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Monday, 14 January 2019

In A Vase On Monday ~ Just Dropping By


Yesterday's wild and windy weather eased up enough for me to get out into the garden this morning to pick and photograph a few of my special snowdrops for this week's in 'A Vase On Monday'. If you have been visiting here a while you will know that I grow a number of my specials in pots under cover but I have also been planting them out for some time and now have a dedicated snowdrop border although this is still a work in progress. Most of the snowdrops are in but the thinking cap is still considering what else to plant with them and the issue of summer interest. All bar one of the snowdrops in this photo are now growing in the garden.


This gathering includes 'Robin Hood', 'Fieldgate Prelude', 'The Pearl', 'Robin Hood', 'George Elwes', 'Florence Baker', 'Lapwing', 'Trumps', and 'Ding Dong' which are all single snowdrops. There are also two double snowdrops 'Richard Ayres' and 'Lady Beatrice Stanley' in the midst.

The vase is new - a Christmas present to myself and most useful in that its lid has holes into which stems can be placed and supported.

If you would like to know any more about any of them my go to place for snowdrop information is the excellent 'Judy's Snowdrops', where there is a wealth of information about growing them, gardens to visit to see them as well as individual plant profiles.

Thanks as always to our hostess Cathy over at 'Rambling In The Garden' for her encouragement to gather and share our flowers and foliage on Mondays.

11 comments:

  1. Very pretty and intriguing with all their different patterns. My very-normal-but-just-as-precious snowdrops are just starting to bloom. The vase is just right too.

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    1. Thanks Alison. Although I use the word 'special' my 'normal' snowdrops are just as precious too :)

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  2. Ooh what a treat, a vase of your special snowdrops! And this little vase seems a good idea - could you give us an idea of the dimensions please? Thanks forsharing your pretties today, Anna

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    1. Oh thank you Cathy. I have emailed you details of the dimensions of the vase but will also include them next time the vase makes an appearance :)

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  3. Before I started reading the snowdrop posts of UK bloggers, I'd have looked at those snowdrops without processing the differences among them. Now that I've been educated (somewhat), I can appreciate how one could become become a collector. Perhaps it's a good thing that they won't grow in my climate...

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    1. I used to think that they were all the same Kris once upon a time but now know better :)

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  4. I’m waiting for the nurseries to get some snowdrops in. Yours are beauties.

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    1. Hope that you are not waiting for long Sue. Will email you soon on the subject of snowdrops :)

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  5. Lovely to see your snowdrops Anna. That vase is perfect for them!

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  6. Thank you Cathy for your kind words. I hope that you are keeping warm and cosy as I believe it's a hard winter in your part of the world. I imagine that your snowdrops are biding their time before they show their faces.

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  7. What a treat to see your special snowdrops displayed so beautifully in your new vase. You have a great collection.

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All your comments are much appreciated and treasured. I wil try to reply to everyone who leaves a comment, but it may take me a few days, especially when I start spending more time in the garden and at the lottie. I know that you will understand :) I am sure that I will also visit your blog if I have not already done so. If you have any specific questions I will either reply to them here or you can email me at : thegreentapestry@gmail.com

Namasté

- Anna.