Month: April 2009

Glencoe show – Quinn Award winner

The Quinn Award is for the best collection of 24 standard daffodils from at least 5 RHS divisions. Top row is Peggy Macneale 2, Copper Sheen 3, Quiet Waters 1, Lemon Spice 3, Waihaha 2, Carib Gipsy 2, Guy Wilson…

Glencoe show – Throckmorton Award winner

The Throckmorton Award is for the best collection of 15 standard daffodils with 15 different RHS classifications (a classification is a division and color code). This exhibit was staged with 3 blocks that hold five test tubes each, so the…

Glencoe show – Havens Award winner

The Havens Award is for the best collection of 12 standard daffodils from at least three of the RHS divisions 5 through 10. Top row is Blissland 9W-YYR, Limequilla 7W-W, Sea Green 9W-GYR, and Stratosphere 7Y-O. Middle row is Kamau…

JOHN PEARSON

  JOHN PEARSON  HAD MAJOR HEART SURGERY ON WEDNESDAY.HE WILL BE IN THE CARDIAC UNIT ,ORWELL WARD   BASIDON HOSPITAL FOR THE  NEXT 5 – 10 DAYS      MICHAEL BAXTER

Chicago Botanic Garden pots of daffs

Another close-up of the pots of daffs. These neat little blackboard signs mentioning ADS and focusing on daffodils were all over the gardens. This one says: “Welcome, American Daffodil Society! Narcissus is one of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 18 special…