Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know.
Thanks
Diana

'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:53:37 GMT, when "Cavalier"
enriched all our lives with these worthy thoughts:

Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know.

If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower
again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long
indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in the
cold and damp. :~)

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'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:53:37 GMT, when "Cavalier"
enriched all our lives with these worthy
thoughts:

Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year?
Anyone know.

If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower
again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long
indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in
the
cold and damp. :~)
cormaic

You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the house.
It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~)

Jenny

in article , JennyC at
wrote on 21/1/03 2:59 pm:


"cormaic" wrote in message
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'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:53:37 GMT, when "Cavalier"
enriched all our lives with these worthy
thoughts:

Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year?
Anyone know.

If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower
again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very long
indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there in
the
cold and damp. :~)
cormaic

You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the house.
It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~)

We had lunch with a friend yesterday who had one of those small square
'slab' vases with a tiny hole in the centre. She had 3 snowdrops and a few
leaves and they looked *sensational*!

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

"sacha" wrote
JennyC at wrote
"cormaic" wrote
"Cavalier" enriched all our lives with these
worthy
thoughts:

Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year?
Anyone know.

If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower
again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very
long
indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there
in
the cold and damp. :~)
cormaic

You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the
house.
It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~)

We had lunch with a friend yesterday who had one of those small
square
'slab' vases with a tiny hole in the centre. She had 3 snowdrops
and a few
leaves and they looked *sensational*!
Sacha

Another 'recipe' for Instant Ikebana :~)
+ Take a large shallow dish
+ Add a piece of aesthetically worn driftwood
+ Put a few ( 3 or 5) snowdrops in a tiny container
+ Hide it with moss at the base of the driftwood

Jenny



Take one large flat

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wrote on 21/1/03 9:40 pm:


"sacha" wrote
JennyC at wrote
"cormaic" wrote
"Cavalier" enriched all our lives with these
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thoughts:

Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year?
Anyone know.

If you just pick the flower on its stem, then they'll flower
again next year, but snowdrops as cut flowers don't last very
long
indoors. Best left where nature intended them to be - out there
in
the cold and damp. :~)
cormaic

You're right Tony, but they do bring a touch of Spring into the
house.
It all depends how many you have in the garden......"~)

We had lunch with a friend yesterday who had one of those small
square
'slab' vases with a tiny hole in the centre. She had 3 snowdrops
and a few
leaves and they looked *sensational*!
Sacha

Another 'recipe' for Instant Ikebana :~)
+ Take a large shallow dish
+ Add a piece of aesthetically worn driftwood
+ Put a few ( 3 or 5) snowdrops in a tiny container
+ Hide it with moss at the base of the driftwood

Jenny



Take one large flat

In Bristol, by any chance? ;-))

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www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:08:04 +0000, when sacha
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worthy thoughts:


Take one large flat

In Bristol, by any chance? ;-))


Everyone knows Bristols come in pairs, Sacha! ;~)

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wrote on 22/1/03 11:40 am:

'Twas Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:08:04 +0000, when sacha
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Take one large flat

In Bristol, by any chance? ;-))


Everyone knows Bristols come in pairs, Sacha! ;~)

OOOOOHHHH you are ORFUL!
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Thanks to all who helped me with the snowdrop question.
Bye 4 now ;o)
Diana

snowdrops are bulbous & perenial , so after they have flowered just let them
die down & they will spread & regrow year after year.
happy gardening
keith
"Cavalier" wrote in message
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Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know.
Thanks
Diana

In article , Cavalier
writes
Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know.

Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in
spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture
every year.
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June Hughes

in article , June Hughes at
wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm:

In article , Cavalier
writes
Hi Group
If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone know.

Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in
spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture
every year.

Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think there
are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

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. uk...
: in article , June Hughes at
: wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm:
:
: In article , Cavalier
: writes
: Hi Group
: If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone
know.
:
: Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in
: spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture
: every year.
:
: Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think
there
: are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago.
: --
: Sacha
: www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

I wish I could get them to establish here. I have tried on several
occasions. I know it's best to buy them in the green, but I don't want the
100 or so you have to buy. I've only got a small suburban patch so a dozen
or so would be loads.

L

in article , K at
wrote on 30/1/03 12:41 pm:


"sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
: in article , June Hughes at
: wrote on 29/1/03 11:36 pm:
:
: In article , Cavalier
: writes
: Hi Group
: If I pick some snowdrops will these plants flower next year? Anyone
know.
:
: Yes, they divide and spread, so you will have to thin them out in
: spring. Bas claims to hate gardening but his snowdrops are a picture
: every year.
:
: Re thinning them out, I must say we never touch ours. I should think
there
: are literally millions here, all of them planted decades ago.
: --
: Sacha
: www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

I wish I could get them to establish here. I have tried on several
occasions. I know it's best to buy them in the green, but I don't want the
100 or so you have to buy. I've only got a small suburban patch so a dozen
or so would be loads.

L


Let me have you address by email and I'll send you some when we have them
here. Consider tham a prezzie and give away those you don't want. We have
a friend who brings them in every year in their thousands from an estate he
manages. I don't know what others charge but just wrap up a good big bunch
in newspaper and charge £1.50 for them normally. And I'm not advertising
because we don't do mail-order!
I hope this isn't a morbid thought but if you have a grave you tend,
snowdrops planted on them is a lovely thing to do.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

Let me have you address by email and I'll send you some when we have them
here. Consider tham a prezzie and give away those you don't want. We
have
a friend who brings them in every year in their thousands from an estate
he
manages. I don't know what others charge but just wrap up a good big
bunch
in newspaper and charge £1.50 for them normally. And I'm not advertising
because we don't do mail-order!
I hope this isn't a morbid thought but if you have a grave you tend,
snowdrops planted on them is a lovely thing to do.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk

Yes we planted some snowdrops on my parents and sisters grave years ago, and
they come up beautifully every spring. It somehow seems so fitting, and
typifies the hope of a resurrection.
I love snowdrops, they are so brave bringing hope in a cold bleak winter.
Margo
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