There’s a wonderful show of snowdrops in the Church Shrubbery in the first few months of the year and you can see Galanthus nivalis which were mentioned in the 1824 guidebook, the Hortus Croomensis.
Over a two year period in 2009 and 2010 we planted 10,500 snowdrops in the Church Shrubbery.
Unlike many other bulbs, snowdrops are best planted ‘in the green’. This means we plant them while they are still in leaf, having been dug up after flowering, rather than in the autumn as a dry bulb.
Try planting snowdrops at home.
Best time to plant: plant in the green, just after flowers have faded
Type of spot: Best planted in semi-shade, in a moist, but well-drained soil with leaf mould or garden compost incorporated. It is important that the soil does not dry out in Summer.
Aftercare: Snowdrops will spread and naturalise themselves. They can be lifted and divided when clumps have become very dense.