Dear Friends, I am at a loss for words to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers, and for the cards and phone calls regarding my knee replacement surgery. At this point, I have been home from rehab,…
Month: November 2008
a little braggin’
Friends, I need to brag on the GA Dept of Transportation. Beginning approximately 4 years ago, as part of their roadside beautification efforts, they began planting daffodils. It has been wildly successful, with almost 600,000 bulbs planted statewide, so far. …
Pre-emergent question
Hi all (esp you Keith!), I was asked by a Master Gardener in Atlanta about using pre-emergents in a public planting where they’re putting in daffodils. Both liquid and granular. I’ve heard that the liquid is problematic in very…
New Natural Hybrid Recently Described
Hi Daffnet, A new natural hybrid was recently described by Javier Fernandez Casas in Fontqueria 55 (67) Pages 555-556, 11/15/2008. The name is Narcissus x alentejanus. It is a hybrid between N. cavaniillesii and N. serotinus. The name is derived from a province where…
inquiry on behalf of someone seeking a particular cultivar
Friends, I have been contacted by a gentleman who seeks the cultivar ‘Tullybeg’. If you know of a source, please contact the gentleman direct. He is Marcus Norton and his e-mail address is:
Show dates for 2009
Hi, daffnetters. I’d like to plan an early spring trip in 2009, and I was wondering if everyone in the Midwest had their show dates finalized yet. I have been assuming the schedule would look something like this: Knoxville –…