Snowdrop Events in 2017 - Dates

[Maggi Young]

Schneeglöckchentage im Luisenpark 2017 Der besondere Pflanzenmarkt

The date for the snowdrop days in  2017 is clear:
25. And 26. February 2017


Another Snowdrop Day is planned at Luisenpark, Mannheim....
Some new details - the actual venue in the park will be different - in an exhibition hall, I think... with more facilities.


Shaftesbury Snowdrop Study Day : 11th Feb. 2017

[Maggi Young]

Kindly confirmed dates  for 2017 to 2019 for the Ultimate Snowdrop Sale at Myddleton House from James Hall, Head Gardener :

Saturday.....
28th January 2017
27th January 2018
26th January 2019

[Maggi Young]

Oirlicher Blumengarten - Nettetal Snowdrop Event  2017

The garden with the collection of snowdrops Marlu & Günther Waldorf is also open during the day to visit the extensive collection.
http://www.oirlicher-blumengarten.de/

Oirlicher Snowdrop Days 2017
February 18 and February 19, 2017
daily 10:00 to 17:00

[Blonde Ingrid]

I have just spoken to Harvey's Garden Plants.

Their snowdrop event will be on the 21st January 2017.

This will be the week BEFORE Myddelton. There are no talks planned for next year.

[Alan_b]

I wonder if Roger Harvey reads this forum?  Because he has followed the suggestion made by Brian Ellis when discussing the date of next year's Myddleton House sale:

Perhaps as it is the day that Roger Harvey normally has his sale he will have it a week earlier to avoid the clash?

Or is it just great minds thinking alike?

[Alan_b]

Snowdrop Sensation, with Joe Sharman, Sunday 19th February 2017 at Great Comp Garden near Sevenoaks in Kent.

See http://greatcompgarden.co.uk/snowdrop-sensation-with-joe-sharman-sunday-19th-february-2017/ (with thanks to Hilary Chapman).

[Blonde Ingrid]

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

This is the day after Myddelton!

[Alan_b]

The Hardy Plant Society newsletter says that their next Snowdrop Study Day will be on Sunday 19th February.

[Alan_b]

Although the Alpine Garden Society have not made public the date of their 2017 Snowdrop Day (beyond stating that it will be in February), I notice that the website of Monksilver Nursery indicates that they will be attending on Saturday 4th February.

[Alan_b]

The Alpine Garden Society are advertising their 2017 Snowdrop Day in this month's newsletter.  It will indeed take place on Saturday 4th February 2017.  AGS members can book now but non-members must wait until October 31, 2016.  This has been a popular event in previous years which may make it hard for non-members of the AGS to get tickets.

On the bill are talks from John Grimshaw (unspecified), Joe Sharman ("Autumn Snowdrops" again) and Vojtech Holubec ("Snowdrops in the Wild").  There will also be a Q&A session.

Edit:  I forgot to mention that the venue will be the same as last year, Lilleshall National Conferencing Centre, Newport, Shropshire TF10 9AT.

[Maggi Young]

Please note some change to note at top of this page....
Another Snowdrop Day is planned at Luisenpark, Mannheim....
Some new details - the actual venue in the park will be different - in an exhibition hall, I think... with more facilities.

NEWS - - - NEWS - - - NEWS
 Hinter den Kulissen wurde viel gehirnt, diskutiert und geplant und nun steht es fest:
 Schneeglöckchentage im Luisenpark
 Der besondere Pflanzenmarkt
 25. und 26. Februar 2017
 findet in der Baumhainhalle des Parks statt! Das ist großartig, denn alle Aussteller, die dies wünschen, können auf den ca. 1200 m² Ausstellungsfläche drinnen untergebracht werden. Weitere Neuerungen:
 - Es gibt eine Garderobe mit Pflanzenparkplatz, wo man seine erworbenen Schätze parken kann
 - Es gibt Bollerwägelchen, die am Parkeingang gegen Pfand für den Transport ausgeborgt werden können
 - Es gibt Sitzinseln im Ausstellungsbereich
 - Es gibt ein Catering im Foyer der Halle - aber natürlich kann man sich auch im Café Pflanzenschauhaus oder dem Kiosk am Freizeithaus stärken

After much discussion  decisions have been taken.....

.......takes place in the Baumhainhalle of the park! This is great because all exhibitors who wish may be accommodated in the approximately 1200 m² of exhibition space indoors. Other new features:
- There is a cloakroom with plants park, where you can park his acquired treasures
- There are  Boller carts that can be borrowed against a deposit at the park entrance for transporting
- There is seating in the exhibition area
- There is a catering in the foyer of Hall - but of course you can support the plant show in-house stall  or the kiosk at the cottage also in the café

[Alan_b]

I did not know what Boller carts ("Bollerwägelchen") were but found a picture here: http://german.alibaba.com/product-gs/boller-wagen-garden-cart-823639095.html - essentially a crate on wheels.  You could get a lot of snowdrops in one of those.

[Brian Ellis]

A very useful looking bit of kit

[Maggi Young]

The SRGC Snowdrop Day 2017

We have set the date of Sunday 26th February 2017 for our club’s
Snowdrop Day. Thirty members (only) are invited to meet at
Westmuir hall at 10 o’clock in the morning for a programme
that will include a presentation by Matt Bishop, a visit to Brechin Castle
to see special snowdrops, lunch at the Castle’s garden centre (under
£10, or bring your own lunch). We will then travel on to Maulsden to
view the special colony of Galanthus plicatus and take a walk around a
million or more Galanthus nivalis. The cost per member is around £15
and we will provide coffee and tea at the hall. For any further details
please contact ianchristie@btconnect.com

[uvularia]

I see Welford Park has posted dates for the Snowdrop Specialist Plant Fair as Thursday 23rd February 2017. I hope it will be as well attended as last year!