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List of snowdrop gardens

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Snowdrops (species of Galanthus) are popular late winter or early spring flowers which are celebrated as a sign of spring and can attract large numbers of visitors to places where they are growing. The reason for their popularity is that snowdrops can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. Most 'Snowdrop Gardens' will have the common snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, but some have more unusual snowdrops, some which may be unique to the garden that they are growing in. The rarest may only survive in that garden due to the conditions and environment.

Galanthophile

File:Hóvirágmező Alcsút.jpgA galanthophile is a snowdrop enthusiast. They may be authors of snowdrop books, cultivate snowdrops, collect snowdrops and have displays of them for personal and public display. Well known galanthophiles are the horticulturalist E. A. Bowles and the nurseryman James Allen. Modern day galanthophiles range from teenagers to the elderly, who continue under the same principles but also visit many of the gardens each year to see the displays of snowdrops as part of their hobby.Winterman, D (2012) "Snowdrop fanciers and their mania", https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16789834

The UK-based Cottage Garden Society has a snowdrop group that visits snowdrop gardens every year.The Cottage Garden Society (2012) "Regional Groups - Snowdrop", http://thecottagegardensociety.org.uk/Regional%20Groups/local_groups/view_group/38

Notable events

There are a number of snowdrop gardens in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/snowdrops.htm |title=Great British Gardens: Snowdrops and Snowdrop Gardens 2007 |accessdate=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401034623/http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/snowdrops.htm |archivedate=1 April 2007 }} Sixty gardens took part in Scotland's first Snowdrop Festival (1 Feb–11 March 2007).{{cite web|url=http://white.visitscotland.com/snowdrops/ |title=VisitScotland.com: Snowdrop Festival |accessdate=11 March 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303112955/http://white.visitscotland.com/snowdrops/ |archivedate=3 March 2007 |url-status=dead }} Several gardens in England open during snowdrop season for the National Gardens Scheme (NGS).

England and Wales

Scotland

  • Lawton House, Arbroath, AngusScotlands Garden Scheme "Lawton House", http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/gardens/garden/4fddbcb9-a25d-4e65-aa59-9f7200dc49fa
  • Cambo Estate, Fife
  • Danevale Park, Crossmichael, DumfriesScotlands Garden Scheme (2012) "Danevale Park", http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/garden.aspx?id=1a950782-4aac-4e2c-a3f4-9fda00a1c26f
  • Finlaystone, Renfrewshire
  • Gagie House, Dundee

Ireland

  • Mark Smyth's Garden, Antrim
  • Primrose Hill, Lucan, County Dublin,
  • Altamont Garden, Tullow, County Carlow{{cite web |url=http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/information.htm |title=Altamont Garden, Information |accessdate=2012-02-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207104600/http://www.altamontgarden.com/Web%20Pages/information.htm |archivedate=2012-02-07 }} {{cite web |url=http://www.carlowgardentrail.com/altamont.htm |title=Altamont Gardens, Carlow Gardens, Carlow Garden Centres, Carlow Garden Trails, Carlow Tourism |accessdate=2015-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702040705/http://carlowgardentrail.com/altamont.htm |archivedate=2015-07-02 }}

Hungary

  • Alcsút Palace, Fejér county - 2.5 hectare large snowdrop field with six Mediterranean species, probably established in the 19th century by the Habsburg family

Further reading

  • Aaron P. Davis, The Genus Galanthus, A Botanical Magazine Monograph. Timber Press, Portland, OR (in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) {{ISBN|0-88192-431-8}}
  • Matt Bishop, Aaron Davis, John Grimshaw, Snowdrops - A Monograph of Cultivated Galanthus, Griffin Press, January 2002 ({{ISBN|0-9541916-0-9}})
  • Stern F C, Snowdrops and Snowflakes – A study of the Genera Galanthus and Leucojum, The Royal Horticultural Society, 1956

References

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