I've bought them in the past Verd - the little clumps I have were a present from my sis when I moved in here. There wasn't much of anything in the 'garden' , so I think it would be nice to have a good display of them. Something cheery to leave for future owners too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I took advantage of the GW and T&M offer for 35 snowdrops in the green 'just pay postage'.
I was very happy had more than 35 and they have settled in well. Some bulbs were smaller than others but as I had at least 35 good sized ones I counted them as bonuses! The offer is still on I think.
i looked at that offer too Jonesk, but found for only £9 + £2 postage, at Eurobulbs you could get 100 bulbs in the green. Thought that sounded pretty reasonable. Maybe you need 100 more
I'm a newbie to this forum and have enjoyed reading your posts. I now know why my snowdrops keep coming up every year even though I have done lots of planting and moving things about in the area where they are growing!
The bulbs of snowdrops are generally quite shallow so is does not take much for them to move round the garden. Light digging can easily disperse them as can wildlife such as hedgehogs, birds, squirrels. I now have snowdrops in places of the garden which I did't think possible as I did not personally move them but could have been moved by wildlife. Chances are they will dig up bulbs when looking for food but wont eat them.
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I've bought them in the past Verd - the little clumps I have were a present from my sis when I moved in here. There wasn't much of anything in the 'garden' , so I think it would be nice to have a good display of them. Something cheery to leave for future owners too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The straight G. nivalis which we have elsewhere,do set seed. It is only the ones in our wood which appear to be sterile.
I took advantage of the GW and T&M offer for 35 snowdrops in the green 'just pay postage'.
I was very happy had more than 35 and they have settled in well. Some bulbs were smaller than others but as I had at least 35 good sized ones I counted them as bonuses! The offer is still on I think.
i looked at that offer too Jonesk, but found for only £9 + £2 postage, at Eurobulbs you could get 100 bulbs in the green. Thought that sounded pretty reasonable. Maybe you need 100 more
You need at least a hundred
In the sticks near Peterborough
The bulbs of snowdrops are generally quite shallow so is does not take much for them to move round the garden. Light digging can easily disperse them as can wildlife such as hedgehogs, birds, squirrels. I now have snowdrops in places of the garden which I did't think possible as I did not personally move them but could have been moved by wildlife. Chances are they will dig up bulbs when looking for food but wont eat them.
Thanks Paul. This also explains why snowdrops have appeared all around my garden!