Snowdrop Events in 2017 - Dates

[Richard Williams]

Alan, I'd missed that in the RHS journal and got very excited until I checked the calendar and see it's a Thursday ....... pahhhhh working, could have sneaked off if it was a Friday (and potentially called it staff development!!) but Thursday we have a full house of students...

[Maggi Young]

The Dutch Sneeuwklokjesgala will be held on 5th February 2017 - though the website is not yet up-dated  - http://www.sneeuwklokjesgala.nl/

Matt Bishop will be the speaker at the event - 
he will give 2 brand new lectures on the  day at about 11.00 and 14.00. Besides that he will take some of his own snowdrops for sale.

 It seems Gerard Oud  plans to auction some of his own registered yellow  finds, open to all, closing the week after the Gala, according to his Facebook comments.
For info: Gerard Old, Tel .: 0228 - 591 300 Mobile: 06-23359738, Email: gerardoud@tele2.nl

Gerard's 'drops will be  G. nivalis  'Gold Fever' and G. nivalis 'Springs Gold'


edit to add   "G.nivalis Gold Fever will be auctioned in 2017 - The other G nivalis Springs Gold, will be auctioned 2018 because it needs to be registrated officialy first. And 25% of the highest bid will go to the foundation that fights against ALS!"   ( ALS is  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis )

adding the  info in Dutch....

[Alan_b]

I wonder if that's two different brand new lectures or the same brand new lecture at two different times?

[Maggi Young]

Email Gerard and ask him!  Sounds like two different  ones to me.

[Maggi Young]

From Discover Scottish Gardens :
The Scottish Snowdrop Festival, 1 February – 15 March.

Learn more about the beautiful flower which heralds the start of spring.  Over 50 gardens Scotland-wide will be participating in the Festival which will include tours of gardens, special snowdrop trails and opportunities to see rare collections.  Enough to delight any galanthophile! 

Look out for events on the website here  http://discoverscottishgardens.org/events/  and on the VisitScotland website.

[Alan_b]

....Sounds like two different  ones to me.

Matt Bishop assures me it is the same talk given at two different times.  Sometimes the nuances of meaning get lost in translation. 

[Maggi Young]

Cor, what a disappointment!

[Brian Ellis]

Well you could always make sure your notes are correct at the second sitting

[Blonde Ingrid]

Excellent news for anybody attending Harvey's Snowdrop Day on 21st January, (First event of the madness) Paul Barney of Edulis is selling at the event.

Faint Heart is an absolute stunner and there will be many more.

http://www.edulis.co.uk/collections/bulbs/g

[Maggi Young]

The National Trust for Scotland  have  8 snowdrop festival events too .... http://www.nts.org.uk/Events/Theme/Snowdrop-Festival/

[Brian Ellis]

Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery, 2017 Snowdrop Day is scheduled for 29th January 2017.

This is the day after Myddelton!

We understand from Ben that this is not going ahead, and yes I know it still says it on his website but they have all been laid low over Christmas including, no doubt, the person who does the website for them.

[Maggi Young]

Snowdrops at East Bergholt, 15 mins south of Ipswich, Suffolk
 http://www.placeforplants.co.uk/events-garden-open-days/

Snowdrop and Garden Walk
Thursday 9th February 2017

10.30am Rupert Eley will lead you on a tour around the garden.

Tickets £15.00 (RHS members £13 .00) to include tea and coffee on arrival.
Stout outdoor shoes essential as the paths are slippery at this time of year.

The Place for Plants

East Bergholt Place,
Suffolk
CO7 6UP

T: 01206 299 224
E: sales@placeforplants.co.uk

[Maggi Young]

The Irish 'drop gala is at Altamont again.....

[annew]

As an added incentive to come to our snowdrop event near York on the 18-19 February, we will have a plant of Galanthus Dryad Gold Sovereign with 2 flowers (although they may be over by then) to auction on Sunday, with proceeds going to the Anthony Nolan Trust. This may be your chance to get one of these coveted snowdrops without having an ebay audience to bid against. Just think - you'll be bidding against Yorkshire folk!
As well as the gardens open for the Snowdrop trail on both days, a nearby garden at Devonshire Mill, Pocklington is also having a snowdrop opening for the NGS on the Sunday.
The auction will be at 1.30 pm on the SUNDAY 19 Feb, at Primrose Bank, and there will be no postal bids.
Yorkshire Snowdrop Trail, Primrose Bank Nursery Near York.

[annew]

UPDATE! We've decided to allow bids from the Saturday visitors as well. You will be able to leave a bid with us, and the auction on Sunday will begin with the highest bid from Saturday.