Galanthus in February 2014

[Brian Ellis]

Very nice Mike, thank you for posting these (they seem much better than the ones on their website).  We have never ventured down to Wheddon in the winter and are not likely to (even though we have friends at Shillingford) so it was great to see what it is really like.

[Mavers]

Glad you enjoyed looking at them Brian.

I always like to see other forum members photos of snowdrops growing naturally or of snowdrop sale days you can't visit because of distance or other reasons.

[Maggi Young]

We heard a loud cracking sound & saw a huge beech tree go over on the ridge above us, thankfully it didn't fall into the valley.

A lovely place - and weren't you  very lucky, most people that hear the cracking of a tree about to fall end up under it! 

[Mavers]

We couldn't believe our eyes Maggi.............. to be there at that precise time the ancient beech came down.
The tree was at the top of the steep slope directly above us, luckily the gales blew it over onto the farmland rather than down the slope.

[Tony Willis]

Two collections from Mt Vermion in Greece,very different.

[mark smyth]

I really like the habit of galanthus sp 2 vermion

[Brian Ellis]

I agree with Mark, the dumpy flowers and receptacle look good with the wide leaves.

[RichardW]

It is very nice.

a few from today.

My first find, I like it mainly for the sickle like spathe & looks very neat in a clump.
A nice group of Diggory that caught my eye.
Peardrop, still my favourite.

[David Nicholson]

As the Snowdrop season wanders towards it's end I wonder if anyone has a digging/splitting programme planned? If so I would like to BUY about 6 yellow Snowdrops (all the same kind and don't want anything rare or ultra-costly) and would like to pay for post and package too. If anyone can supply please PM me. Oh, and for anyone who thinks why doesn't he go on EBay-I don't!

[mark smyth]

How many people have 'Hercule'? Is it late in your gardens? Here the noses are only just above ground by maybe 1cm

[Maggi Young]

'Hercule' has been in flower here for a couple of weeks. I don't think it is full size yet - only about 30 or so cms high so far but chunky.

[johnw]

Two collections from Mt Vermion in Greece,very different.

They're quite lovely Tony.

I have 7 gracilis and 10 elwesii seedlings from Mt. Vermion via Melvyn and am hoping they will flower this year or next.  2009 or 2010 seed as I recall.  The gracilis are desperately  slow and very small.  I may have reversed the labels and the counts. 

johnw

[uvularia]

A couple from today. Taken during a break from preparing for Welford Park Snowdrop Plant Fair http://www.welfordpark.co.uk/index.html

Hopefully the rain will clear in time

Yashmak
Mary Ann Gibbs

[mark smyth]

Never seen Yashmak before. Its lovely

[Tim Ingram]

A few pictures from the 'Hellebore & Snowdrop Extravaganza' at Goodnestone Park near Canterbury last Sunday.