June Hughes writes
In message , androo
writes
A friend wants some of my snowdrops, but I don't want to damage them by
digging them up at the wrong time. How and when should I do it?

They are quite tough. Wait until they have finished flowering and died
off, then dig them up. Bas digs ours up every year and they have not
come to any harm in 21 years. (He claims to hate gardening but does
all the back-breaking hard work in our garden before I do the enjoyable
stuff, which he isn't interested in.

Usual advice is that snowdrops should be moved 'in the green', ie while
still growing, and most specialist bulb firms sell them this way. I
would suggest you move them in the next few weeks.

Perhaps the reason that June is having success moving them after they've
died down is that she's moving them around her own garden, and they have
no chance to dry out.
--
Kay