Day: March 7, 2010

Nice thought in the comics

I usually read the “funnies” first thing in the morning, but I put it off today. I was pleased to see this panel in Arlo and Janis. You may see the whole strip at http://comics.com/arlo&janis/ under the date March 7.…

Historics

Dear Sara and Others, There has been quite a lot of interest of late in classes at our National Shows for  Historics.  Reg Cull has put forward a suggestion which Executive is considering.  There will be 4 classes for historics…

Historics date

It seems to me that historics should include any daffodil that is either 30 or 40 years old (take your pick).  The American Iris Society uses 30 years. The only problem with this is that  eventually the newer historics  dominate the…

Historics date

Not just great garden flowers.  There’s a lot of older show flowers that been superseded by newer cultivars but they’re lovely in their own right.  For example, Empress of Ireland is a favorite of mine but it’s not a good…

It’s Convention Week! So SWOT! And, thanks.

Whats SWOT.pdf By this time next week, we’ll be on our way home from the high point of the year for the ADS, the National Convention and Show. I hope to see many of you in Murphys. We’ll encourage photo…