With reference to the Dutch Paintings, here is a photograph of the Display that the Wakefield and North of England Tulip Society (established 1836) put on at Harrogate Spring Flower show in April 2010. None of the flowers had been…
Dutch Paintings
Day: April 18, 2012
Educational Display using Classic Ribbons
I was contacted at the beginning of the show season by Barb Small who wished to borrow a set of the new Classic ribbons for an educational exhibit competition that would be on display at the Severna Park, MD show…
Seedling 9W-GRR
This is V05-77-14 = [(Angel Eyes x Murlough) x (Red Hugh x Bon Bon)]. I would color code it as 9W-GRR. Nice color but this year the form is less precise than I’d ideally like to see in a poet.…
Time to separate
Hello Daffnet friends, We have gotten to the stage in life where it “takes us ALL day to do what we used to do ALL DAY” You know “Old Pappy Time is picking my pocket” This is to ask for…
Dutch still life comes to life
Hello Mike, Strange temperatures are sometimes responsible for important shifts in flowering time – but it is well known that the Dutch painters deliberately assembled in their bouquets many different flowers, which did not blossom at the same time. Regards…
Seedling Poetaz – 8Y-R
This is V98-237-6 = [Bright Spangles x (Cardinal Knowledge x Flora Brava). It looks like two or three Div. 3 Y-R’s on a single stem. Each flower is at 100 mm in diameter. Well grown stems can have larger flowers.…