Month: March 2009

New Daffnet Members

Hello Daffnetters, Please welcome our two newest Daffnet members Kit Holdt of Maryland and Bob Moore of Scotland. Kit Holdt is a member of the American, Maryland and Washington Daffodil Societies. Kit is an ADS Judge and served as the…

The garden at Hoegaarden, Belgium 2

The gardener at Hoegaarden likes to work with flowerbulbs in the garden. In Hoegaarden is a park that is about 159 years old. About 25 years ago they made several show gardens in it, such as the King Boudewijn Garden…

Web-site correction!

Dear Friends…   A thousand pardons!  In my eagerness to call your attention to the wonderful article Sara Van Beck wrote that is in the current edition of Southern Edition, I erred in sending out the web-site information.  The web site is www.southernedition.com. …

Fortuna show – Maroon Ribbon winner

The Maroon Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 standard reverse bicolor daffodils. The winning exhibit feature Bosmeor 2Y-W, Altun Ha 2YYW-W, Carib Gipsy 2Y-WWY in the top row, and Goff’s Caye 2YYW-W and Burdekin 1YYW-WWY in the bottom…

Fortuna show – Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon winner

This ribbon is for the best collection of 5 miniature daffodils bred in America. The flowers are Apollo Gold 10Y-Y (Blom), China Gold 10Y- Y (Blom), Oxford Gold 10Y-Y (Blom), Zinkowski Group 10Y-Y (Zinkowski), and #05-23-04 10Y-Y (N. bulbocodium O.P.).…