Month: May 2009

Balmoral’s return

To all interested in historic daffodils,   As some of you may be aware there is a project to restore the Brodie of Brodie’s collection of daffodils for the National Trust for Scotland now that they have taken over Brodie Castle and grounds.…

photos of bulb flies

Keith Kridler Mt. Pleasant, Texas Most people are probably confused by all of the flying insects and the different species of flies in their yards. Here is a link to various images of bulb flies. Probably would not hurt to…

Poster Show at ADS Convention

This was a fairly popular addition this year. There was a variety of posters, booklets, newsletters, and miscellany in the members lounge for the Convention.  The room was hosted by Carol and Al Champ, Lake Forest, IL. They reported good…

Bulb fly

There are two granular “grub killer” products marketed for use on lawns which are effective on large narcissus fly grubs. One of these contains Dylox and the other contains Imidacloprid. The Dylox product is said to kill grubs in 24…

bees, addendum

All,   In the New York Times Home section last Thursday, there was an article that ground-burrowing bees are the primary pollinator in the US, albeit they are much more solitary… (under the article about using manure for fertilizer) They…