HPS Ragley Hall Snowdrop Day

[uvularia]

Just back from a splendid day at Ragley Hall with blue skies! Very entertaining & informative  talks by Julian Sutton (Desirable Plants), Tom Mitchell (Evolution Plants) and Ross Barbour (Ragley Hall). The weather allowed a stroll around the newly laid Winter Garden. Scent from the Daphne odora and Sarcococca confusa was dreamy....

Spent far too much of course on the excellent selection of snowdrops on offer, including a replacement Bagpuize Virginia and a Wispy. I will need to hide them from the wife or she will be wanting another pair of boots!

[Mavers]

Just some quick photos to add to Paul's post.

[David King]

A good weekend and the garden looked very nice indeed.  Only downside was that the organisers didn't think to put new batteries in the mikes as at the back of the room we all found it difficult to hear particularly with a bad echo as well.  Having said that the talks were excellent and not being able to hear the AGM was no loss!

Took lots of photos and will post some later but three to start.

1. and 2.  In the Plant Sale
3.            Brian Ellis obviously seeing something he likes and Jo Hynes on far right.

[Maggi Young]

Did you venture out side to see the crevice garden?

[David King]

Yes we did Maggie.  Although funnily enough I didn't take any pics of it as not much colour.  Hopefully will put up some more tomorrow when I have processed them.

[Brian Ellis]

Just two, a close up of a section and a bit of colour!

[David King]

A few more from Ragley Hall.

1.      Emma in the thick of it.
2 - 5. The gardens

[David King]

And just a few more.

1, 3, 4 and 5.  Around the garden
2.                   Galanthus Penelope Anne

[David King]

Some more from Ragley.

[David King]

And the last few.  The last picture is Sue Bedwell (left) and Jo Hynes (right).

[Brian Ellis]

...and the person in 7049w is Ross the gardener at Ragley, who did a superb job

[emma T]

Lol Emma in the thick of it is a great pun on my surname , well done that man

[Mavers]

Ross has done a great job with the winter garden.
Does anyone know who supplied the snowdrops to Ragley as I thought they all looked particularly large flowered & lusty.

And talking about lust.............apparently Ross caused one or two lady galanthophiles hearts to flutter   

[Diane Clement]

And talking about lust.............apparently Ross caused one or two lady galanthophiles hearts to flutter   

He's already taken ...

...and the person in 7049w is Ross the gardener at Ragley, who did a superb job

... by the lady with him in 7049w, Helen Picton, recently engaged to Ross.

[Brian Ellis]

Does anyone know who supplied the snowdrops to Ragley as I thought they all looked particularly large flowered & lusty.

I understand Olive Mason had something to do with it.