@Silver surfer I remember a friends joy at finding G Three Ships some years ago. It had been on his Snowdrop list for a long time. Interesting to know it is an early flowerer I guess that is why he wanted it and beautiful too.
Definitely one of my top 10.
Named after the Christmas carol...I saw 3 ships.
"I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day in the morning?" etc
Not sure if my friends was a purchase or a swap but I remember hearing it mentioned on several occasions. Not suprised it is linked to the song. G S Arnott or G Sam Arnott is also well worth growing for bulking up but not that early.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
They are (probably) in a small planter by my front step, which is lovely, in that I can sit by front door and look closely (not so easy in other beds). I noticed this morning that they are just emerging in this planter. It always feels like somewhat of a miracle that the plants come back/haven't been eaten/are happy enough/haven't been tossed on to the compost heap by me by mistake etc.
If buying special snowdrops in future I will certainly plant them in pond pots so they don't get planted over or otherwise deleted by mistake. So easy to do.
I will get a lot of cheapo singles in April, with my garden group. And I will keep mine watered this time.
Lots of snowdrop days are coming up around the UK. Two are
East Ruston, Norfolk
Sunday February 4th, 10 00 am till 4 00 pm. Talk by Richard Hobbs botanist and bulb expert. The garden will also open on the 7th, 8th,9th, and 10th February 11- 4pm. Around 150
varieties of Snowdrops.
If anyone goes to Dixter and sees Galanthus 'Lode Star' please take a pic if possible and post here for me? A lady I worked for was a Galanthophlie, she sent snowdrops around the country as swaps and gave me some of these snowdrops.
Years later I spoke to Fergus Garrett at a talk and gave him some of the bulbs in her memory, she loved Great Dixter. He showed a slide during the talk a small wall in the foreground, where they would be planted. This snowdrop was a new one for the garden and Fergus Garrett was very pleased to accept them with the Anglesey Abbey connection.
My dear friend was well know in garden circles throughout the country, everyone at the take would have known her and there was great applause when they knew that snowdrops were going to Great Dixter in her memory.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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Named after the Christmas carol...I saw 3 ships.
"I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day in the morning?"
etc
G S Arnott or G Sam Arnott is also well worth growing for bulking up but not that early.
Sunday February 4th, 10 00 am till 4 00 pm. Talk by Richard Hobbs botanist and bulb expert. The garden will also open on the 7th, 8th,9th, and 10th February 11- 4pm. Around 150 varieties of Snowdrops.
https://eastrustonoldvicarage.co.uk/events
Dixter, Sussex
Winter Weekend on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th February. 11am-4pm.
https://www.greatdixter.co.uk/Event/winter-open-weekend
A lady I worked for was a Galanthophlie, she sent snowdrops around the country as swaps and gave me some of these snowdrops.
Years later I spoke to Fergus Garrett at a talk and gave him some of the bulbs in her memory, she loved Great Dixter. He showed a slide during the talk a small wall in the foreground, where they would be planted.
This snowdrop was a new one for the garden and Fergus Garrett was very pleased to accept them with the Anglesey Abbey connection.
My dear friend was well know in garden circles throughout the country, everyone at the take would have known her and there was great applause when they knew that snowdrops were going to Great Dixter in her memory.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border