Our wonderful specialist growers will be with us in St Pauls School Hall on Saturday and Sunday 19-20 February 10- 4pm Sat & 10- 3pm Sunday
On first glance you might think all snowdrops are the same, but look more closely and you'll see subtle and fascinating differences in size, markings and habit that make collectors continue to seek them out today, and pay significant amounts of money for some of the most rare. Browse at your leisure and enjoy the variety.
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Avon Bulbs Sat & Sun
Avon Bulbs Ltd
Burnt House Farm Mid Lambrook South Petherton Somerset TA13 5HE Tel: 01460 242 177 www.avonbulbs.co.uk |
The Avon Bulbs Snowdrop List probably includes a broader range of specialist snowdrop than any other nursery. They propagate more than 120 different varieties.
Avon Bulbs is a regular Gold medal winner at RHS Flower Shows, including their Early Spring Plant Fair where the snowdrops are the main attraction. The nursery was featured in the January issue of RHS Garden magazine.
The diversity and breadth of their snowdrop collection is the culmination of many years collecting, maintaining, cosseting, twin scaling and nurturing by Alan Street, the head nurseryman at Avon Bulbs.
Clockwise from top left - Galanthus Magnet, AGM; Galanthus Treasure Island;
Galanthus Mr Taylor; Galanthus Mother Goose |
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Triffids Nursery Sat & Sun
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In addition to its snowdrop collection, Triffids Nursery has developed a strong reputation for quality bulbs and shade loving plants, including Epimedium, as well as a range of traditional and unusual perennials.
Jackie Williams of Triffids Nursery, a familiar face at Shepton Mallet's Friday Market, is also a specialist snowdrop grower and can be contacted to order snowdrops.
Jackie Williams
Triffids Nursery The Nursery Oakhill Somerset BA3 5SE Tel: 07779 868 133 Email: jackietriffids@hotmail.co.uk |
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Tynings Plants Sat & Sun
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Tynings Plants - Chelsea Gold Medal winners
Offering a large collection of hardy and tender climbers with a selection of other plants
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In Clover - Saturday only
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Although not a specialist snowdrop grower, Clare and Alec Turner run a thriving business growing and selling unusual versions of native plants as well as a range of handmade willowcraft. Hellebores, a selection of choice spring bulbs and other early perennials are available from February onwards.
In Clover
1 Rose Cottage, Long Lane, Dinder, Wells, BA5 3PH Tel: 01749 676 893 Email: clare@inclover.org.uk Open: By appointment only |
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Kapunda Plants - Saturday only
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Juliet Davis of Kapunda Plants has been a serious propagator of Lenten Hellebores since 2003 when she fell in love with these captivating plants, travelling long distances to acquire the treasures that were on offer from specialist nurseries.
Her garden puts on a wonderful Hellebore display each spring and there are plants for sale. She has been written up in the Saturday Telegraph, the RHS Magazine The Garden and appeared on BBC Gardeners World. Open by Appointment for Garden Clubs and Societies. Talk, guided tour and refreshments. www.kapundaplants.co.uk Please contact: Juliet Davis, Kapunda, Southstoke Lane, Bath BA2 SSH Tel: 01225 832165 kapundaplants@hotmail.co.uk |
Flowering Passions - Heavenly Hellebores in Bath
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Elworthy Cottage Plants - Sunday only
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Elworthy
Taunton, Somerset. TA4 3PX Proprietor - Jenny Spiller elworthy-cottage.co.uk Tel 01984 656427 email: mike@elworthy-cottage.co.uk |
A specialist nursery for herbaceous perennials and snowdrops with some alpines and a one acre plantsman's garden situated at the eastern end of the Exmoor National Park. The garden has been developed to blend sympathetically with the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside and to encourage wildlife.
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