One six ounce glass of snowdrops…
We picked as many as would fit in a juice glass. It was raining.
yields…
Almost all of these bottles were scratched up by our chickens. They are perfect vases for snowdrops.
…eleven small but exquisite snowdrop bouquets. Snowdrops have a fragrance that is similar to sweet alyssum or certain daffodils (not poeticus or jonquils). We picked these at the old garden and the truck was filled with the scent of them on the way home.
Snowdrops line the path to the secret garden at the old house. If you look carefully you can see the white blur of snowdrops beyond the footbridge.
I will be moving as many snowdrops as I can manage to the new garden. Did you notice there were three different kinds of snowdrops in that juice glass?
There are many more kinds of snowdrops in the world than what you see here
When my fourteen-year-old saw the glass full of snowdrops, he said, “Ah, spring.”
Precisely.
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About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~Albert Camus
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The double snowdrop has to be my favourite. Unfortunately I have missed the snowdrops in my garden but I’m definitely going to give the bouquets a try next year.
Glad to see that you are moving your snowdrops, a great time to divide them as well. I am not returning from Barbados until the middle of April, hope the snowdrops hand on until then.
I have only between 6 and 9 snowdrop plants and each one only gave me 1 flower this year so I cannot afford to bring them in just yet…Boy, wouldn’t I love to see them multiply to the proportions you have! Awesome;-) Very cute little bouquets, too!
Kathy, these are sublime bouquets – and I love that you’re bringing galanthus plants from the old garden to your new one. . . so you can enjoy the fragrant bouquet-gathering tradition every single year. Thanks for sharing!!!
Debra
I love the little snowdrops in the spring. I wish I had more. Do dig up all that you can and move them to your new garden!
Your snowdrops are just beautiful…but what I can’t get over is that those bottles were scratched up by your chickens!
Yes, the old country homes used to have a place where they burned their garbage, back when burning was a reasonable way to dispose of it. Apparently our chickens found this spot easy scratching, and on hot days would dig themselves holes and sit in the cool earth. My kids would see something half buried and pull it out. Marbles, pieces of broken china, broken doll heads. Lots of interesting stuff.
Your little bouquets of snowdrops fill my heart with laughter and song, Kathy! Such an abundance at the old house, and so much fun to move them to the new one where they will make everyone think of spring. Arnott is on my want list.
Love those bouquets of sweetness. Wish snowdrops loved it here, but alas, they do not. Oh well, I shall enjoy yours from afar.~~Dee
Oh, I am going out to pick a bouquet. They are so lovely.
Those are just lovely!
Kathy, I was so busy noticing how sweet their blooms were and imaging their scent that I missed there were three different varieties! Glad you pointed that detail out to a detail challenged person like me. xogail