Grow a late-winter favourite: Snowdrops
Jan 14, 2020
2 minutes
THERE are certain plants that inspire enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism; and despite its delicate looks and unassuming demeanour, the snowdrop is one of them. Collectors (who are known as galanthophiles) gather in scarves and gloves at chilly ‘Snowdrop Days’ around the country. Here they seek out rarities (and pay extraordinary prices for them) while debating the arcane distinctions between varieties that look more or less identical to the rest of us.
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