and there, as February progresses, mostly in their garden settings. And you have to remember, I am a relative newcomer to the more esoteric world of snowdrops, so have a lot to learn - as André Preview might have said to Eric Morecombe!

[mark smyth]

http://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/news/discovery-of-a-new-rare-snowdr/

[Maggi Young]

I merged your new topic with this one, Mark, since the new 'drop had already been mentioned here on this and the preceding page. 

[mark smyth]

oops should have looked first

[Maggi Young]

That's nice to know Maggi. If anyone would like a little more of my take on the Myddelton House snowdrop day, I have written a first diary entry on the AGS website. There will be more to come on snowdrops, both here and there, as February progresses, mostly in their garden settings. And you have to remember, I am a relative newcomer to the more esoteric world of snowdrops, so have a lot to learn - as André Preview might have said to Eric Morecombe!

Tim's new diary on the AGS site : http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Kent/+January+/521/

Enjoy!

[Carolyn Walker]

Tim, that is a wonderful essay explaining the many attractions of snowdrops, great photos too.  For those of us who can't attend these overseas events, it is so nice to have photos and descriptions, the more detail the better.

I am consumed with curiosity about 'Kencot Ripple'.  Are there photos anywhere (nothing when I googled it).  What makes it special?

[Maggi Young]

'Kencot Ripple' is a sort of Trym type, with double marks in and out.....
 described in its recent ebay listing as :
"Galanthus elwesii ‘Kencot Ripple’

This ‘Trym’ type elwesii is a relatively small plant with the almost unique characteristic of having two marks on the 3 outers as well as on the inners.
However the markings can be quite variable from year to year."

I think you will still be able to see the photos here

[Carolyn Walker]

Thanks, Maggi.  UK eBay doesn't come up over here but I was able to see the photo from your link.  What's the significance of the ripple part of the name or is that the sound of your money rippling away  ?  Kencot I assume is the village in Oxfordshire.

[Maggi Young]

Looking closely at the photos  I think I saw a faint 'ripple', or puckering in the petals  - I suppose that may be the relevance. 

[emma T]

If I'm not mistaken, that's Emma's mum in the pale blue snowdrop hat and Cheryl without a hat (although I think she was wearing one earlier).  In the queue they would have been about the same distance in front of Jane as she was in front of me and Richard.  I did see at least one other snowdrop hat in the queue but who was wearing it?

It was my mum in the blue snowdrop hat , Cheryl was wearing a green one at one point.

Don't know the ladies name in the black snowdrop hat but know it's one I've made

[christobelle01]

Hi folks
I've just discovered your forum and managed to get myself on it although all this kind of thing is new to me.
I'm the person in the black snowdrop hat who was at Myddleton House I got it at Angela Whinfield's garden, Snape cottage. Loved the plant sale at Myddleton it was a nice atmosphere and chatting to like minded people  is fun. Hope to see more of you at future events, mine is the Hardy Plants snowdrop day at Ragley Hall Warks.

[Maggi Young]

Hello Christobelle, how lovely to meet you and your hat here !
Nothing like a fine snowdrop hat to keep you cosy and well dressed at a snowdrop event, is there? Well, any event actually!!

How nice that you have found us -  you'll find quite a few of us at Ragley Hall, I'm sure .
I'm miles away in Aberdeen - but show solidarity by my snowdrop hat!