Dear Daffnet I wanted to get a message to Kathy Anderson to tell her that sadly Doreen Bircumshaw has passed away. I know Kathy was a great friend of Derek’s and knew them both through Chrysanthemums and Daffodils. (I…
Month: May 2009
Last Flower of the season
More than a month after it would normally flower this ‘Causeway Sunset’ appeared in one of our borders. The forgotten bulb was found in a tray during an after Christmas clean-up and was planted sometime in January. It is a…
Tributes to Wells Knierim
Two weeks ago I chatted with Jerry Landerholm, President of the ADS (that would be the American Dahlia Society). Jerry is often at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and he and his wife stopped in at our Convention last month, just…
welcome back
Friends, Please welcome Vicky Eicher back to Daffnet. Vicky is a member of ADS, the Washington and Virginia Daffodil Societies. She regularly works “behind the scenes” at shows, working as a Clerk or on Classification, as well as entering her…
Orphaned or Unwanted Daffodil Bulbs?
Here in Central Virginia, we’re in the middle of the ‘dig and divide’ season. My ‘digs’ include mislabeled bulbs, unnamed bulbs, children of prolific bulbs, and parts and pieces of bulbs hit by my digging tools. And I’m assuming you…
Jim Davidson
It is with sadness that we hear of Jim Davidson’s passing. Our sincere sympathy to all his extended family — he was a proud father and grandfather and a proud Scot. We very much enjoyed his visits to our area…