DAVID CULP is a self-professed Galanthophile, a lover and passionate, longtime collector of snowdrops in all their various incarnations. He’s also a host of the annual Galanthus Gala symposium, which happens the first weekend of March in Downingtown, PA, and virtually online, too, for those of us who want to join in without even leaving home, as I did last year, and will again this time around.
David Culp, author of “A Year at Brandywine Cottage,” and also of “The Layered Garden” (affiliate links), gardens on two acres in Downingtown, where among many botanical treasures he grows more than 200 cultivars of Galanthus or snowdrops, proof positive that he is indeed a true Galanthophile.
We talked about snowdrops: how to grow them, and multiply them, and also about his passion for collecting and more.
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Read along as you listen to the Jan. 22, 2023 edition of my public-radio show and podcast using the player below. You can subscribe to all future editions on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) or Spotify (and browse my archive of podcasts here).
Margaret Roach: Hi, Dave. How are you?
David Culp: Hi, Margaret. I’m fine [laughter].
Margaret: Madman. Madman. Sorry, it’s a madman alert[laughter]. You’ve got a lot of plants over there, kiddo.
David: Indeed. Yeah, I was chuckling. Yes, I am a Galanthophile, proud to say. I let my geek flag wave high.
Margaret: Exactly. So, I don’t know how many years it’s been going on, the Galanthus Gala. So just briefly, what is it? And there’s some great speakers this year, as always, so tell us just briefly what it is.
David: Well, for 20 years, I would go
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