Galanthus November 2015

[Brian Ellis]

Expensive, but sensible...and how many of us would spend the likely cost on one bulb anyway?

  I always think that Matt should also do yearly updates to keep everyone up to speed.

[emma T]

Matt should publish what he has now !

[johnw]

Matt should publish what he has now !

The new reginae-olgaes posted  ::)on this site over the past month have likely put the kibosh on that.  Good there will be two volumes as now they'll likely fit in the mailbox. Or maybe not........

[emma T]

Trouble is there will always be new ones to add to the books , so when do you decide to stop ?

[Brian Ellis]

Stop when you drop

[Maggi Young]

Might have been wiser to publish initially online - where updates are possible  to add or subtract, as necessary.

[David Nicholson]

Very likely, Anne!
I'm still trying to find out where the supposed "remaining " copies of the first book might be sourced ( outside Amazon/Ebay. )  Bishop and Grimshaw seem determined to be inscrutable on the subject.   #Tsk#

I've seen it on Keith's Plant Books site at £50.

If the new one(s) are (is) being commercially published bear in mind that the idea is that the publisher makes a profit!

[Alan_b]

There are lots of clever schemes the publishers could use if they were a bit more inventive.  For example, they could sell the book to pre-order but with online access to proof copies so you could see the work that has been completed (and suggest corrections if appropriate).

[Maggi Young]

I am now given to understand that the RHS DOES still have copies  - but that one must ask them for it  (- it is not available on the RHS website - daft or what?) Yes, David, it would be better for our dosh to go to the authors/printer than some  fourth or fifth party - but it's  been damned hard to find that route!

[Maggi Young]

Photos from Matt Bishop's facebook posts of a green-tipped Galanthus peshmenii from Jörg Lebsa

 Matt wrote  on 1st November :
" ... these are images taken yesterday of a delightful GT G. peshmenii from Joerg Lebsa and the outer segment markings are remarkably stable. One or two of you might have had this clone from me at Myddleton this year. It's vigorous and grows outside perfectly well in wet old Devon with the usual caveat of prevention of cruelty to snowdrops from molluscs! Cultivar name  to be confirmed ........"

[YT]

A very normal Galanthus reginae-olgae This is the earliest snowdrop here in this season.

[johnstephen29]

G. Peshmenii growing outside in my front garden, this is its second year now and it's doing well.

[annew]

I was rather startled to find 'Barnes' in full flower in my front garden this morning. I don't remember it being quite this early before.

[mark smyth]

Mine are up and looking great

[Alan_b]

... I don't remember it being quite this early before.

I bought early elwesii 'Peter Gatehouse' enough years ago that I have been able to try it in various spots around my garden.  The flowering times in different locales can be weeks apart, even some that are not very far away from each other.  I expect the same thing applies to other early elwesiis like 'Barnes'.  That said, it's an early year but no more so than last year in my garden.  Also bulbs that are unsettled can flower unusually early or late.