Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance


Pam in Bristol

On 1 Feb, 22:07, Pam Moore wrote:
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance

Pam in Bristol

Sacha will know. I need a few thousnd Pam.

Judth

On 1/2/09 22:07, in article , "Pam
Moore" wrote:

Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance


Pam in Bristol


Pam, we don't do these mail order but as an urgler I'll be happy to send you
some when we get them in. (Stand back, people - Pam only!) Let me know
roughly how many you'd like because we bundle them up roughly and they'll be
a present from Devon. Email the Nursery at
with your valid email address and I'll get some off to you when they're
ready. All I can tell you is that ours come from a local estate that has
literally millions, digs them up and sells some through us - some are
single, some are double and that's the difference. No posh ID or named
varieties if only because they've been on that estate for too long for
anyone to know which they are! ;-)

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

On 1 Feb, 22:57, Sacha wrote:
On 1/2/09 22:07, in article , "Pam

Moore" wrote:
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance

Pam in Bristol

Pam, we don't do these mail order but as an urgler I'll be happy to send you
some when we get them in. *(Stand back, people - Pam only!) * Let me know
roughly how many you'd like because we bundle them up roughly and they'll be
a present from Devon. *Email the Nursery at
with your valid email address and I'll get some off to you when they're
ready. All I can tell you is that ours come from a local estate that has
literally millions, digs them up and sells some through us - some are
single, some are double and that's the difference. *No posh ID or named
varieties if only because they've been on that estate for too long for
anyone to know which they are! *;-)

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

'SULK'

Judith

The message

from Judith in France contains these words:
On 1 Feb, 22:57, Sacha wrote:
On 1/2/09 22:07, in article
, "Pam

Pam, we don't do these mail order but as an urgler I'll be happy to
send you
some when we get them in. *(Stand back, people - Pam only!) * Let me know
roughly how many you'd like because we bundle them up roughly and
they'll be
a present from Devon. *Email the Nursery at
with your valid email address and I'll get some off to you when they're
ready. All I can tell you is that ours come from a local estate that has
literally millions, digs them up and sells some through us - some are
single, some are double and that's the difference. *No posh ID or named
varieties if only because they've been on that estate for too long for
anyone to know which they are! *;-)

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

'SULK'

See if I care!

(Sniff!)

--
Rusty
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On 3/2/09 06:47, in article ,
"Aries" wrote:

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:33:12 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:

On 1 Feb, 22:57, Sacha wrote:
[29 quoted lines suppressed]

'SULK'

Judith

double sulk

YOU can get yourself over here, madam!! ;-)) They're not in yet, though1

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

On 3 Feb, 09:53, Sacha wrote:
On 3/2/09 06:47, in article ,

"Aries" wrote:
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:33:12 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:

On 1 Feb, 22:57, Sacha wrote:
[29 quoted lines suppressed]

'SULK'

Judith

double sulk *

YOU can get yourself over here, madam!! *;-)) *They're not in yet, though1

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

I was in Brighton on Thursday and Friday, I could have nipped down to
Devon I suppose?? :-)

Judith

On 3/2/09 11:07, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On 3 Feb, 09:53, Sacha wrote:
On 3/2/09 06:47, in article ,

"Aries" wrote:
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 02:33:12 -0800 (PST), Judith in France wrote:

On 1 Feb, 22:57, Sacha wrote:
[29 quoted lines suppressed]

'SULK'

Judith

double sulk *

YOU can get yourself over here, madam!! *;-)) *They're not in yet, though1

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

I was in Brighton on Thursday and Friday, I could have nipped down to
Devon I suppose?? :-)

Judith

Well, duh! ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

Keep an eye open for local plant sales. Often people thin out their snowdrops and sell them in large clumps to raise funds. Or ask any friends with large stands if you can have some clumps when the weather improves.

Pam Moore wrote:
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance


Pam in Bristol

Has anyone here grown snowdrops successfully from dry bulbs? The books say
that you are doomed to failure if you try, but I just wondered if anyone has
tried, and what happened.

--
Jeff

On 2 Feb, 11:07, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance

Pam in Bristol

Has anyone here grown snowdrops successfully from dry bulbs? *The books say
that you are doomed to failure if you try, but I just wondered if anyone has
tried, and what happened.

--
Jeff

I have, in the first year they all came up but only some flowered, the
second year they all flowered, I didn't lose any.

Judith

Judith in France wrote:
On 2 Feb, 11:07, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced mail-order supplier of
Snowdrops in the green? Prices seem to vary a lot on the sites I've
looked at.
My sight doesn't make easy reading of magazines so I don't take mags
any more but if anyone sees an ad there please let me know.
Ijust want the ordinary galanthus nivalis, no expensive £3 a bulb
types!!!
Thanks in advance
Pam in Bristol
Has anyone here grown snowdrops successfully from dry bulbs? The books say
that you are doomed to failure if you try, but I just wondered if anyone has
tried, and what happened.

--
Jeff

I have, in the first year they all came up but only some flowered, the
second year they all flowered, I didn't lose any.

Judith
I also have, about 75% success. However I have since planted in the
green, sadly though there are less this year than last. Very saddened.

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I also have, about 75% success. However I have since planted in the
green, sadly though there are less this year than last. Very saddened.

I recommend squirrel casserole.

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Rusty
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Rusty_Hinge wrote:
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from Broadback contains these words:

I also have, about 75% success. However I have since planted in the
green, sadly though there are less this year than last. Very saddened.

I recommend squirrel casserole.

I wondered if that might be the problem. I shoot the darlings when they
come to my bird table. I guess I will do what I did with the crocus,
planted them a little deeper, covered with soil then put wire mesh on
top and covered that with soil. The crocus are doing fine.

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I also have, about 75% success. However I have since planted in the
green, sadly though there are less this year than last. Very saddened.

I recommend squirrel casserole.

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My (grey) squirrels don't eat my snowdrop bulbs, even though (due to a hilly
site and soil translocation) the bulbs often become exposed on the surface.
I'd always assumed they were safe from squirrels. Could mice, or some other
rodent, be scoffing them?

I find that my snowdrops multiply very well. However, I suffer from that
frequent gardener's complaint: generosity :~). I have given so many away to
sad would-be galanthophiles who have failed with dry bulbs, that I now have
a few bare patches. I'm not complaining, though; my first batch of reliable
in-the-green bulbs came from a generous neighbour. It's lovely to be able
to carry on that tradition, a la Sacha.

I think it was Jeff Layman who started the subthread about dry bulbs. I'm
wondering if the failures were due to *really* dry supermarket bulbs, and
the successes due to bulbs from colder storage in good nurseries and gcs.

Got to dash now - just been invited out for tea :~)). I'll look in again
later.

Spider