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If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Thanks Diana |
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'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:53:37 GMT, when "Cavalier"
enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in the cold and damp. :~) -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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"cormaic" wrote in message ... 'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:53:37 GMT, when "Cavalier" enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in the cold and damp. :~) cormaic You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the house. It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~) Jenny |
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wrote on 21/1/03 9:40 pm: "sacha" wrote JennyC at wrote "cormaic" wrote "Cavalier" enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in the cold and damp. :~) cormaic You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the house. It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~) We had lunch with a friend yesterday who had one of those small square 'slab' vases with a tiny hole in the centre. She had 3 snowdrops and a few leaves and they looked *sensational*! Sacha Another 'recipe' for Instant Ikebana :~) + Take a large shallow dish + Add a piece of aesthetically worn driftwood + Put a few ( 3 or 5) snowdrops in a tiny container + Hide it with moss at the base of the driftwood Jenny Take one large flat In Bristol, by any chance? ;-)) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:08:04 +0000, when sacha
enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Take one large flat In Bristol, by any chance? ;-)) Everyone knows Bristols come in pairs, Sacha! ;~) -- cormaic URG faqs/webring - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/ Culcheth Garden - www.tmac.clara.co.uk/garden/ Warrington Paving - www.pavingexpert.com/ Peoples' Republic of South Lancashire cormaic CAN BE FOUND AT borlochshall.co.uk |
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wrote on 22/1/03 11:40 am: 'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:08:04 +0000, when sacha enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts: Take one large flat In Bristol, by any chance? ;-)) Everyone knows Bristols come in pairs, Sacha! ;~) OOOOOHHHH you are ORFUL! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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Thanks to all who helped me with the snowdrop question.
Bye 4 now ;o) Diana |
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snowdrops are bulbous & perenial , so after they have flowered just let them
die down & they will spread & regrow year after year. happy gardening keith "Cavalier" wrote in message ... Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Thanks Diana |
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writes Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture every year. -- June Hughes |
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wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm: In article , Cavalier writes Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture every year. Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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"sacha" wrote in message . uk... : in article , June Hughes at : wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm: : : In article , Cavalier : writes : Hi Group : If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. : : Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in : spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture : every year. : : Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there : are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago. : -- : Sacha : www.hillhousenursery.co.uk I wish I could get them to establish here. I have tried on several occasions. I know it's best to buy them in the green, but I don't want the 100 or so you have to buy. I've only got a small suburban patch so a dozen or so would be loads. L |
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wrote on 30/1/03 12:41 pm: "sacha" wrote in message . uk... : in article , June Hughes at : wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm: : : In article , Cavalier : writes : Hi Group : If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. : : Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in : spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture : every year. : : Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there : are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago. : -- : Sacha : www.hillhousenursery.co.uk I wish I could get them to establish here. I have tried on several occasions. I know it's best to buy them in the green, but I don't want the 100 or so you have to buy. I've only got a small suburban patch so a dozen or so would be loads. L Let me have you address by email and I'll send you some when we have them here. Consider tham a prezzie and give away those you don't want. We have a friend who brings them in every year in their thousands from an estate he manages. I don't know what others charge but just wrap up a good big bunch in newspaper and charge £1.50 for them normally. And I'm not advertising because we don't do mail-order! I hope this isn't a morbid thought but if you have a grave you tend, snowdrops planted on them is a lovely thing to do. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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Let me have you address by email and I'll send you some when we have them here. Consider tham a prezzie and give away those you don't want. We have a friend who brings them in every year in their thousands from an estate he manages. I don't know what others charge but just wrap up a good big bunch in newspaper and charge £1.50 for them normally. And I'm not advertising because we don't do mail-order! I hope this isn't a morbid thought but if you have a grave you tend, snowdrops planted on them is a lovely thing to do. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk Yes we planted some snowdrops on my parents and sisters grave years ago, and they come up beautifully every spring. It somehow seems so fitting, and typifies the hope of a resurrection. I love snowdrops, they are so brave bringing hope in a cold bleak winter. Margo -- Please take the "dog" out to reply by e-mail |
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writes in article , June Hughes at wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm: In article , Cavalier writes Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture every year. Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago. You know best. However, in a pocket-handkerchief space, unless you thin them, there is nothing else in the ground but snowdrops. Unfortunately, not all of us are blessed with a huge garden:) -- June Hughes |
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wrote on 2/2/03 11:06 pm: In article , sacha writes in article , June Hughes at wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm: In article , Cavalier writes Hi Group If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know. Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture every year. Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago. You know best. However, in a pocket-handkerchief space, unless you thin them, there is nothing else in the ground but snowdrops. Unfortunately, not all of us are blessed with a huge garden:) Most emphatically I do *not* know best. I can only share with others what is my/our experience, just like everyone else - space and size of garden has nothing to do with that. What I had hoped to point out was they don't need to be thinned out to flower 'next year'. The original post appeared to be answered in that vein. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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In article , sacha
writes Most emphatically I do *not* know best. I can only share with others what is my/our experience, just like everyone else - space and size of garden has nothing to do with that. What I had hoped to point out was they don't need to be thinned out to flower 'next year'. The original post appeared to be answered in that vein. Sorry to have annoyed you. No offence intended. -- June Hughes |
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wrote on 3/2/03 12:03 pm: In article , sacha writes Most emphatically I do *not* know best. I can only share with others what is my/our experience, just like everyone else - space and size of garden has nothing to do with that. What I had hoped to point out was they don't need to be thinned out to flower 'next year'. The original post appeared to be answered in that vein. Sorry to have annoyed you. No offence intended. No, I realise that but I would hate anyone to think that because I'm married to a nurseryman, I think I know best about anything! That's why if I give advice I've checked with Ray, I always say so and don't claim his knowledge for my own. He's been a second generation nurseryman for over 50 years so his advice has a lot more value to it than mine! And I didn't want the OP to think they *had* to go to the rather tedious trouble of thinning out snowdrops each year. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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In article , sacha
wrote: in article , June Hughes at wrote on 3/2/03 12:03 pm: In article , sacha writes Most emphatically I do *not* know best. I can only share with others what is my/our experience, just like everyone else - space and size of garden has nothing to do with that. What I had hoped to point out was they don't need to be thinned out to flower 'next year'. The original post appeared to be answered in that vein. My snowdrops do not seem to multiply. Would that be because they are in a sunny position? Can I do anything to help them make more flowers? Gill in sunny but cold Clacton. -- __ __ __ __ __ ___ _____________________________________________ |__||__)/ __/ \|\ ||_ | / Check our webpage!www.colchestercamra.org.uk | || \\__/\__/| \||__ | /...Internet access for all Acorn RISC machines ___________________________/ |
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wrote on 4/2/03 12:16 pm: snip My snowdrops do not seem to multiply. Would that be because they are in a sunny position? Can I do anything to help them make more flowers? Gill in sunny but cold Clacton. The thousands we have in this garden are all over the place, sunny, shady, deep shade etc. Is it possible yours just don't like your soil, something like that? There so many varieties of snowdrops that it's possible some self-propagate slower than others. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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In article , M Harvey
writes My snowdrops do not seem to multiply. Would that be because they are in a sunny position? Can I do anything to help them make more flowers? When they have finished flowering, you could try dividing the clumps. Bas just digs over the garden and they divide when he is doing it. -- June Hughes |
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