"Lady Elwes (Carolyn) sadly passed away in December 2022. She was encouraged to take an interest in snowdrops by her cousin Mary Biddulph of Rodmarton Manor, who introduced her to Herbert Ransom, gardener to the Mathias family of The Giant Snowdrop Company fame. He, with Richard Nutt, helped to identify the surviving snowdrops from Henry John Elwes’ original collection. The collection developed rapidly under her care and she discovered several fine varieties at Colesbourne. These include the very early G. plicatus ‘Colossus’, G. ‘George Elwes’, the first yellow cultivar of Galanthus elwesii, appropriately named ‘Carolyn Elwes’, and of course G. ‘Lord Lieutenant’. She will always be part of the team at Colesbourne.
Galanthus elwesii Carolyn Elwes. Her bulbs got stolen..... Quote from www.. "Several fine cultivars have been selected from among the seedling populations in the garden. Most surprising is G. elwesii‘Carolyn Elwes’ , accounted the first yellow G. elwesii.
The inner segment markings, and often the tips of the leaves and
spathes as well, are a soft limey-yellow. Its desirability was
highlighted when, following the first Colesbourne snowdrop open days in
1997, the original large clump was stolen from the grounds. The theft
was widely publicised, but no trace of the bulbs has ever been found,
perhaps because the cultivar is too distinctive to be easily
‘laundered’. Other cultivars discovered and named at Colesbourne includeGalanthus ‘Lord Lieutenant’ and Galanthus ‘George Elwes’" .............................................................
Galanthus ‘Lord Lieutenant’....This is one of her introductions . Pics taken at Colesbourne
@Silver surfer Very interesting news about the stolen bulbs. Sadly I am sure something that has happened many times. A friend who used to open her garden had plants dug up on a few occasions.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
Thanks @Silver surfer for those interesting extracts. It must been the obit for Lady Carolyn Elwes that I read, not her husband's. Nice photo of him as well, that was the chap we met.
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Galanthus elwesii Carolyn Elwes......the first yellow cultivar of Galanthus elwesii,
She died very recently.....Dec 2022.
https://www.judyssnowdrops.co.uk/Plant_Profiles/Elwesii/carolyn_elwes/carolyn_elwes.htm
Found this on www..
"Lady Elwes (Carolyn) sadly passed away in December 2022. She was encouraged to take an interest in snowdrops by her cousin Mary Biddulph of Rodmarton Manor, who introduced her to Herbert Ransom, gardener to the Mathias family of The Giant Snowdrop Company fame. He, with Richard Nutt, helped to identify the surviving snowdrops from Henry John Elwes’ original collection. The collection developed rapidly under her care and she discovered several fine varieties at Colesbourne. These include the very early G. plicatus ‘Colossus’, G. ‘George Elwes’, the first yellow cultivar of Galanthus elwesii, appropriately named ‘Carolyn Elwes’, and of course G. ‘Lord Lieutenant’. She will always be part of the team at Colesbourne.
https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/23236311.carolyn-lady-elwes-1940-2022-countrywoman-heart/
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Galanthus elwesii Carolyn Elwes. Her bulbs got stolen.....
Quote from www..
"Several fine cultivars have been selected from among the seedling populations in the garden. Most surprising is G. elwesii ‘Carolyn Elwes’ , accounted the first yellow G. elwesii. The inner segment markings, and often the tips of the leaves and spathes as well, are a soft limey-yellow. Its desirability was highlighted when, following the first Colesbourne snowdrop open days in 1997, the original large clump was stolen from the grounds. The theft was widely publicised, but no trace of the bulbs has ever been found, perhaps because the cultivar is too distinctive to be easily ‘laundered’. Other cultivars discovered and named at Colesbourne include Galanthus ‘Lord Lieutenant’ and Galanthus ‘George Elwes’"
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Galanthus ‘Lord Lieutenant’....This is one of her introductions .
Pics taken at Colesbourne
Stunning photos of Walsingham from @Busy-Lizzie, now they are really impressive and beautiful woodland scenes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000r4w1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
… absolutely magical 😊
Tips on propagation too 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.