Amateur Gardening | 4th February 2017
PICK YOUR FAVOURITE SNOWDROPS AND PLANT THEM, TOO
After the long barren months, the spell of winter is finally broken by the sight of
snowdrops (galanthus). Seeming like a miracle, they flower before everything else, each clump a handful of white bells that dance on the breeze, and when there is no wind fill the air with the smell of honey and almonds. these harbingers of spring laugh at the cold weather, blooming madly amidst frost and even snow, and appearing year after year where we’d forgotten we planted them. We love snowdrops so much that we
might imagine them to be native but in fact they’re foreigners. first recorded here in
the late 16th century, they were not found growing in the wild until the late 18th
century. they originate from western Asia, and parts of Europe, including north Italy.
read more
read less
As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:
• A discount off the RRP of your magazine
• Your magazine delivered to your device each month
• You'll never miss an issue
• You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year
You'll receive 26 issues during a 1 year Amateur Gardening magazine subscription.
Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.
Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Amateur Gardening 4th February 2017.