Day: February 5, 2011

Bird Choir

The picture includes lots of birds and they are hard to see and  count.   But there are 6 doves in that well underneath the feeders, goldfinches and housefinches, juncos, and cardinals in the picture.  They are cleaning up the…

seedlings

Among the new seedlings starting to open is 06-002-1 from the jonquil ‘Pink Setting’ by a green viridiflorus seedling. There are two buds on the maiden stem, it is just too large to be a mini. The pollen looks good…

more staging .

A  few  more  collection  classes from  the  Palmerston  North National  .. No  critism  of  any  of  the exhibits  intended  ; they  are  all  as  scheduled  as no  particular  style  is stipulated  in  our  show  regulations  .. All  fine  exhibits which …

Staging styles .

Hi  Daffnetters  .. A  few  thoughts  and  pictures  on  staging  the  glads  and  daffs .. In  the  U S A ,  where  I think  you  mostly  use  tube , this may  not  be  quite  as  relevant  as  at  shows  with …

bulbs

A  look  at  the  premier  table  —  the  winning  glads and  dahlias .. The  size  and  colour  of  the  giant  and  large  dahlias  is  impressive  . The  sales  tablehad  the  first of  the  daff  bulbs for sale  . About  20 …

Warm

We  always have  some  great  floral  art  at our  Otaki  shows  .. The  girls  love  the vibrant  dahlia  colours  . Hope  these  make  you  feel  a  little  warmer  .   Cheers  John  ..