Category: Historics

Discussion about daffodils registered or known to be in gardens prior to 1940.

New Daffodil Book

Sara Van Beck has a new book on old daffodils, Daffodils in American Gardens, 1733-1940. It has just been published by the University of  South Carolina Press. Congratulations Sara . The American Daffodil Society takes great pride in the achievements…

Central MS Daffodil Society Trip to David Atkins’ Adams County Home

On Saturday, February 21, 2015, members and friends of CMDS rode in a bus to David and Cindy Atkins’ Turkey Creek Road home near Natchez in Adams County, featuring a planting of over 750,000 bulbs of historic daffodil cultivars and…

Brent Heath in Louisiana

Here’s a reminder to anyone needing to escape winter weather. Louisiana is yellow! Brent Heath is speaking twice on Feb 28th at Cypress Bend Resort (west of Many, LA, on Toledo Bend). The event is nearly sold out so contact…

Head to Louisiana for warmth and daffodils

VISIT Louisiana this spring! Here’s an early notice to help you plan that late winter vacation. Daft Dashers is joining with the Sabine Parish Master Gardeners to host Brent Heath as symposium speaker on Feb 28. Brent will present twice…

Bulbs of Homer?

Dear All, Does anyone grow HOMER, 9 W-OOR , 1897, Hyb. Engleheart, Eng.?  The DaffSeek Photo was one I sent in.  Tag Bourne sent me slides, I cleaned them up, etc.. Tag no long grows this and has no recollection…