Definitely plant snowdrops in the green. I get them from our biweekly market in little bundles for a few pence each week I can afford them and spread them out under the apple tree. They then fight their way through the rough grass each year to make a wonderful display.
Well, looks like the in-the-greens have it ! I also plant winter aconites and sometimes even narcissus in the green (though the latter is admittedly only because they come as a free gift from the nursery from which I buy the aconites and snowdrops!)
As a member of the RAF Police we have historically been known as snowdrops due to our white hats. At the Defence Police School at MOD Southwick Park near Portsmouth, we have a memorial stone within the grounds of the Military Police church. I wish to plant a selection of snowdrops within the grass surrounding the memorial in order to have a display for as much of the year as possible. Is there plants available that would suit an open site and would tolerate dry conditions?
i sent off for 100 snowdrops in the green 2 years ago but since planting them no sign of any growth i thought i would have had a few at least this year any advice what to do would be appreciated
Definitely in-the-green, Pippa. I tried for years with bulbs with no success - the mice and squirrels ate them all. But now I have sheets of several varieties and can split clumps up every April to make more. The native snowdrop seeds itself best in my heavy clay, I find. If you can only afford a few to start with why not grow them in a pot for the first year?
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