I live in NE CA, in Lassen County and we have pure whites that have been here at least 30 yrs that I can calculate. Colleen —-
Day: May 2, 2010
FW: Bulbs
an experience with color in collections
Daffnetters, We in California have a very difficult time growing/keeping white cultivars. They are annuals and just disappear – be it basal rot or whatever. When I was a starting to exhibit in shows, white blooms were almost never seen.…
Judging/Staging Beautiful Collections
It is so encouraging to see the positive discussion of staging issues, going beyond the fairly cut-and-dried technicalities of judging collections. However, I think we tend to limit our imaginations and indeed our capacity to achieve more beautiful collections if…
More on judging collections–A dissenting note
I am not keen on including staging as a criterion for judging collections. Each sponsoring club has a unique situation with the availability of blocks and tubes and you frequently see that you need to make adaptations to stage…