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Post by Jilly on Feb 21, 2015 11:09:49 GMT
Now you see this is what would worry me, even if I did have the money & had good enough eye sight to tell the subtle differences between them, you've only got to leave them alone for 5 minutes with a mouse or something & that's that  I did notice the Avon Bulbs are selling Blewbury Tart for £7.00 a bulb Chuckles, now that's more my price range and that one is unusual enough for even me to notice. |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 21, 2015 12:37:57 GMT
It's got to beat the £1,600 Tom Mitchell made last year with the sale of that Valentine snowdrop that he was going to let the buyer name!!
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 21, 2015 12:39:33 GMT
Now you see this is what would worry me, even if I did have the money & had good enough eye sight to tell the subtle differences between them, you've only got to leave them alone for 5 minutes with a mouse or something & that's that It would make a very expensive mouse snack!  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 21, 2015 13:04:12 GMT
I wonder what they eventually named it Jasmine. I suppose it'll take a couple of years before they have any more. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 21, 2015 13:38:50 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 21, 2015 14:40:32 GMT
I think it was a lady that bought it Ladygardener, and she named it after her father, I forget the name  50E will only buy him a very small section of one bit of root at this rate Rosefriend. I would have to be soooooooooooo rich before I parted with that sort of money for a bulb and even then I think I'd find something more reliable/useful to spend my money on! |
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Post by Chuckles on Feb 22, 2015 19:57:55 GMT
OMG its at £1,330.00  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 23, 2015 6:48:08 GMT
It's got to beat the £1,600 Tom Mitchell made last year with the sale of that Valentine snowdrop that he was going to let the buyer name!! An auction to a name a new snowdrop has finished at a staggering £1,602. The snowdrop cultivar, which was bred by Tom Mitchell, owner of online nursery Evolution Plants, was successfully bid on by Caroline Mabbs of Hertfordshire. Mr Mitchell auctioned the flower on eBay shortly before Valentine's Day, claiming that naming the plant for a loved one would be the ultimate Valentine's gift. Mrs Mabbs, 49, however, has chosen to name the snowdrop not for a partner, but for her 79-year old father Peter Gooding, who lost his own father, Charles, when he was only 13 years old. The family had no money for funeral flowers, and Mr Gooding remembers the only flowers at the scene being the snowdrops growing in the graveyard. He has recently taken to planting a new snowdrop in his garden every year in memory of his father. Ms Mabbs bid on the plant so that there would always be a snowdrop that flowered on the anniversary of her grandfather's death. I thought this was a beautiful story. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 23, 2015 8:00:37 GMT
OMG its at £1,330.00 Looking forward to seeing the end price...!! |
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Post by Barbara on Feb 23, 2015 19:12:39 GMT
Quite a few of my snowdrops have no flowers this year, I seem to remember they did last year.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 23, 2015 19:54:13 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Feb 23, 2015 20:13:47 GMT
I wonder if that's the cause then, I was thinking maybe they were ''blind'' if that's the right term, OK it's war then, pellets ready for next time.
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 24, 2015 9:10:55 GMT
End bid was 1390 Pound ah well some people...
I too have lesser flowering in one clump but it is outgrowing it's space and maybe I just should have split it. It sits in complete shade.
I will split it this time round then and plant some at the lottie.
I did that last year with another clump and forgot about it. It was a very welcome surprise to find snowdrops flowering in between the wild strawberries.
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 24, 2015 9:11:38 GMT
p.s. postage 4 pound but if I bought a snowdrop at that cost I would go and pick it up myself.
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 24, 2015 12:30:44 GMT
p.s. postage 4 pound but if I bought a snowdrop at that cost I would go and pick it up myself. If I bought a snowdrop for that price, I would expect to be locked up...OH would declare me for totally insane and ring the men in white !! |
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Post by Barbara on Feb 24, 2015 15:09:07 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Feb 24, 2015 15:14:04 GMT
 Mine don't seem to be bulking up much, they have been in about 3 years, are they in the wrong spot do you think, they get the sun, when there is any until about 12.00 and the privets make sure the area isn't wet. |
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 25, 2015 8:33:58 GMT
p.s. postage 4 pound but if I bought a snowdrop at that cost I would go and pick it up myself. If I bought a snowdrop for that price, I would expect to be locked up...OH would declare me for totally insane and ring the men in white !! Har har harrrr I bet he would. |
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Post by Dutchy on Feb 25, 2015 8:36:00 GMT
They look healthy enough Barbara. Mine took some years before they went whoosh.
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Post by Jilly on Feb 26, 2015 18:09:25 GMT
I think they do take a little while to settle down Barbara, they look very healthy. Jasmine, the Washfield Warham are flowering   2 different sorts, both from my Mum's originally, the bigger ones at the front, we call the vicarage snowdrops, because that's where they originally came from.  You can see in close up they're a lot bigger & fatter  Sorry don't know what happened here, it seems that once you post a pic by accident you can't get rid of it again without deleting the whole post Rosefriend, can you lose this one for me  Done - RF |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 26, 2015 18:29:03 GMT
They're in a perfect spot Barbara - give them another year or 2 and you will be needing to divide them! Washfield Warham is a lovely late snowdrop Jilly - I'm glad they're doing well for you - they will spread well! I wonder what your other snowdrops are - the big, fat ones are lovely! I wonder if they're Elwesii |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 26, 2015 18:34:35 GMT
I don't think we'll ever know Jasmine, they would be a variety that was around pre war though as my Aunt was in service at the vicarage during the war & the garden was full of them apparently, so very well established |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 26, 2015 18:36:52 GMT
They're lovely - whatever they are Jilly! Happy Anniversary!...Think that might be a bit belated.  |
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Post by Jilly on Feb 26, 2015 18:39:20 GMT
Thanks Jasmine, it was on Monday..... back to work today  , that was how come I was at home taking pics in the sunshine yesterday  |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 26, 2015 19:42:24 GMT
Ahhh!  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 27, 2015 6:42:41 GMT
I'll get down on my knees today and see if I can see any buds on mine Jasmine. I have the leaves ok so that's a start. Jilly yours have bulked up well. I may move mine, although they're at the edge of the bed, they're shaded by the Sarcocca. |
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Post by Barbara on Feb 27, 2015 7:56:21 GMT
Thanks Ladies. I must remember the S&S pellets next year.
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 27, 2015 10:17:06 GMT
Well I've had a proper look and yes I can see about 4 with white flowers peeking through. |
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Post by Jasmine on Feb 27, 2015 18:52:49 GMT
Yehhh! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 28, 2015 7:15:51 GMT
I'm thinking to move them after they've finished flowering Jasmine. I think they're being a bit squashed by the Sarcocca but they do seem to have bulked up a bit for me. |
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