Month: February 2014

LA’s Daft Dashers daffodil tour March 9

Annette Parker of Louisiana asked me to post the following information on the upcoming Daft Dashers daffodil tour and program on Historics.  Congratulations to the Daft Dashers on putting this together!   Daffodil Tour in Sabine March 9 The second annual…

Bud Count and Cold Weather

Here’s a general question. I grow daffodils in west central Louisiana. I bought 18 Beryl bulbs in the fall of ’11. First year bulbs all flowered well, of course, and I won my first blue ribbon with a stem. During…

Very Early Pinkish Intermediate

From a “failed” Miniature cross. A very petite Intermediate at 54mm in diameter. Not very pink, narrower than the seed parent, and average substance. The biggest virtue is that it is the first “pink” to flower here and its almost…

Outside Today – Miniature Beds & Nice Mini Trumpet

This is Miniatures Bed #6 outside today. Two different views. Everything in this bed is a seedling of mine. The Miniature trumpet is from a cross of Dr. Leone Low’s superb ‘Roundita’ x a Miniature Seedling of mine. This flower…

Article about Jill Griesse

Here is a link to a nice article about Jill. (http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20140212/COMMUNITIES02/302120029/Jill-Griesse-s-impact-felt-both-locally-nationally?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1)