Recently myself and the Donegal ETB Level 5 Horticulture students spent a wonderful afternoon extending the snowdrop carpet within the historical landscape of 18th century Culdaff House in North Inishowen. Snowdrops spread via seed, but its also good practice to split large clumps just as they go out of flower, and replant them straight away. Snowdrop bulbs hate going dry, and if they dry out at all they just shrivel up and die off.
Previously we had been a guest of George Mills, owner of Culdaff House, who gave us a wonderful tour of the old walled garden and grounds, which could be argued as one of the oldest in Inishowen.
It was great to be able to put our propagating skills to good use, and hopefully this extended snowdrop display along the road will provide wonderful photo opportunities in the coming years.
Previously we had been a guest of George Mills, owner of Culdaff House, who gave us a wonderful tour of the old walled garden and grounds, which could be argued as one of the oldest in Inishowen.
It was great to be able to put our propagating skills to good use, and hopefully this extended snowdrop display along the road will provide wonderful photo opportunities in the coming years.
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