Wednesday 5 February 2020

Galanthophiles Are Gathering!

A couple of years ago, I learned the word galanthophiles - lovers of snowdrops. We went to Kingston Lacy in February 2018, and found dozens of other people enjoying these lovely little flowers.
We went again yesterday - and the flowers were lovely as ever, and the visitors were everywhere [some with very swish cameras!] 
There were swathes of bright white blooms all across the garden, making my two tiny clumps here in the Manse garden seem a little pathetic! 
We saw sheep in the nearby fields, their coats looking fluffy and warm, camellias bushes blooming, and many signs of spring.
Not all the flowers are snowdrops. 

We could not walk inside the Japanese Garden, so this picture  of blossoms and bamboo is from the NT website.The gardens at KL are particularly stunning right now. It was lovely to spend our afternoon off strolling outside enjoying Creation's beauty.
Do you remember M*A*S*H*  - a TV series which ran from 1972- 1983 about a US Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War? The main female character was nicknamed "Hot Lips" Houlihan. Major Houlihan was a feisty nurse, played by Loretta Swit. 


I only mention this because I was trying to find an anagram for galanthophiles, and not succeeding. Apart from this one [which made Bob chuckle]
H-hot Lips Angela!


16 comments:

  1. A very early Camellia!
    Looks a good place to visit

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    1. I absolutely love going to KL. It has beautiful (accessible) walks, a house full of history, a well stocked 2nd hand bookshop, clean loos, adequate parking and a great tearoom in the old stables!

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    2. And free entry to NT members

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  2. Haha, Ang!!! Great to see you've found your perfect nickname!!
    The Snowdrops are beautiful!!x

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  3. Individual variations in snow drop flowers d look very pretty which I think appeals to galanthophiles, but not having a collector mentality myself, its when you see a woodland floor covered in sheets of snowdrops that excite most.

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    1. Sadly the ones on sale in the NT shop were all the same "ordinary" variety (nivalis) But Bob bought me one anyway to plant in the garden at Cornerstones

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  4. We were also there yesterday. The snowdrops were lovely and seemed more plentiful than last year. We had a nice walk along the woodland trail.

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    1. So many lovely walks at KL aren't there. They're working hard on the kitchen garden restructuring, we walked down to look at the work

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  5. What pretty flowers! I'm sure your clumps of snowdrops will grow and multiply over the years. :)

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  6. Snowdrops en masse are just beautiful. Its many years since I visited KL but loved it when I was there.
    Mash was a huge favourite years ago!

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    1. It was the best "hospital drama" ever IMHO

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  7. Most of my snowdrops are from a plant my mil gave me from her garden. It took years and years for them to naturalize and spread but finally they did. KL sounds like a wonderful place to visit.

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    1. I do hope mine will flourish. I shall try to be patient!

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  8. I've just been telling MK about snowdrops- the only thing that's really out here just yet. What a great word, and anagram! (I did love mash.)

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