Month: September 2008

National Doubles

A few from the last weeks 2008 N D S  N I National   My top interest is the doubles.  7 very good entries in the 9 bloom open collection.   All very good , a crowd stopping stand.

Centrefold

Down size Hi Daffnetters, A different perspective – with a lot of natural light from behind.  Centrefold was the Best 3WR at Otaki Show.  Brian Mackenzie, Palmerston North, N.Z.

Rongotea

Vase  of  3  —  Purbeck ,  2  x  Ariel  —  Wilf  Hall   Also  noted his  historic  4W O  —  Mary  Copeland  [ probably ]  , until recently , still released by a large wholesaler in this area.

Pahiatua Garden Club Show

  Hi to all, Retiring National Secretary Wilf Hall as he was judging Class 1 at Pahiatua Garden Club Annual Daffodil Show on Monday 8th September.  Four amateurs staged 220 blooms in the Open / Amateur section, and 180 blooms were…

Rongotea

Amateur prem  —  3W WY  —  New  Hope  —  Trevor  Collis   Novice  —  3W YR  —  Marilyn  —  Courtney  Hagley   Junior  2Y O  —  unknown  ?   Mitchel

RONGOTEA

Smack  my hand  —  RONGOTEA  —  not  atea It is believed to be the name of a Maori chief from the area. Some of the best dairy farm  [ cows ] in  N Z , on a deep , rich…