There weren’t a lot of miniatures entered in this year’s national show, and there were only 4 ADS awards since several of the miniature collection classes had no entries. The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the best miniature in the…
Visited friend Walter Blom earlier in the week and saw this stunner in his garden. In his seedling beds really. It is recorded as 227-16 which is a cross of: N. rupicola (pigmy form) x N. triandrus subsp. triandrus var. loiseleurii (syn. N. t capax).…
When I went to my first ADS Convention (1981) it was to see (and exhibit) flowers. Over the years, my primary purpose has changed. Now it is to see my friends! Daffodil enthusiasts are a warm and friendly group. I…
There are a large number of awards for standard collections at the ADS national show. The added awards over a local show are primarily for the international and challenge collections. I’ll go through the in the order in which they’re…
Upon returning home from the ADS Convention Bob Spott’s fabulous Mesa Verde was in bloom. It went through an unsually cold winter here. I had one night at 5 degrees, a couple of 7 degree nights and numberous nights…