Month: January 2016

Daffodil School I in Virginia

Registrations are now being accepted for the ADS Daffodil Judging School I to be held in Hampton, VA, on March 29, 2016.  This school will immediately precede the Garden Club of Virginia’s 82nd annual show.  Both the school and the…

Diamond Ring January Surprise

Mid January and winter finally shows up and brings the first hard frost and temps as low as 24 degrees none of this seems to bother Diamond Ring the second Bulbocodium to bloom so far. The vivid yellow shines out…

RIP

Word has just reached me that Handy Hatfield died last October; I knew he was in a facility and thought I would be contacted but just found out tonight. In his day he was an avid competitor; a hybridizer, and…

Betty Bowers

Hi All, A message to New Zealand members that Betty Bowers, a previous President  and current Vice Patron of the National Daffodil Society passed away in Blenheim yesterday. Although not active on the daffodil front in recent years Betty was…