One of gardening’s most comical sights must be a lawn full of “galanthophiles” — snowdrop lovers who grow, collect and seek them out. They’re a dedicated lot, often spotted on their hands and knees (giveaway signs are those padded kneelers), the nimblest balanced on their haunches. A few go for comfort, lying belly down on a bin liner, and if you clock someone walking around waving a mirror on a stick at ground level, no, they’re not a detectorist, they’re a tooled-up galanthophile.
Snowdrops (Galanthus), although widespread in our gardens, are not native to the UK, and come from southern Europe and Turkey. They look delicate but are extremely resilient, flowering in subzero temperatures in the deepest of winter. We love them for their purity,
