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| Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus 'J. Haydn' - the best of the 'composers' |
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| Dogwood and willow stems |
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| Salix caprea 'Colesbourne' - a free-flowering, very early pussy-willow, found here. |
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| Will Fletcher's lines of raked leaves snake round the paths like an art installation. |
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| Lonicera 'Winter Beauty' |
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| Galanthus plicatus 'Colossus' |
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| Berberis - unknown species/cultivar. The berries are a superb feature all winter, and must be very nasty to avoid being scoffed by the birds. |
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John, Love the snowdrop 'J. Haydn' and wonder how it compares to 'Potter's Prelude' which I think you also have. 'Potter's Prelude' blooms here in November. [I know you are busy, but I couldn't resist. I won't be insulted if you don't have time to respond.]
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ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the snow drops. We have a huge private garden nearby they have a snow drop path that has 1000s of snow drops, yet I have never hooked up a visit. maybe I should work on that. I think the leaf path is pretty cool if the wind does not sweep them away.
@Carolyn: 'J. Haydn' is much superior to PP in flower & vigour etc, as they grow here, but PP flowers well before Xmas and so is useful.
ReplyDelete@Randy: the leaf-lines are only there to assist picking them up to take for composting.
Very pretty - I like the lines of leaves - and I wish I had a berry bearing berberis instead of one with just savage thorns
ReplyDeleteJohn, Thank you for answering my question, which of course leads to another: is there a cultivar that blooms concurrently with Potter’s that is of finer quality in your opinion?
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