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Author Topic: Galanthus November and December 2007  (Read 153886 times)

snowdropman

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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #210 on: December 23, 2007, 07:52:48 PM »
Here is a new website, dedicated to Galanthus - still in its early days, but should build up an interesting picture gallery over time

http://www.galanthus-online.de/index.html

I see that one of the contributors is our own Johan Mens.
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #211 on: December 24, 2007, 07:59:33 PM »
A good one for all the Schneeglöckchenliebhaber out there!  What a word!  :D
MINIONS! I need more minions!
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #212 on: December 24, 2007, 09:20:23 PM »
Looks promising, Chris.

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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #213 on: December 25, 2007, 12:22:54 AM »
"SNOWDROP WALK FOR SRGC SCOTTISH ROCKERS, WE INVITE YOU TO A SPECIAL DAY AT BRECHIN CASTLE ON SUNDAY 17TH FEBRUARY. COST WHICH INCLUDES LUNCH IS £25 SO PLEASE BOOK EARLY AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED"

I should have said this from Ian Christies web site
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #214 on: December 25, 2007, 10:21:59 PM »
Here's another early flowering snowdrop 'Mrs McNamara' and a frosted 'Colossus'
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #215 on: December 26, 2007, 12:28:17 PM »
Wonderful pics everyone.  So far off from Galanthus here...... first ones usually start flowering around the middle of April for us!!  I particularly like 'Three Ships'.  Every time I see pics of it I wish I had it.  Must check and see whether Marcus has imported it or not?  ;)
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #216 on: December 28, 2007, 11:25:12 AM »
mucho excitement today - the snowdrop catalogues have arrived
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #217 on: December 28, 2007, 12:17:41 PM »
... and orders sent off! ;D
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #218 on: December 28, 2007, 12:30:55 PM »
yes mine is away too
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #219 on: December 28, 2007, 04:23:53 PM »
You sad sausages! Have you no chocolate to sit about and eat... or were  you scoffing that as you made your selections from the catalogues?? ::)
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #220 on: December 28, 2007, 05:46:49 PM »
Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #221 on: December 28, 2007, 05:53:28 PM »
Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office

Ten minutes!!!???  It took me half the afternoon, agonising over what I could afford and what I couldn't. But I've now spent all my birthday money on snowdrops (as I do every December) from Ron Mackenzie's Snowdrop Company and John Morley's North Green Snowdrops (well, all my birthday money - my Mum's very generous - and then some!)
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #222 on: December 28, 2007, 05:56:30 PM »
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Maggi it only takes 10 minutes or less to make the order and run for the post office
All well and good if you are just running to catch a post, if you need a stamp, then here you'd need to take not just some chocolate, but also a flask of tea and some sandwiches, to sustain you as you wait in the seemingly endless queue. Don't know what it is about our Post Offices and this season!
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #223 on: December 28, 2007, 06:06:54 PM »
Martin you must be at the stage to work out a list very quickly. Any sign of your, or anyone else's 'Castlegar'
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Re: Galanthus November and December 2007
« Reply #224 on: December 28, 2007, 06:20:04 PM »
Martin you must be at the stage to work out a list very quickly. Any sign of your, or anyone else's 'Castlegar'

No, I still agonize. It's the cost really! Plus I'm looking for good breeding material for my seedling programme as well as nice 'drops for the garden, so there's always a lot I want. My Castlegar are up, but too windy today for pics. They look pretty much like yours. That 'Not Castlegar' is dfeinitely something else. Wrong mark.
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