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Just finished planting some snowdrops I bought on Ebay, just common
and double ones. I was amazed at the prices being paid for single bulbs of some of the less comon varieties,almost like the old time tulip frenzy. David Hilli |
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"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... Just finished planting some snowdrops I bought on Ebay, just common and double ones. I was amazed at the prices being paid for single bulbs of some of the less comon varieties,almost like the old time tulip frenzy. David Hilli How much were they as a matter of interest? Tina |
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How much were they as a matter of interest? Tina How much were which? The ones I bought or the over priced bulbs? The over priced bulbe the first time I looked were reaching around £70.00 for 1 bulb + P & P |
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On 19 Feb, 20:52, Dave Hill wrote:
How much were they as a matter of interest? Tina How much were which? The ones I bought or the over priced bulbs? The over priced bulbe the first time I looked were reaching around £70.00 for 1 bulb + P & P Prices are better now though the best varieties seem to have been sold, but look at this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Galanthus-plic...em1 e5a74e6f8 David Hill |
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Are you planting them as grown plants or as bulbs? Seems an odd time to be doing this, since generally they do best when planted as soon as flowering has stopped. Our church plant sale sells great clumps of them at around Easter time for naturalizing. Usual price around £1.50 a clump, which may contain 100 or more bulbs. Since an unusual form can only be propagated by division, new rare types will be extremely expensive. |
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, Dave Hill writes The over priced bulbe the first time I looked were reaching around £70.00 for 1 bulb + P & P Blimey I only paid a couple of pounds for a few Blewberry Tart ones some years ago and they've increased quite well, also Straffan . I have got a largish very early one that was given to me by Patricia Liechti who sued to open her garden for the NGS near here. However I keep giving some of the clump away but have yet to find the name . Have lost touch with her but I am pretty sure it had a name like King, or Prince or similar. NOT S Arnott. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In message , beccabunga
writes Dave Hill;877900 Wrote: On 19 Feb, 20:52, Dave Hill wrote:-- How much were they as a matter of interest? Tina- How much were which? The ones I bought or the over priced bulbs? The over priced bulbe the first time I looked were reaching around £70.00 for 1 bulb + P & P- Prices are better now though the best varieties seem to have been sold, but look at this one http://tinyurl.com/ye6qnlq David Hill Are you planting them as grown plants or as bulbs? Seems an odd time to be doing this, since generally they do best when planted as soon as flowering has stopped. Our church plant sale sells great clumps of them at around Easter time for naturalizing. Usual price around £1.50 a clump, which may contain 100 or more bulbs. Since an unusual form can only be propagated by division, new rare types will be extremely expensive. Would it be betraying a secret if one were to enquire where your church is located? If not .... where is it, please? .... :-))) -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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Are you planting them as grown plants or as bulbs? Seems an odd time to be doing this, since generally they do best when planted as soon as flowering has stopped. Our church plant sale sells great clumps of them at around Easter time for naturalizing. Usual price around £1.50 a clump, which may contain 100 or more bulbs. Since an unusual form can only be propagated by division, new rare types will be extremely expensive. -- beccabunga I am planting in the green but with flowers, as I have often done before. as for propagating you can also do this bt twin scaling see http://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/Prop...in-scaling.htm David Hill |
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, Dave Hill writes I am planting in the green but with flowers, as I have often done before. as for propagating you can also do this bt twin scaling see http://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/Prop...in-scaling.htm David Hill Dowling Munro a sort of authority on snowdrops has an open garden in the Hollies, Prestwood next Friday from 10 - 12 in aid of charity. He has loads of different varieties several yellow ones and is considered an expert on them. Tomorrow there's a snowdrop garden opening in Wooburn Green near High Wycombe for the NGS By the way David we had a dahlia aficionado also called David talking to the HPS this afternoon in Winslow, he was talking about a rare double orchid dahlia that only he and a friend owned, I said I bet David Hill of Abacus nurseries would want one of those and he remarked that it was Mr Hill who was his friend :) Tochy Oko it sounded like, Good speaker, very interesting. Like his unique carnation dahlia he's just grown/bred!! Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:19:18 -0500, beccabunga
wrote: Dave Hill;877900 Wrote: On 19 Feb, 20:52, Dave Hill wrote:-- How much were they as a matter of interest? Tina- How much were which? The ones I bought or the over priced bulbs? The over priced bulbe the first time I looked were reaching around £70.00 for 1 bulb + P & P- Prices are better now though the best varieties seem to have been sold, but look at this one http://tinyurl.com/ye6qnlq David Hill Are you planting them as grown plants or as bulbs? Seems an odd time to be doing this, since generally they do best when planted as soon as flowering has stopped. Our church plant sale sells great clumps of them at around Easter time for naturalizing. Usual price around £1.50 a clump, which may contain 100 or more bulbs. Since an unusual form can only be propagated by division, new rare types will be extremely expensive. I have jjust received some from Eurobulbs. Nivalis and Elwesii, both lots in full flower. Hurriedly potted! Will plant out in a few weeks. Pam in Bristol |
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On 20 Feb, 22:28, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article By the way David we had a dahlia aficionado also called David talking to the HPS this afternoon in Winslow, he was talking about a rare double orchid dahlia that only he and a friend *owned, I said I bet David Hill of Abacus nurseries would want one of those and he remarked that it was Mr Hill who was his friend :) Tochy Oko it sounded like, Good speaker, very interesting. Like his unique carnation dahlia he's just grown/bred!! Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Not me Janet Re the double orchid dahlia. or double Giraffe dahlia Suttons seeds are selling ther tubers and the single as well seeds.suttons.co.uk/gardening/Orchid David |
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In message , beccabunga
writes Gopher;877938 Wrote: Would it be betraying a secret if one were to enquire where your church is located? If not .... where is it, please? .... :-))) -- Gopher .... I know my place! About twelve miles west of Oxford, 3 miles south of Witney. The annual sake of plants is on Palm Sunday. Thanks. I assume that, in common with most churches, visitors are given a warm welcome :-)) -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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Of course - small churches, big welcomes! |
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, Dave Hill writes Not me Janet Re the double orchid dahlia. or double Giraffe dahlia Suttons seeds are selling ther tubers and the single as well seeds.suttons.co.uk/gardening/Orchid David He mentioned Abacus nurseries by name David so I assumed it was you who was the David in question The speaker/lectruere said he grew under the name of Amgard Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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