Day: January 24, 2016

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…

Shaw Nature Reserve MOBOT Poet Types

These are blooms from bulbs collected at SNR during one of GSLDS digs.  I divide the clumps and line them out in my garden to grow and bloom.  These appear 1 to 3 years after digging, and the color range…