Now Appearing In A Yard Near You
Snowdrops are showing up in yards all over Belfast (and probably in other places, too–but it’s in Belfast where we have seen them). Galanthus nivalis reportedly herald Persephone’s annual return from the Underworld, where she spends the long, bleak winters with her husband, pining for her mother and eating pomegranates. Transported to Britain from the Middle East in the 16th century by monks, snowdrops have long been the impetus for rejoicing. Not only are they a sign that winter is drawing to a close, but they were an early source for galantamine, a drug used to slow the progression of…