February is set to be know as ‘Snowdrop Month’ at this popular Pocklington venue.
All through February, Burnby Hall Gardens at Pocklington are inviting visitors to focus on their new collection of around 100 individual varieties of snowdrops planted over the last couple of years.
Head Gardener, Jill Ward has sourced and planted examples of Galanthus (snowdrops), primarily in the Rock Garden, Walled Garden and Birch Walk of the award-winning Gardens.
Each is subtly different and is labelled accordingly.
“Our event is a bit different in that we’re not offering huge coverings of snowdrops,” said Peter Rogers, assistant estate manager.
“Instead, our focus is on the individual plants in the collection which have been planted and labelled by Jill and her team, and we hope that anyone visiting the Gardens over this period will be able to learn a little more about these fascinating flowers.”
On Thursday 12 February, there will also be short talks on the snowdrops: ‘Snowdrops for Beginners’ by Jill Ward, head gardener, and ‘Snowdrops and other jewels of the winter garden’ by Peter Williams, Gardens trustee and horticulturalist.
These will run from 10:30am to 11:30am and are repeated from 12pm to 1pm.. To attend, please pay on the day and register at the events table near the Visitor Centre.
To find out more and to book your admission tickets, visit the Burnby Hall Gardens website here.
