Snowdrop patrol: Why all roads will lead to County Carlow

Peter Dowdall reveals why all roads will lead to Tullow in County Carlow on February 1

Each year, round about now, Co Carlow plays host to a gathering of Galantophiles. What is a Galantophile, I hear you shout. Many people once they get this gardening bug, can become a bit obsessed and sometimes more than “a bit” about a particular genus or genera of plants. The botanical name for snowdrop is Galanthus and there’s your hint. A Galantophile is, too put it gently, a person who has a particular affection for or interest in the genus Galanthus. A snowdrop aficionado or collector, if you will.