I was given a snipping of a snowdrop by my Bosnian neighbor and was told it could be put in the ground to grow. Is that correct and will it last, or must I see if it will root first?
You need to have either the bulb or roots peices of it in order for the plant to grow. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/snowdrop/information-about-snowdrops-and-when-to-plant-snowdrop-flower-bulbs.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/propagate-flower-bulbs.htm
Someone just gave me {dug up} about fifty snowdrops. Can I plant them now? They are flowering.
Yes, you can put them in the ground now but keep in mind that the flowering will likely suffer. They will, however, return next year. Here is more info on growing this plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/snowdrop/information-about-snowdrops-and-when-to-plant-snowdrop-flower-bulbs.htm
Several of my varieties have not produced any flowers this year. They have flowered successfully in previous years. Please, can you help?
Galanthus or what we commonly call snow drops do not like bulbs to be congested tightly. After your snow drops have bloomed I would lift the plant clump and spilt in half. Leave half in it's original growing spot and split the remaining half in 2, and plant 2 new clumps of bulbs.
Make sure they have good loamy soil to grow in. Avoid planting in direct sunlight.
Here is an article that may have more information for you.
There are too many snowdrops, thousands are everywhere. Before the old chap moved next door he went nuts planting snowdrop bulbs. Now they are everywhere in my front garden. Is there any way of getting rid of them other than by hand?
Your snowdrops will multiply by offsets. You will need to dig them up in order to remove them from your yard.
Bulbs generally would be planted about 5" below the soil surface. A small sharp hand trowel would be helpful and probably the least damaging to your yard. The bulbs can be shaken off and the soil filled back into the hole.
Perhaps you could share the bulbs with a gardening friend or neighbor. You may even want to search out a local garden club. Maybe they would come help you remove them!
I planted 100 snowdrops in the green last year, mostly under trees. This year they came up but none of them flowered. I live in southwest France and it does get dry here. Is this why?
Lack of moisture could be an issue, but also if they were newly purchase bulbs they could very well have been stressed. Perhaps were not planted soon enough and this also could be an issue. Since you did have leaves but no flowers, did they receive any fertilizer? To much Nitrogen can cause leafs but lack of flowers.
Review the article below with planting information.
We have had a beautiful display of snowdrops in our front garden, but now it looks really untidy, as the foliage seems to be taking forever to die back. Can we pull some of this foliage off the plants without damaging the bulbs, or I suspect not, cut it off. Can we split them now or is it too late? We are wanting to tidy the garden, as after a few years of looking really nice, it now doesn't! If you are able to respond quickly, I would be very grateful indeed, before my husband does something I might regret. Thanks
Given that the foliage is still green, now would be an ideal time to separate the bulbs. More information on how to do that can be found in the following article:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/snowdrop/information-about-snowdrops-and-when-to-plant-snowdrop-flower-bulbs.htm
I would advise you to wait until the foliage dies back naturally before clipping it back. This allows the bulb to re-absorb the nutrients in the foliage and use the energy for next year’s blooms. Without these nutrients, bulbs make a poor showing the following year and over time they die out.
Now it's getting toward fall and winter, do they come back in the spring?
Yes, these bulbs will emerge in the spring after winter dormancy.
Here is a link with more information.