And I am still looking for a Galanthus that will grow in Southern California. Harold At 09:46 PM 1/30/2012, you wrote: >The late Wayne Roderick once showed me a garden in Orinda, CA, where >Galanthus elwesii was thoroughly naturalised and even 'escaping' to the >roadside. As I recall, Orinda is on the very edge of the fog belt. > >I think that G. elwesii, with its origins in Mediterranean conditions, would >be a better bet in the Bay Area than G. nivalis from central Europe. > >John Grimshaw > >Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary >http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ > >Dr. John M. Grimshaw >Sycamore Cottage >Colesbourne >Cheltenham >Gloucestershire >GL53 9NP > >Tel. 01242 870567 > >Snowdrops at Colesbourne Park 2012 >Every Saturday and Sunday in February and 3-4 March from 1pm >Guided group tours on weekdays by appointment. > > >> > >> Message: 5 > >> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:01:08 -0800 > >> From: "Carol Thornton" <carolt@lmi.net> > >> > >> Hi All, > >> I have an Irish friend who now lives in Mountain View and would like to > >> plant snowdrops next > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/