Category: Historics

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

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We grow a lot of the species like these n. Odorus and Texas Star bordering the wet areas of our property. Not sure what will happen when the entire area goes under water as it did back in the early…

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These bulbs all have virus. It is not showing up in the leaves as bad this year. An older bulb but a good one for our hot summers. These are planted on the east side of a wall of trees…

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They sure stand up nice and tall above the foliage. We got a little more rain last night but the sun is shining this afternoon with more rain storms for early next week. Keith Kridler

Blooming in Texas today

Fortune, Ice Follies mixed in this row with Carlton blooming in the far far back. Twink just opening in the row to the left and The First blooming off in the row to the right. Keith Kridler

Hannah Howard’s 1785 bulb garden

All – This was the garden in 1933. The spice pinks had died out and had been replaced by concrete coping, no idea when. The little boxwoods are relatively young, no idea when they were planted. The center is a…

Old daff gardens in US? HELP !!

Ok kids! After a long chain of events, I am ending up going on Sunday to look at the remains of what is the probably the (Dutch style) oldest bulb garden in Georgia, c. 1785, in Augusta Ga. It USED…