Snowdrops
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I saw the first snowdrops today, in a front garden near me. 3 inches tall and white buds erect. Mine in similar situation are not showing yet. Can't beat Robert's daffodils though!! (between Bristol and Bath) Pam in Bristol |
Snowdrops
Pam Moore5/1/04 3:58
I saw the first snowdrops today, in a front garden near me. 3 inches tall and white buds erect. Mine in similar situation are not showing yet. Can't beat Robert's daffodils though!! (between Bristol and Bath) Our snowdrops are nowhere near flowering yet. Whoever planted them in this garden must have loved them, because there are tens of thousands of them but no *very* early ones. All seem to flower at different times and the ones nearest to the house are only just coming through the grass. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the 'x' to email me) |
Snowdrops
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wrote: Pam Moore5/1/04 3:58 I saw the first snowdrops today, in a front garden near me. 3 inches tall and white buds erect. Mine in similar situation are not showing yet. Can't beat Robert's daffodils though!! (between Bristol and Bath) Our snowdrops are nowhere near flowering yet. Whoever planted them in this garden must have loved them, because there are tens of thousands of them but no *very* early ones. All seem to flower at different times and the ones nearest to the house are only just coming through the grass. My snowdrops are not near flowering either, but the Crocus laevigatus fontenay is still blooming (started late in December) & Crocus ancyrensis is well up & just getting ready. There are buds on "Chinese Lily" Narcissus but this week is a major cold-snap so I worry those buds will be ruined (this is a narcissus for forcing indoors, or for further south gardens; it will USUALLY grow well on Puget Sound, but then we don't get quite such cold winters every year, so I'm worrying for it this week). I plant winter-blooming stuff though so that the wait for spring flowers isn't painful, & right now the Cyclamen coums are full of magenta buds. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
Snowdrops
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote in message ...
The message from Sacha contains these words: Our snowdrops are nowhere near flowering yet. Whoever planted them in this garden must have loved them, because there are tens of thousands of them but no *very* early ones. All seem to flower at different times and the ones nearest to the house are only just coming through the grass. I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. Oh yes, oh yes! More even than primroses, which run them close. I have thousands here, and for me at least aspect seems to be the crucial factor. Here, the ones in deepest shade are the ones which come through earliest: the ones facing the sun will generally be the last to poke through. This may seem crazy, I know; but I think it's about freedom from frost: the ones which get most sun are also those which are least sheltered from temperature variations. There are, of course, plenty of natural variations and cultivars, as well as several species; but I have no reason to believe that the ones I have nurtured and spread about for a couple of decades aren't all pretty much the same. I just love getting down on my knees to smell them. Maybe I should have started a programme of selecting them for flowering period and all that jazz; but I've always been content just to let them rip, dividing the clumps from time to time. There is a God, after all. Mike. |
Snowdrops
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote in message ...
The message from Sacha contains these words: Our snowdrops are nowhere near flowering yet. Whoever planted them in this garden must have loved them, because there are tens of thousands of them but no *very* early ones. All seem to flower at different times and the ones nearest to the house are only just coming through the grass. I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. Oh yes, oh yes! More even than primroses, which run them close. I have thousands here, and for me at least aspect seems to be the crucial factor. Here, the ones in deepest shade are the ones which come through earliest: the ones facing the sun will generally be the last to poke through. This may seem crazy, I know; but I think it's about freedom from frost: the ones which get most sun are also those which are least sheltered from temperature variations. There are, of course, plenty of natural variations and cultivars, as well as several species; but I have no reason to believe that the ones I have nurtured and spread about for a couple of decades aren't all pretty much the same. I just love getting down on my knees to smell them. Maybe I should have started a programme of selecting them for flowering period and all that jazz; but I've always been content just to let them rip, dividing the clumps from time to time. There is a God, after all. Mike. |
Snowdrops
The message
from (Mike Lyle) contains these words: /snip/ (but not of snowdrops) There are, of course, plenty of natural variations and cultivars, as well as several species; but I have no reason to believe that the ones I have nurtured and spread about for a couple of decades aren't all pretty much the same. I just love getting down on my knees to smell them. Maybe I should have started a programme of selecting them for flowering period and all that jazz; but I've always been content just to let them rip, dividing the clumps from time to time. There is a God, after all. Yes, the snowdrop and the sound of a cathedral or college choir. God is in his Heaven, and sharing a little bit of it. Rev. Sidney Smith can keep his foie gras to the sound of trumpets.... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Snowdrops
The message
from (Mike Lyle) contains these words: /snip/ (but not of snowdrops) There are, of course, plenty of natural variations and cultivars, as well as several species; but I have no reason to believe that the ones I have nurtured and spread about for a couple of decades aren't all pretty much the same. I just love getting down on my knees to smell them. Maybe I should have started a programme of selecting them for flowering period and all that jazz; but I've always been content just to let them rip, dividing the clumps from time to time. There is a God, after all. Yes, the snowdrop and the sound of a cathedral or college choir. God is in his Heaven, and sharing a little bit of it. Rev. Sidney Smith can keep his foie gras to the sound of trumpets.... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Snowdrops
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote in message ...
[...] Yes, the snowdrop and the sound of a cathedral or college choir. God is in his Heaven, and sharing a little bit of it. Rev. Sidney Smith can keep his foie gras to the sound of trumpets.... He was such a show-off, that man: I myself would have found the experience quite Hellish. Mike. |
Snowdrops
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote in message ...
[...] Yes, the snowdrop and the sound of a cathedral or college choir. God is in his Heaven, and sharing a little bit of it. Rev. Sidney Smith can keep his foie gras to the sound of trumpets.... He was such a show-off, that man: I myself would have found the experience quite Hellish. Mike. |
Snowdrops
The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. -- Rusty I`m with you there Rusty. I think it`s the fact that no matter how bad the weather is, they pop up regular as clock work reminding us that spring will soon be coming and that the cold and damp conditions will give way to warmth and sunshine. That and the fact they are so pretty. Couple of good gardens are open on the 14th and 15th of Feb in Bourne so might be of interest for you. |
Snowdrops
The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. -- Rusty I`m with you there Rusty. I think it`s the fact that no matter how bad the weather is, they pop up regular as clock work reminding us that spring will soon be coming and that the cold and damp conditions will give way to warmth and sunshine. That and the fact they are so pretty. Couple of good gardens are open on the 14th and 15th of Feb in Bourne so might be of interest for you. |
Snowdrops
The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. -- Rusty I`m with you there Rusty. I think it`s the fact that no matter how bad the weather is, they pop up regular as clock work reminding us that spring will soon be coming and that the cold and damp conditions will give way to warmth and sunshine. That and the fact they are so pretty. Couple of good gardens are open on the 14th and 15th of Feb in Bourne so might be of interest for you. |
Snowdrops
The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. -- Rusty I`m with you there Rusty. I think it`s the fact that no matter how bad the weather is, they pop up regular as clock work reminding us that spring will soon be coming and that the cold and damp conditions will give way to warmth and sunshine. That and the fact they are so pretty. Couple of good gardens are open on the 14th and 15th of Feb in Bourne so might be of interest for you. |
Snowdrops
The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: I think they are my favourite flower. No. I know they are. -- Rusty I`m with you there Rusty. I think it`s the fact that no matter how bad the weather is, they pop up regular as clock work reminding us that spring will soon be coming and that the cold and damp conditions will give way to warmth and sunshine. That and the fact they are so pretty. Couple of good gardens are open on the 14th and 15th of Feb in Bourne so might be of interest for you. |
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