Snowdrop Events in 2017 - Dates

[Maggi Young]

Date not fixed yet for next year, I don't think, but  the first New Zealand  Snowdrop Day has just been held at Prue Harper's place and has gone very well. It was well attended and lots of folks - many known to  us in SRGC - had a grand time.
 One of the speakers was Denis Hughes of Emerald Hughes fame.



Denis speaking at the Southern Galanthus Study Day on Sunday

 Wishing the NZers all the best for another successful event in 2017 !

[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'
Pics from KVAB last March ...

'Springs Gold'


'Gold Fever' (- which was first  mooted to be called Bucaneve 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 )

[Alan_b]

The Mid-Anglia AGS Bulb Sale in 2017 is on Saturday 19th August at:

Fullers Mill Garden
West Stow
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 6HD

I only discovered Fullers Mill Garden earlier this year, although it is less than an hour's drive from home.  It's a lovely garden with lots of unusual plants in a beautiful riverside setting.  And it's open to the public three days a week: http://www.fullersmillgarden.org.uk/ .  I presume the sale is on a Saturday, rather than the usual Sunday, because the venue is open to the public on Sundays.

There is always a good selection of snowdrop bulbs on sale at this event, although lots of other bulbs also. 

[steve owen]

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.

Patented by Boadicea I believe.

[emma T]

I am pleased to announce the shaftesbury snowdrop days morning speakers will be

Tom Mitchell , his talk is 'Extreme snowdropping, adventures in search of wild snowdrops '

About an ongoing series of travels attempting to see and record photographically all species of Wild snowdrops across their natural ranges. The journey so far has taken in a dozen countries,hundreds of thousands of miles and all but one of the currently recognised snowdrop species.

The talk will be a whistle-stop tour through Wild Galanthus, illustrating some of the immense natural variation present in the genus , with a few stories from the road thrown in.

Alan Street is our second speaker ,the title is 'Every last drop '

A look at the recent snowdrop mania , why it has happened, who is responsible, where it is going and how, if at all ,it might end !

Tickets will be on sale from hopefully Mid October onwards  (Pam is sorting out her daughters wedding at the moment )

[Maggi Young]

A reminder of the Shaftesbury date .... Shaftesbury Snowdrop Study Day : 11th Feb. 2017

[emma T]

Thanks Maggi.

I'm hoping  Alan's talk will just be him pointing at Matt Bishop for 30 minutes ha ha ha, because that would just be so funny 

[uvularia]

There doesn't  seem to be any Snowdrop sales at this years AGS Snowdrop event. Does anyone know why? They say they are resuming in 2018

[Alan_b]

Joe Sharman (Monksilver Nursery) lists the AGS Snowdrop Day under 'Events' so presumably is expecting to sell there.  What is the source of your information, Paul?  I expect I will see Rod Leeds later this month so I could ask him.

[Alan_b]

I've just had a phone call confirming that there WILL be snowdrop sales at the AGS Snowdrop Event in 2017, just as there have been in every previous year when this event has been held.  We think possibly that all the available sales table places have already been booked and this lack of further availability was mistold to Paul when he enquired, perhaps by an AGS administrator unfamiliar with the event structure.   

[Maggi Young]

There doesn't  seem to be any Snowdrop sales at this years AGS Snowdrop event. Does anyone know why? They say they are resuming in 2018

Info now on AGS site  re their  snowdrop day, includes  list of sellers expected  - see here

[uvularia]

Misinformation from someone new in the office. All clear now.
Of course there is Snowdrop Sales at the AGS Snowdrop Event.

[Maggi Young]

February 4th 2017 - in Ireland - The Snowdrop Gala - one of the big gardening events on the Irish gardening calendar.

[Alan_b]

Pity this clashes with the UK AGS event but I suppose these things cannot be helped.

That's a lovely snowdrop pictured on the flyer; which one is it?

[Maggi Young]

The number of folk likely to attend both an English and Irish event are limited enough not to make this too much of an issue, I think.