A different Valentine's Gift!

[Martin Baxendale]

Steve, I didn't think I was tut-tutting. I thought I was raising some interesting points worthy of discussion. But since I've been told that this whole business has nothing to do with snowdrops generally and that I've been tut-tutting, I think I'll leave now, before I offend or upset anyone else. I really didn't intend to cause anyone offence but it seems I have.

[ichristie]

Hello again, well thanks to everyone for their views I now bow out of this debate with this thought my wish was especially plant related not just about the money , cheers Ian

[Jo]

Steve, I didn't think I was tut-tutting. I thought I was raising some interesting points worthy of discussion. But since I've been told that this whole business has nothing to do with snowdrops generally and that I've been tut-tutting, I think I'll leave now, before I offend or upset anyone else. I really didn't intend to cause anyone offence but it seems I have.

Hi Martin,  I haven't seen you this year yet, so Happy New Year 

We've just had a hurricane style NGS garden open.  14 people weathered the storm and it was lovely to see them all.  Wow, what a year

[Martin Baxendale]

Hello again, well thanks to everyone for their views I now bow out of this debate with this thought my wish was especially plant related not just about the money , cheers Ian

Ian, I hope I didn't give you the impression that I thought you were concerned just about money re E. Harrison. Quite the opposite.

I'm now bowing out too. I find it upsetting when these kinds of discussions about snowdrops get so acrimonious and I feel like I'm losing friends over it. 

[Alan_b]

But this was almost certainly a gift intended for a loved one, not an informed decision made by the ultimate owner. 

Just imagine that as you sat down to dinner tonight your other half presented you with that snowdrop and revealed that it was they who bought it and have named it after you as a gesture of love.  Ask yourself honestly if you would be pleased or appalled.

[Jo]

Umm,  It's been very wet in Devon today     boys 

[Martin Baxendale]

Hi Martin,  I haven't seen you this year yet, so Happy New Year 

We've just had a hurricane style NGS garden open.  14 people weathered the storm and it was lovely to see them all.  Wow, what a year

Hi Jo

Haven't seen you for ages. Happy New Year to you too. I'll be at the Shaftesbury thing tomorrow. If you're going I'll see you there. If not, I'll have to try to make it to one of your open days one of these years.

[Jo]

See you tomorrow Martin,  it'll be fun to see everyone there   

[Martin Baxendale]

P.S. I'm not blaming anyone else for the way these snowdrop discussions get out of hand when I wade in. I think it must be me. I need to be less outspoken and argumentative on what is meant to be a plant forum. My apologies to all.

[Jo]

 

[johnw]

We'll see if snowdrops are indeed a girl's best friend by midnight.  Keep an eye on the homicide section of your local paper.

[steve owen]

Steve, I didn't think I was tut-tutting. I thought I was raising some interesting points worthy of discussion. But since I've been told that this whole business has nothing to do with snowdrops generally and that I've been tut-tutting, I think I'll leave now, before I offend or upset anyone else. I really didn't intend to cause anyone offence but it seems I have.

Martin, wasn't aimed at you. And no offence caused I think. Keep contributing. Better a Baxendales Late than a Baxendales Never.

[Alan_b]

Lol, Steve.  I really did laugh out loud at that comment (although I guess it's a Galanthophile's in-joke).

[MR GRUMPY]

Lol, Steve.  I really did laugh out loud at that comment (although I guess it's a Galanthophile's in-joke).

 

[vivienr]

3. I sympathise with the point raised that highlighting the value of rare snowdrops increases the risk of theft. But what are we to do? Hide our collections behind barbed wire fences and exclude all but the cognoscenti? I have lots of fabulously rare plants growing at my nursery. Like anyone with valuable assets to protect, I have taken many different measures to deter thieves and to catch and convict those who won't be deterred. I'd rather risk losing valuable plants to thieves than hoard them like a miser behind closed doors.

Tom

One knock-on effect of all this is on large gardens which are open regularly with snowdrop collections and which cannot provide the security that a nursery can.
Tonight I have just been looking for opening details of three 'stately home' gardens near here which have opened with special snowdrop events that I have been to in the past. One is not opening now until the end of March and the other two have removed all mention of their snowdrop collections from their websites. Such a shame.