Tiptoe through the snowdrops

Oh Sticki...I love those snowdrops....especially the big ones....great blog...:>)

Exellent, I do like big ones ! ;0))

Beautiful display Sticki,what a lovely walk you had..I like the big ones too..:o)

thank you everyone, sometimes the little ones get lost in the garden but i would love some of those larger ones ~ i expect they are expensive tho; they had sold nearly everything when we got there.

Lovely pics, especially the first with all the greens! Well, they are all pretty, but I like the fact the the little ones are better at spreading than their big cousins. :)

yes, simple and fresh ~ lovely flowers, big or small

Love the Photo of the snowdrop by the church Sticki.

wonderful photo's ST, I could spend ages in that setting. The larger snowdrops are very tempting but all are exquisite plants. Thanks for blogging.

Whot a lovely lot of Snowdrops,I do love them, they cheer us up on a drab day, Thankyou

What beautiful photos, so lovely. Any idea of the variety of the taller, stronger snowdrops they would have a good impact in the grass.

i got the names for one or two but couldnt see the name of those larger type. sorry.

No worries Sticki, they are so lovely. They are probably something like £2 per bulb to buy, I will just have to dream.

Looks like one I just bought called Galanthus Elwesii

i shall keep an eye out ~ and could put them on the question section here.

that name rings a bell 6d but there were so many names im not sure now.

Its said its the biggest one so thats why I suggested it, when I came back and looked it up look at my photo I put on

ive put it on the question section ~ i will look at your photo now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/
plant_finder/plant_pages/3587.shtml

Here it is on the Bbc

thats a nice useful site ~ thank you ~ but its that lily looking type i would like to know the name of.

I think you will find that one is a scotish one I m sure I seen this on ebay being sold up there

Ilex on GoY questions named it ~ its easy to grow and not expensive: its ~ Leucojum vernum

Thanks Six/Sticki

Lovely photos

thank you cinderella

Lovely Snowdrop's I like the aconite's as well, hoping to get some in the green for next year.

they had masses of aconites mavis ~ they had obviously spread out!!

I think they look so bright and cheerfull :0)

i had a lovely plant last year but its come up as 3 rather straggly flowers this year ~ hope they will strengthen a bit and then spread. was hoping to find another plant to help them out.

your pics are lovely and i adore snowdrops .................. stuning , thankyou 4 sharing

you're welcome cristina ~ its lovely to have someone to share them with.

Enjoyed this walk round ... the larger Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake) will spread rapidly ... I've seen 3 bulbs for £4.50 ... ideal for bog gardens and planting by ponds. Wish I'd taken some from my Grandad's garden before he went to a home many years ago! : o )

oh what a shame shirley; so they need the damp then? i have very free draining soil.

Well, the experts advise that, but, if I remember correctly, Grandad just had them in a shady part of his garden, not really damp!

i can do the shady ~ thats no problem at all!! i shall look in the big GC this week!

Hope you find some bulbs. : o )

Wonderful photos Sticki.

thank you LL and shirley

I must get some of the gorgeous Leucojum vernum.
Shirley, nice to have fond memories of your Grandads garden. As they like damp and edges of pond, they would be perfect for me.
Wonder if you can buy them in the green? If not I suspect they are available as bulbs in the autumn?

Ah, the contradictions on these bulbs! One book says to plant them as dry bulbs in moist soil, another says they're difficult to establish as a dry bulb and are better planted 'in the green'. Make what you will of it, Dawnsaunt ... lol! : o ) Perhaps Bulbaholic would advise?

Good idea, Bulb would know, I'll pm him x

I'd like to know his thoughts on planting them too! : o )

Nice to see so many different types of snowdrops. But I think my favs are the ordinary ones. They are so pure and simple.

Sticki/Shirley: Bulbaholic has kindly got back to me.

He says Leucojum prefer a moist site and do not like to be dried out so, unless you can buy fresh bulbs in the summer, the alternative would be to buy them in the green. There are two types, the spring snowflake is L. vernum and flowers in early spring and the summer snowflake is L. aestivum which flowers in later spring and is larger - in good, moist conditions L. aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' can grow to three feet tall, can you imagine that.

Info thanks to Bulbaholic.

Excellent info. Dawnsaunt, thanks so much for asking Mr. B ! : o )

Ok Shirley, going to try and get both varieties in the green in case I can't get fresh bulbs in the Summer. Thanks to Mr B.

thanks for that DA and to Mr B ~ he is very good isnt he.

very.

Great photos and blog, Sticki! I really enjoyed seeing this garden...Such pretty Snowdrops...\0/x

thanks flori ~ it was very pretty.