A Winter’s Trail

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8 1 Snowdrop Heart Snowdrop Talk and Walk – February 3-4th A few years ago, one of horticulturists, Daryll Little, planted 5 a heart shape of snowdrops in a small copse along the Award-winning horticultural writer and show garden Broadwalk. It’s a bit hard to see now but can you make it designer Naomi Slade will be giving a talk about out? snowdrops in our Theatr Botanica at 11.30am. Author of The Lover’s Guide to Snowdrops, Naomi will also be leading a snowdrop guided walk – meet at the 2 ‘Hippolyta’ Theatr Botanica at 2pm. One of the last snowdrop varieties to appear, this has one of the most beautifully formed, rounded bells, filled with green edged ‘petticoats’. This is just one of – Greater Snowdrop many snowdrop varieties that were planted in 6 Do snowdrops have a scent? This small snowdrop, with Springwoods over 10 years ago. bluey-green leaves, can sometimes give off a honey scent. Have a look for it in the Wallace Garden. You Galanthus plicatus – Crimean Snowdrop 3 can find other varieties of this in the neighbouring This is one of the larger snowdrop varieties – it has big Boulder Garden. flowers and broad leaves. Look for it in the upper part of Springwoods. Galanthus nivalis – Common Snowdrop 7 By far the most common ‘wild’ snowdrop in Wales,

Snowdrop Family Activities - February 3-4th you’ll find this variety all over the Garden including 4 Discover the wonderful world of snowdrops in the Great along the lakeside paths. Look out for double Glasshouse. Gaze down microscopes, make origami flowered varieties. drop petals, draw and learn the words to Lili Wen Fach, a beautiful Welsh language song about the snowdrop. Just before you leave, pop into our Plant Sales. Amongst 8 . the snowdrops for sale, we have Galanthus elwesii, G. nivalis and G. ‘Hippolyta’.

Snowdrop Factoid - are snowdrops native to Wales? Snowdrop Factoid – how do snowdrops spread?

Snowdrops were not recorded as having grown wild Most snowdrops reproduce by dividing their rather than by setting seed. in Britain until the 1770s. They are native to large Except in mild winters, they usually flower too early to be pollinated by insects parts of though, as far north as Brittany, and possibly south west England.

Snowdrop Factoid - where should you plant snowdrops? Snowdrop Factoid - when do snowdrops flower?

Temperature doesn’t seem to affect the flowering time of snowdrops – they’ll Snowdrops like it cold and gloomy. If the weather is too sunny or warm, their flowers will not last long. So remember to plant snowdrop bulbs in places with flower just as readily in deep snow as in a mild winter. Here, most snowdrops light shade. Snowdrops like heavy moist soils too. tend to come out around mid-late January.