@Fairygirl Nothing more beautiful at this time of year than hundreds of snowdrops. I can remember thinking all snowdrops look the same and I still have no real idea with ID's. However seeing G Trym for the first time it was very obvious that it was special and very different.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I go for area of ground covered, not size of individuals. I inherited 1 m sq of bog standard single snowdrops, and it's now about 10 m sq, and also dotted about.
I also bought some cheapest double and that is spreading well. I found a few doubles in my singles area and moved them to the doubles area. The doubles I have seen natualised in the Chilterns.
It's nice to have them early, and with the tall ones. you get less muddy when lying down to catch the scent.
Personal; but I think the yellow are horrid. Different for different's sake.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Thank you @Silver surfer I'll look out for that one to add to my collection. I booked a holiday yesterday in Fife, middle of march, guess where I'll be visiting and fingers crossed I might find it there.
Thank you @Silver surfer I'll look out for that one to add to my collection. I booked a holiday yesterday in Fife, middle of march, guess where I'll be visiting and fingers crossed I might find it there.
Enjoy your holiday in Fife. I was at Cambo, very close to St Andrews, of Friday 3rd February. It was too early. Weather here has been cold. Many snowdrops not out. Very sadly sales of named snowdrops was very poor. I got just one. Galanthus Cambo Superb..cost £8.00 which I felt was very reasonable.
Now I have just a tiny garden, but snowdrops do not take up much room. It can get rather addictive!
Yes that's where I plan to visit. I was there last year and I noticed too that snowdrops for sale was poor but they have a good variety online. They have G trymlet but not Trym unfortunately. I agree, they can become addictive.
I have a list of the ones we brought with us when we moved here, but since almost all of the labels have gone it is too much like hard work to id which is which. Only matters if one is going to sell them I suppose.
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Pic not very sharp showing inside. ..Galanthus Trym.
I also bought some cheapest double and that is spreading well. I found a few doubles in my singles area and moved them to the doubles area. The doubles I have seen natualised in the Chilterns.
It's nice to have them early, and with the tall ones. you get less muddy when lying down to catch the scent.
Personal; but I think the yellow are horrid. Different for different's sake.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I was at Cambo, very close to St Andrews, of Friday 3rd February.
It was too early. Weather here has been cold.
Many snowdrops not out.
Very sadly sales of named snowdrops was very poor.
I got just one. Galanthus Cambo Superb..cost £8.00 which I felt was very reasonable.
Now I have just a tiny garden, but snowdrops do not take up much room.
It can get rather addictive!
I agree, they can become addictive.